Ode to a Black Man

If you see Stevie Wonder, tell him I hear If you hear little 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 I'm livin' 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" ([Incomprehensible]) 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 this town that try to put me down They say, "I don't give a damn, 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 If you see Robert Johnson, tell him I hear (You too Robert Marley, Robert Mugabe) 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, but now I hear I've been living on the wrong side, but now I hear Don't take it no more Don't take it no more Mr. Joshua Nkomo He don't take it no more Jomo Kenyatta, oh no He don't take it no more Haile Selassi, Rastafarian Don't take it no more Professor Longhair Don't take it no more