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and come out prattling of Plato and Einstein in sixty different jargons.

  • Poppies in France grow from your blood and flesh . . . San Juan hill knows the victorious tread of black feet . . . but here the story ends.
  • String 'em up in Alabama . . . burn 'em in the hot-seat in Georgia . . . give a cop a bonus for everyone he kills . . . kick 'em till they're down, mister, then kick 'em again for fallin' . . . they're black and they won't fight back."
Choir
  • "Come on
  • Black man
  • Grab your hat
  • Let's get goin'
  • MMMMmmmmmmmmm
                • mmmmmmMMMMM"
Voice
  • "Arm your Christ with a shotgun . . . hire six attorneys to work with Jehovah . . . teach your priests how to uppercut . . . if David had slung a prayer and a hymn Goliath would have chalked up another win.
  • Sure, we all know there's one of you to nine of them so try to win sitting down . . . but if that won't work let 'em have it, buddy . . . you can't live forever anyhow!"
Choir
  • "Come on
  • Black man
  • Grab your hat