knavery

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just different

Beat ...the drums, shake the rattles

My ancestors were royalty ...had land and cattle

Lets talk ...about what really matters

The statues of false modesty will all be shattered

Lets be consistent ...no more empty chatter

Brought to these shores under false pretenses

To a stolen land, with white picket fences

You, who were the thieves, murderers and rapists,

Gave us a Jesus ...but who would save us

Those who would not accept your rules

Of whose property i was  ...and what you’d do

To me and my kind ...if we’d refuse

Of what was mine

...and whose was whose

Look back at our common history

First, let’s speak only truths

Whenever i became a leader and made progress

Your ugly side came out like a hornets nest

Causing riots, lying and slander, jailing and lynching

Giving the mockery of justice ...a new dimension

....remove the shroud of mystery

Before you dare show how much you despise

The thought of me …living wild and free

Not your servant, not your tool

Not your whipping boy

And certainly

Not your

…fool

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