Philip Lynott - Ode To A Black Man Lyrics
If you see stevie wonder tell him I hearIf you hear stevie wonder tell him I seeI dont want no songs for plantsI want songs for meI dont want no songs for plantsI want liberty living in the cityIf you see the doctor tell him hes king, dr. martin lutherIf you see the doctor tell him hes still king, you too muhammed aliBut this bad black boy wont be blown away by anythingYes this bad black boy wont be blown away by anythingThere are people in this townThat try to put me downThey say I dont give a damnBut the people in this townThat try to put me downAre the people in the townThat could never understand a black manDont take it no moreDont take it no moreDont take it no moreThere are people in the townThat try to put me downThey say I dont give a damn, damnBut the people in the town that try to put me downAre the people in the town that could never understand a black manDont take it no moreIf you see robert johnson, you too robert marley, robert mugabeNow tell him I hearIf you see malcom tell him Im next, vexedIf you see jimi, jimi hendrixIf you see my brothers tell them its clearIve been living on the wrong sideNow I hearDont take it no moreI dont take it no moreMr. joshua nkomoDont take it no moreJomo kenyatta, oh noDont take it no moreHaile selassi, rastafarianDont take it no moreProfessor longhairDont take it no more
