Mean Machine Chant
The Last Poets Lyrics

A1 The Last Poets Memories on the corners with the fo's and the mo's Walk…
Before The White Man Came Happy the days when once we roamed the land completely free…
Bird's Word Everything was silent and then Ma Rainey spread Black News …
Black Is Black is you, black is me, black is us, black…
Black is Chant/Black is Time Time, time is a ship on a merciless sea (tik-tak) Drifting…
Black Rage Grenades in there eyes & death is there prize Peace will a…
Black Soldier Well, it filled her old heart full of joy But she…
Blessed Are Those Who Struggle Blessed are those who struggle Oppression is worse than the…
Certain Images The stink of conspiracy fills the air. Devious eyes open in…
Corners Memories on the corners with the Fo's and the Mo's Walk…
Delights of the Garden Stream in which I bathe my face Help me soar above…
Die Nigga!!! "Walkin' down on 42nd Street Heard some white folks talkin'…
E Pluribus Unum Selfish desires are burning like fires among those who hoard…
For the Millions For the millions For the millions For the millions of Africa…
Hands Off Tell me not that I'm a dreamer for the things…
Ho Chi Minh He stood and looked upon the earth his weapons in his hand…
How Many Bullets You Can't Kill Me You Can't Kill What You Can't See Oh…
It's a Trip How I wish I could stay, far away, far away Away…
Jazzoetry Rhythms and sounds in leaps and bounds Scales and notes an…
Jones Comin' Down Day breaks Got the shakes Nose running Joint dripping Mind s…
Just Because Just because you're black Just because you're black (Justi…
Mean Machine Automatic push-button remote control, Synthetic Genetics, Co…
Niggers Are Scared of Revolution Niggers are scared of revolution But niggers shouldn't be s…
O.D. Bird lives! the brother wrote on the rotted pasteboard wall…
On the Subway On the Subway I ducked a man digging on me But the…
Opposites Understand, said the old black man that everything works in…
reflections Through the mirror of my mind Time after time I see reflecti…
Run Nigger [Abiodun Oyewole] {*"tick-tock" rhythms occur after first tw…
She Is She is the Jaliyaa She did not leave us to die…
The Bridge The way over The way out I′m In The Jungle Going Through Th…
The Corner Memories on the corners with the Fo's and the Mo's Walk…
The Last Poets Memories on the corners with the fo's and the mo's Walk…
The Pill Are you aware of the pill? Its basic design is to…
True Blues True Blues ain't no new news 'bout who's been abused for …
Understand What Black Is Understand what Black is The source from which all things co…
Wake Up Niggers Night, descends, as the sun's light ends And black comes bac…
What I Want to See What I want to see Having seen the afterbirth Of an aborted…
When the Revolution Comes When the revolution comes When the revolution comes Wh…
White Man's Got a God Complex So... up down On the corner, up town I turn around and…