Posted by
mrs paddy on Friday, April 18, 2008 12:50:09 PM
Here's the latest. Obama just keeps shooting himself in the foot. First with Wright and Avery, now with his 'bitter' comments. Johnny Cash had a hit with the part spoken/part sung piece: The Reverend Mr. Black. Here's Paddy's take on it. (Original work by Blly Edd Wheeler and Jed Peters)
(spoken)
He spoke loudly in Chicago,
He was black and mean,
And at first you’d a thought nothing could be that obscene
But one look in his church and an ear to his song
Showed a man called Wright to be outright wrong.
He was a racist preacher man and I want you to know
He could preach such hate he could melt the snow.
He married Obama and Michelle, in fact,
And folks all knew his church was just for blacks.
He came off as a hater, not a bit like King.
And sometimes in the evening I could hear him sing:
(Chorus)
You gotta walk that hate-filled valley,
you got to walk it with my help.
Oh nobody White can walk it for you.
You got to walk it with my help.
(spoken)
If ever I thought to join Obama’s camp,
Thought his hope and audacity made him a champ,
I gave that notion up the day
I heard the things his Preacher had to say.
It wasn’t enough that his wife was not proud
When she criticized our nation before a crowd.
Then when he thought he was leading the race,
Obama spoke up: threw insults in our face!
He showed himself to be a typical mule,
And to my way of thinkin’ it took a real fool,
To say that we were bitter and gun-totin hacks,
But that’s what he did, and he cannot take it back.
He’ll sink like a rock, that man among men,
And we won’t tolerate all those insults again.
And now with a voice as strong as can be,
We’ll cut him down like a big old tree when we sing:
(Chorus)
You gotta stop that campaign Barry,
You gotta stop it by yourself,
For anybody else is better than you,
Put your campaign upon the shelf.
(Spoken)
It’s been many years since King and Rosa Parks,
And I really think our nation took their lives to heart.
I can still hear those inspirational echoes ring,
When he emphasized our character, that Reverend Mister King.
We followed him, yes sir, and we can’t regret it
And I only wish Barry would be a credit
To his memory ‘cause I want you to understand.
The USA is still a great, great land!
(Chorus)
We gotta get a better leader,
We gotta raise up a campaign
That we’ll gladly follow with conviction
And USA will rise again!