- Woman Of The Ghetto 歌詞 Phyllis Dillon
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- Phyllis Dillon Woman Of The Ghetto 歌詞
- Phyllis Dillon
- (ging, gi-gi-gi-gi-ging...)
(la-la-la-la-la-la-la, ...) I was born, raised in a ghetto I was born and raised in a ghetto, a haha Im a woman, of the ghetto Wont you listen, wont you listen to me, legislator (ging, gi-gi-gi-gi -ging...) How do you raise your kids in a ghetto How do you raise your kids in a ghetto Do you feed one child and starve another Wont you tell me, legislator Enthralled through I know that my eyes aint blue But you see Im a woman Of the ghetto Im proud, free, Black that is me Yeah Im a woman of the ghetto (ging, gi-gi-gi-gi-ging...) How does your heart feel late at night How does your heart feel late at night Does it beat with shame, a haha And does it beat with pride Wont you tell me, tell me, legislator (na-na-na-na-na-na-na, ...) ging, a haha ging Puts me in the mind of come and cross the water In a boat a ha Chained, tied, together They said, no, no, theyre really not man, and women just chain em up, tie em up, chain em up, tie em up chain em up, tie em up, work, work, work Theres where the movement came from Say no, no My children learned just the same as yours As long as nobody tries to close the door They cry with pain when the knife cuts deep They even close their eyes when they wanna sleep Now peace, you say is all that you ask But self-respect is a separate task You maybe sitting up there in your ivory tower 60 stories tall I know that you may have checked out at least one ghetto But I wonder have you lived there at all Places like Watts , ah, Holland, tell me Chicago, ah tell me Washington got some too I have been up on the mountains, I And Im free at last I say Im free at last Ive seen The children dying And Ive been one of the mothers who was crying (ging, gi-gi-gi-gi-ging...) I am a woman I am a woman I am a woman, yes I I said that I am I mean that I am Im the woman Im the woman Im the woman of the ghetto Strong, true, A woman A woman You can walk through the streets of the ghetto at night Whole lotta pretty some ugly sites Along comes the sleek limousine Say hey baby I got ten Look at me, Im clean So she takes a little **** What the hell everybody got to go I got a baby I got a baby I got a baby i want to feed and Im not really giving it all up, just a little ten-cent piece or two Ah, the black woman But I aint gonna raise your babies no more I got a few on my own I wanna keep strolling I say I am a woman gi-gi-gi- gi-ging, I am I I am I am Remember me Im the one who had your babies, I gi-gi-gi-gi-ging, I am I am I am a woman Of the ghetto Woman, Im a woman, yeah yeah yeah Just a woman
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