Lyric Ode To A Black Man

If you see Stevie Wonder tell him I hear
If you hear Stevie Wonder tell him I see
I don t want no songs for plants
I want songs for me
I don t want no songs for plants
I want liberty living in the city

If you see the doctor tell him he s king, Dr. Martin Luther
If you see the doctor tell him he s still king, you too Muhammed Ali
But this bad black boy won t be blown away by anything
Yes this bad black boy won t be blown away by anything

There are people in this town
That try to put me down
They say I don t 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
Don t take it no more
Don t take it no more
Don t take it no more

There are people in the town
That try to put me down
They say I don t 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
Don t 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 I m next, vexed
If you see Jimi, Jimi Hendrix
If you see my brothers tell them it s clear
I ve been living on the wrong side
Now I hear
Don t take it no more
I don t take it no more
Mr. Joshua Nkomo
Don t take it no more
Jomo Kenyatta, oh no
Don t take it no more
Haile Selassi, Rastafarian
Don t take it no more
Professor Longhair
Don t take it no more