Mi Revalueshanary Fren

mi revalueshanary fren is nat di same agen

yu know fram wen ?

fram di masses shata silence

staat fi grumble

fram pawty paramoncy tek a tumble

fram Hungary to Poelan to Romania

fram di cozy cyassle dem staat fi crumble

wen wi buck-up wananada in a reaznin

mi fren always en up pan di same ting

dis is di sang im love fi sing :

Kaydar

e ad to go

Zhivkov

e ad to go

Husack

e ad to go

Honnicka

e ad to go

Cauchescu

e ad to go

jus like apartied

wi av to go

awhile agoh mi fren an mi woz taakin

soh mi seh to im :

wat a way di eart a run nowadays, man

it gettin aada by di day

fi know whey yu stan

cauz wen yu tink yu deh pun salid dry lan

wen yu cteck a stack yu fine yu ina quick-san

yu noh notice ow di lanscape a shiff

is like valcanoe unda it an notn cyaan stap it

cauz tings jusa bubble an a bwoil doun below

strata seperate an refole

an wen yu tink yu reach di mountain tap

is a bran-new platow yu goh buck-up

mi revalueshanary fren shake im ed an im sigh

dis woz im reply :

Kaydar

e ad to go

Zhivkov

e ad to go

Husack

e ad to go

Honnicka

e ad to go

Cauchescu

e ad to go

jus like apartied

wi av to go

well mi nevah did satisfy wid wat mi fren mek reply

an fi get a deepa meanin in di reaznin

mi seh to im :

well awrite

soh Garby gi di people dem glashnas

an it poze di Stalinist dem plenty prablem

soh Garby leggo peristrika pan dem

canfoundin bureacraetic strategems

but wi haffi face up to di cole facks;

im also open up pondora's bax

yes, people pawa jus a showa every awa

an eyrybady claim dem demacratic

but some a wolf an some a sheep

an dat is prablematic:

nah tings like dat yu woulda call dialectic ?

mi revalueshanary fren pauz awhile an im smile

den im look mi in mi eye an reply :

Kaydar

e ad to go

Zhivkov

e ad to go

Husack

e ad to go

Honnicka

e ad to go

Cauchescu

e ad to go

jus like apartied

wi av to go

well mi couldn elabarate

plus it waz gettin kinda late

soh in spite a mi lack af andastandin

bout di meanin a di changes in di eas

fi di wes nonediless

an aldow mi av mi rezavayshans

bout di cansiquenses an implicashans

espehsaally fi black libaraeshan

to bring di reaznin to a canclushan

ah ad woz to agree wid mi fren

hopein dat wen wi meet up wance agen

wi coulda av a more fulla canvahsaeshan

soh mi seh to im, yu know wat ?

im seh wat ? mi seh :

Kaydar

e ad to go

Zhivkov

e ad to go

Husack

e ad to go

Honnicka

e ad to go

Cauchescu

e ad to go

jus like apartied

soon gaan