Ode To A Black Man

Intro: Verse: 1 If you see Stevie Wonder tell him I hear If you hear Stevie Wonder tell him I see I don't want no songs for plants, I want songs for me I don't want no songs for plants, I want liberty, I'm living in the city Verse: 2 If you see the doctor tell him he's king, Dr. Martin Luther If you see the doctor tell him he's still king, you too Muhammed Ali But this bad black boy, won't be blown away by anything Yes this bad black boy, won't be blown away by anything There are people in this town that try to put me down They say I don't give a damn, damn But the people in this town that try to put me down Are the people in the town, that could never understand a black man Don't take it no more Interlude Don't take it no more Don't take it no more There are people in this town that try to put me down They say I don't give a damn, damn But the people in this town that try to put me down Are the people in the town, that could never understand a black man Don't take it no more Verse: 3 If you see Robert Johnson, tell him I hear, you too Robert Marley, Robert Mugabe If you see Malcolm, tell him I'm next, vexed If you see Jimi, Jimi Hendrix If you see my brothers tell them it's clear I've been living on the wrong side, but now I hear I've been living on the wrong side, but now I hear Outro Don't take it no more, I don't take it no more Mr. Joshua Nkomo, don't take it no more Jomo Kenyatta, oh no, don't take it no more Haile Selassi, Rastafarian, don't take it no more Professor Longhair, don't take it no more