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Ebony Icons by Robert Jefferson
Its been a long time coming,
but I know a change gon' come
I
need change, change what?
If I could change the color black
it would be The Color Purple and
i wont have enough sense
to
come out of The Purple Rain
that leaves us in a Purple Haze
I would Lift Every voice,
And sing at the Apollo
while
doing the Electric Slide up & down
Lenox avenue. I would see
Boyz N The Hood grow from
Boyz To Men,
and become
Men Of Standard.
I would take a ride on
the Underground Railroad
get off on Easy Street, to
Uncle
Toms Cabin ask him why
Uncle Remus was unemployed
for so long, and why Aunt Jemima
never got married, or had any
children,
was she too busy making pancakes.
I would be Sitting On The
Dock Of The Bay Watching
The Tide bring
in the Amistad,
and change Naacp to Jazz up.
It would be so hot there would be
A Fire Next Time, and every thing
will
Burn Baby Burn so that
it would be Too Hot To Handle.
Yea we need a change,
I would get happy, and eat
Jim Crow
and Little Green Apples
It Dont Rain In Indianapolis in the summertime.
I would be High Siditti, sitting pretty Jump
Over
The Broom, and Jump Back Jack to
New Jack City with Jumping Jack Flash while Jack
Jumped Over The Candle Stick, but
he
wasnt quick, and he could not
sit down for a long time.
I could change the minimum wage
cause I dont have enough
change
to change a dollar bill, but I can
change pockets from yours to mine,
Its been a long time coming but I
know
a change gone come.
Yea we need a change
change your mind,
change your habits,
change your tire.
change your
attitude
I would change change
if change could be changed
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