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Artist: Burning Spear
Canonical path: /burning-spear/not-stupid
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Not Stupid
Read Not Stupid lyrics by Burning Spear on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Not Stupid
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Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!
So they want us to think stupid. So they
want us to feel stupid. That's how they
want us to be.
Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!
So they want us to think stupid. So they
want us to feel stupid. That's how they
want us to be.
They've been celebrating all these days
They've been celebrating all these days.
So what about the slavery days?
So what about the slavery days?
They've been celebrating all these days
They've been celebrating all these days.
So what about the slavery days?
So what about the slavery days?
Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!
So they want us to think stupid. So they
want us to feel stupid. That's how they
want us to be.
They know that I know. And I know that
they know. They know that I know. And
I know that they know.
Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!
So they want us to think stupid. So they
want us to feel stupid. That's how they
want us to do.
They told us things would be better.
They told us things would be cheaper.
They told us things would be easier.
Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!
So they want us to think stupid. So they
want us to feel stupid. That's how they
want us to be.
They've been celebrating all these days
They've been celebrating all these days.
So what about the slavery days?
So what about the slavery days?
They've been celebrating all these days
They've been celebrating all these days.
So what about the slavery days?
So what about the slavery days?
Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!
So they want us to think stupid. So they
want us to feel stupid. That's how they
want us to be.
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