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Ode To A Black Man

Ode To A Black Man lyrics by Phil Lynott. If you see stevie wonder tell him I hear If you hear stevie wonder tell him I see I dont want no songs for plants I...

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Ode To A Black Man

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If you see stevie wonder tell him I hear

If you hear stevie wonder tell him I see

I dont want no songs for plants

I want songs for me

I dont want no songs for plants

I want liberty living in the city

If you see the doctor tell him hes king, dr. martin luther

If you see the doctor tell him hes still king, you too muhammed ali

But this bad black boy wont be blown away by anything

Yes this bad black boy wont be blown away by anything

There are people in this town

That try to put me down

They say I dont give a 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

Dont take it no more

Dont take it no more

Dont take it no more

There are people in the town

That try to put me down

They say I dont give a damn, damn

But the people in the town that try to put me down

Are the people in the town that could never understand a black man

Dont take it no more

If you see robert johnson, you too robert marley, robert mugabe

Now tell him I hear

If you see malcom tell him Im next, vexed

If you see jimi, jimi hendrix

If you see my brothers tell them its clear

Ive been living on the wrong side

Now I hear

Dont take it no more

I dont take it no more

Mr. joshua nkomo

Dont take it no more

Jomo kenyatta, oh no

Dont take it no more

Haile selassi, rastafarian

Dont take it no more

Professor longhair

Dont take it no more

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