The Ghetto (Live at the Bitter End 1971)

If I don't rise in the morning

Everything's alright, mhm

If I don't rise in the morning, yeah

Everything, everything, yeah, yeah

Yeah, everything's alright

Huh?

We gon' take a ride through the ghetto right along through here

Woo-hoo-hoo, mhm

Yes, this is the ghetto, y'all

Sure 'nough now

Ah-ah-mmm, hey, hey

We gon' move to the percussion side of town, y'all

Featuring on conga, Earl DeRouen

You got it, Earl

Can we get a little soul clap out there, please?

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh yeah

Talkin' 'bout the ghetto, yeah

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Yeah, ladies, can I get y'all to sing this for me?

Talkin' 'bout the ghetto, talkin' 'bout the — yeah, yeah

(Talkin' 'bout the ghetto) Men (Talkin' 'bout the ghetto)

Sing this with me, the ghetto (Talkin' 'bout the ghetto)

The ghetto (Talkin' 'bout the ghetto), yeah

(The ghetto) (Talkin' 'bout the ghetto)

We're gonna rise in the morning

(The ghetto) (Talkin' 'bout the ghetto)

(The ghetto) (Talkin' 'bout the ghetto)

Everything's alright

(The ghetto) (Talkin' 'bout the ghetto)

(The ghetto) (Talkin' 'bout the ghetto)

Yeah

(The ghetto) (Talkin' 'bout the ghetto)

(The ghetto) (Talkin' 'bout the ghetto)

Can I get everybody to stomp their foot?

(The ghetto) (Talkin' 'bout the ghetto)

(The ghetto) (Talkin' 'bout the ghetto)

Mhm

(The ghetto) (Talkin' 'bout the ghetto)

Mhm

(The ghetto) (Talkin' 'bout the ghetto)

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey

The ghetto

Donny Hathaway, ladies and gentlemen

Ladies and gentlemen, this concludes our show

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