We The People

Who Are Darker Than Blue
We People Who Are Darker Than Blue
Are We Gonna Stand Around This Town And Let What Others Say Come Taue
We're Just Good For Nothing They All Figure
A Boyish Grown Up Shiftless Jigger
Now We Can't Hardly Stand For That
Or Is That Really Where It's At
We People Who Are Darker Than Blue
This Ain't No Time For Segregating
I'm Talking Bout Brown And Yellow Toci
High Yellow Gal Can't You Tell
You're Just The Surface Of Our Dark Deep Well
If Your Mind Could Really See
You'd Know Your Color Same As Me,
Pardon Me Brother As You Stand In Your Glory
I Know You Won't Mind If I Tell The Whole Story
Get Yourself Together,
Learn To Know Your Sign
Shall We Commit Our Genocide
Before We Check Out Our Mind
I Know We've All Got Problems That's Why I'm Here To Say
Keep Peace With Me And I With You
Let Me Love In My Own Way
Now I Know We Have Great Respect For The Sister, And Mother
It's Even Better Yet
But There's The Joker In The Street
Loving One Brother And Killing The Other
When The Time Comes And We Are Really Free
There'll Be No brothers Left You See
We People Who Are Darker Than Blue
Don't Let Us Hang Around This Town
And Let What Others Say Come True
Were Just Good For Nothing They All Figure
A Boyish Grown Up Shiftless Jigger
Now We Can't Hardly Stand For That
Or Is That Really Where It's At
Pardon Me Brother, I Know We've Come A Long Long Way
Let Us Stop Being So Satisfied     
For Tomorrow Can Be An Even Brighter Day     
1970 Curtom Publishing (Bmi)     

Stonejunkie

Stone Junkie, Stone Stone Junkie
Stone Junkie, Stone Stone Junkie
Stone Junkie, Stone Stone Junkie
Stone Junkie, Stone Stone Junkie
Times Have Now Arrived In This Natlon
There's Now A People With A Different   
Relation. Black, And White, Yellow,
Red And Blue; All In The Same Bag We     
Know It's True. Their Just Stone Junkie's 
Stone Stone Junkies, Stone Junkie's, Stone
Stone Junkies.   
Don't Let Your Mind Become Offended Miss 
Lady Cause You Ain't No Bettea Than Our   
Typical Sadie. You Just Got Money You       
Can Spend Out At Will, But When Comes Aches
And Pains You Still Use The Pill I Don't   
Mean Nothin, Stone Junkie, Stone Stone Junkie             
Mean Nothin, Stone Junkie, Stone Stone Junkie
Mean Nothin, Stone Junkie, Stone Stone Junkie
Mean Nothin, Stone Junkie, Stone Stone Junkie
Mean Nothin. Stone Junkie, Stone Stone Junkie                                                   
Mean Nothin, S1one Junkie, Stone Stone Junkie                                           
Mean Nothin, Stone Junkie, Stone Stone Junkie 
I Know Everybody Whose Heart Is Still Thumping
Thing. Now That Might Sound Funky And I Don't     
Mean To Mislead, So You Can Retract The Thought   
Is Drinkinq, Shooting, Snoating. Smoking On Some-                                                           
Of You On Drugs Or On Weed. That Ain't My 8usiness                                                                                                 
You Know What You Do. I'm Just Singing For The                                             
Majority Of You Should I Say Mister, Stone Junkie,

Stone Stone Junkie           
Stone Stone Junkie
         
1971 Curtom Publishing (BMI)     

Move On Up : .

C TOP - CRE... - Curtis Mayfield Lyrics - Move On Up Lyrics

Hush now child,
and don't you cry
Your folks might understand you
by and by
Move on up
towards your destination
You may find
from time to time
Complications

Bight your lip
and take a trip
Though there may be
wet road ahead
You cannot slip
So move on up
and peace you will find
Into the steeple
of beautiful people
Where there's only one kind

So hush now child
and don't you cry
Your folks might understand you
by and by
Just move on up
and keep on wishing
Remember your dreams
are your only schemes
So keep on pushing
Take nothing less -
not even second best
And do not obey -
you must have your say
You can past the test

Move on up!

Amen      


Amen, amen, amen, amen, amen
sing it over
Amen, amen, amen, amen, amen
See the little baby
Wrapped in a manger on Christmas morning
See him in the Temple
Talking with the elders
Who marvel at his wisdom

Amen, amen, amen, amen, amen
Hallelujah
Amen, amen, amen, amen, amen
Down at the Jordan
John was baptizing and saving all sinners
See him at the seaside
Talking with the fisherman
And making them disciples

Amen, amen, amen, amen, amen
Keep on pushin now
Amen, amen, amen, amen, amen
Hallelujah now
Amen, amen, amen, amen, amen

 Billy Jack      


Just out of Monday
Run into a friend
Down the street, down the street
Where I live
Ah! Ah! Sad things begin
I could feel from within
From the message
From the message
He had to give

'Bout a buddy of mine
Running out of time
His life's running out of time
Somebody past noon
Shot across the room
And now the man no longer lives

Too bad about him
Too sad about him
Don't get me wrong
The man is gone
But it's a wonder he lived this long

Up in the city they called him Boss Jack
But down home he was a alley cat
Ah! didn't care nothing about being black
Ah! Billy Jack

Can't be no fun
Can't be no fun
To be shot, shot with a hand gun
Body sprawled out, you without a doubt
Running people out, there on the floor

Ah! Ah! Bad bloody bloody mess
Shot all up in his chest
Shot all up in his chest
One sided duel, gun and a fool
What a way to go

Up in the city they called him Boss Jack
But down home he was a alley cat
Ah! Didn't care nothin' bout being Black
Ah, Ah, Billy Jack
Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!

Do Do Wap Is Strong In Here     


Well! To keep from dyin', hey! hey!
I've been lyin', uh huh!
Shot a man, hey! and I stole and ran
Well! Well! we tried to beat 'em
And I lost my freedom
My woman know that I'm in need
So save some of mine for me
If you got to give it up. don't desert me
'Cause leavin' me you know it would hurt me
Snake pits and lucifer burns
Can't take the strength I've earned and learned
Grease, it just ain't greasy
And nasty baby come so easy
Ain't no heaven. ain't no heaven, this devil level
All alone, all alone, all alone, all alone
I get stoned, I get stoned
Saw him pile him in the shower
Hey! Now I plan to be a bad titty sucker
And I plan to stay a black motherfucker
Stepped in depth of the same livin' hell
So I ain't too proud to die here as well

Aw!

Do Do Wap is strong in here
Do Do Wap is strong in here

Waking up to find yourself creamin'
Check your fears and hope that you're dreamin'
A little space is all that I need
If these suckers just allow me to breathe
My woman's candy makin' him sick
But when I cop there won't be nothin' to lick
Give her some of all the hard, hard pain
Make her achin' body call for my name
My woman know my passion of needs
So save some of mine if you please
If you got to give it up, don't desert me
If you leave me, babe, know it would hurt me, hey!

Do Do Wap is strong in here
Do Do Wap is stro'ng in here

Wakin' up to find yourself creamin'
Check your fears and hope that you're dreamin'
A little space is all that I need
If these suckers just allow me to breathe
Snake pits and lucifers burns
Can't take the strength I've earned and learned
Stepped in depth of the same livin' hell
Ain't too proud to die here as well

Do Do Wap is strong in here
Do Do Wap is strong in here, hey! hey!
Do Do Wap is strong in here
Do Do Wap is strong in here

Eddie You Should Know Better     


Eddie, you should know better
Brother, you know you're wrong

Think of the tears and fears
You bring to your folks back home
They'd say, "Where did he go wrong,
My Lord?"

We planned and worked hard
From the very start
Tried to make him better
Than all the rest
But the brother proved to be
So much less

Eddie is everybody's friend
But sometimes we wonder now and then

The only time he'll choose you
When theres's something to lose through
His personal loss
And the friend pays the cost
All the time

Must be something' that's freezin' his mind
That has made him, through greed, so very blind
And I don't think he's gonna make it this time

 Fool For You      


Never liked nobody
That's been mean to me
I've got a heart full of stone
And I hate the misery
Then you came along
Into my life
Destroying my mind
Mounting up the toil and strife
But I'm a fool for you
I'm a fool for you
But I'm a fool for you
I'm a fool for you
Guess I'll always be
And I claim it famously
'Cause I'm a fool for you
It's a doggone shame
Knowin' you don't love me
You go on and use me
So continuously
I don't know why
I love you like I do
When you're breaking my heart
And you know it's true
But I'm a fool for you
I'm a fool for you
But I'm a fool for you
I'm a fool for you
Doggin' me every day
But child, I'm here to stay
'Cause I'm a fool for you
You don't want me to stay
But I'm a fool for you
Do me wrong now every day
Child, I'm a fool for you
Ah-ha-ha-hoo
I'm a fool for you

Freddie's Dead (Theme From Superfly) - Single Mix     


Freddie's dead
That's what I said
Let the man rap a plan; 'said he'd send him home
But his hope was a rope, and he should have known

Everybody's misused him
Ripped him off and abused him
Another junkie playin'
Pushin' dope for the man
A terrible blow, but that's how it go
A Freddie's on the corner now
If you wanna be a junkie, wow
Remember, Freddie's dead

We're all built up with progress
But sometimes I must confess
We can deal with rockets and dreams
But reality
What does it mean
Ain't nothing said
'Cause Freddie's dead

Huh, huh
Love, love
Yeah, yeah
Huh, huh
Yeah, yeah
Freddie's dead

All I want is some peace of mind
With a little love I'm trying to find
This could be such a beautiful world
With a wonderful girl
I need a woman child
Don't wanna be like Freddie now
'Cause Freddie's dead

Everybody's misused him
Ripped him up and abused him
Another junkie plan
Pushin' dope for the man
A Freddie's on the corner now
If you wanna be a junkie, why
Remember Freddie's dead
Huh, huh, huh, huh, huh
Freddie's dead

 Freddie's Dead     

Hey, hey
Love, love
Yeah, yeah
Huh, huh

Freddie's dead
That's what I said
Let the man rap a plan; 'said he'd send him home
But his hope was a rope, and he should have known

It's hard to understand
There was love in this man
I'm sure all would agree
That his misery
Was his woman and things
Now Freddie's dead
That's what I said

Everybody's misused him
Ripped him off and abused him
Another junkie playin'
Pushin' dope for the man
A terrible blow, but that's how it go
A Freddie's on the corner now
If you wanna be a junkie, wow
Remember, Freddie's dead

We're all built up with progress
But sometimes I must confess
We can deal with rockets and dreams
But reality
What does it mean
Ain't nothing said
'Cause Freddie's dead

Hey, hey
Love, love
Hey, hey
Yeah, yeah
Huh, huh
Love, love
Yeah, yeah
Huh, huh
Yeah, yeah
Freddie's dead

All I want is some peace of mind
With a little love I'm trying to find
This could be such a beautiful world
With a wonderful girl
I need a woman child
Don't wanna be like Freddie now
'Cause Freddie's dead

Hey, hey
Yeah, yeah
If you don't try
You're gonna die

Why can't we brothers
Protect one another
No one's serious
And it makes me furious
Don't be misled
Just think of Fred

Everybody's misused him
Ripped him up and abused him
Another junkie plan
Pushin' dope for the man
A Freddie's on the corner now
If you wanna be a junkie, why
Remember Freddie's dead
Huh, huh, huh, huh, huh
Freddie's dead

Hey, hey
Huh, huh
Love, love
Huh, huh
Huh, huh
Hey, hey
Love, love