AIR RAID OVER HARLEM

Bullets over Harlem
And someday
A sleeping giant waking
To snatch bombs from the sky
And push the sun up with a loud cry
Of to hell with the cops on the corners at night
Armed to the teeth under the light

Lest Harlem see red
And suddenly sit on the edge of its bed
And shake the world with a new dream
As the squad cars come and the sirens scream
And a big black giant snatches bombs from the sky
And picks the cop and lets him fly
Into the dust of the Jimcrow past
And laughs and Hollers
Kiss my
Ass!

Hey!
Scenario for a Little Black Movie,
You say?
A RED MOVIE TO MR HEARST
Black and White workers uníte as one
In a city where
There 'll never be
Air raids over Harlem
FOR THE WORKERS ARE FREE

What workers are free?
THE BLACK AND WHITE WORKERS
You and me!
Looky here, everybody!
Look at me!

I'M HARLEM!

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