• Snot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      A rat done bit my sister Nell
      With whitey on the moon
      Her face and arms began to swell
      And whitey’s on the moon
      I can’t pay no doctor bills
      But whitey’s on the moon
      Ten years from now I’ll be payin’ still
      While whitey’s on the moon
      The man just upped my rent last night
      Cause whitey’s on the moon
      No hot water, no toilets, no lights
      But whitey’s on the moon
      I wonder why he’s upping me?
      Cause whitey’s on the moon?
      Well I was already giving him fifty a week
      With whitey on the moon
      Taxes taking my whole damn check
      Junkies making me a nervous wreck
      The price of food is going up
      And as if all that shit wasn’t enough:
      A rat done bit my sister Nell
      With whitey on the moon
      Her face and arm began to swell
      And whitey’s on the moon
      Was all that money I made last year
      For whitey on the moon?
      How come I ain’t got no money here?
      Hmm! Whitey’s on the moon
      Y’know I just 'bout had my fill
      Of whitey on the moon
      I think I’ll send these doctor bills
      Airmail special
      To whitey on the moon.

      -Gil Scott-Heron