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lirik lagu nancy dupree - letter to young sisters

[spoken word]
and we shed tears, i’m sure
over our children
but maybe especially over our girls
now, i don’t know
i don’t have any boys
i got one girl
six of one, half a dozen of another
oh yeah?
all right
okay
six of one, half a dozen of another
okay
now that’s the voice of experience
that’s the voice of experience
so i take that
i look at the girls and i grieve for them
because as i stand at the bus stop
i’m not pleased with what i see
and i had to put that on paper too
and i put it on paper in the form of a letter
i call it letter to young sisters
and i want my young sisters to listen
and just… whatever
poem say—
dear young sisters
i hope this letter finds you feeling good all over yourself
i hope you got everything you want, just like you want it
i even hope you got everything you need, just like you need it
i love my people
but i have a special love for you, little sister
and when you all right, i’m all right
now, i can see your eyebrows going up
you don’t believe that, do you?
nah, you don’t believe that
you figure there’s got to be something funky going down
because folks don’t come on like this unless they’re gaming
well, if that’s what you’re thinking
if that’s what’s running through your mind
i’m proud of you
i don’t want you to be a fool for n0body
not even for me
and as to how come i’m writing this
i can only say again
when you all right, i’m all right
and honey, you not all right
see, i watch you
i watch you at the bus stop
in downtown, in cross town, in round town, and out of town
i watch you because i want to peep your mind
if i can peep your mind
then maybe i’ll understand why you be like you be
and if i can understand that
i might be able to pass on a little something
just a little something
that’ll help you be like you want to be
now i know that some of y’all
are perfectly satisfied to be just what you are
matter of fact, y’all so satisfied
that when you see a sister trying to reach for something a little higher
or trying to become something a little stronger
you tell lies on her
you scheme on her
you gang up on her
and i want you to know right now
this letter is not for you
because you ain’t gonna never be nothing more than what you are today
which is a bunch of nothing
so when i say sister, i’m not talking to y’all
because y’all love ugly
and you’re dedicated to filth
only god can change that
so, little sister, back to you
i’m not gonna preach at you
because when i was coming along
i didn’t like n0body preaching at me
i tuned them out, ain’t it the truth?
in one ear and out the other
and since i’m strong on doing to others
won’t be no sermons
just take what i say and do what you want with it
if you can use it, fine
if you can’t, we still friends
now let me tell you what’s worrying me
what’s worrying me, darling, is you and the brothers
especially you and the brothers and them babies
oh yes
because what i see at the bus stop
is you and the babies
i don’t see him and you and the babies
i see you and the babies
maybe that’s on account of the man shortage
they say there’s a man shortage, you know
and ain’t even enough of them to go around
well, if that’s the case
how come the maternity wards are so crowded?
apparently, there’s enough of something to go around
somebody’s working overtime
if you ask me
your man shortage comes in when it’s time to face the landlord
and the cashier at the grocery store
and the preacher
now that’s where you get your man shortage
because we got plenty males
oh honey, hush
oh yes
now, little sister
please don’t read me wrong
i love the brothers
i pray to god i never stop loving brothers
because if i stop loving men
i’m in trouble
serious trouble
i just wish, i wish, i wish
they would give me reasons to respect them
i wish they would give me reasons to admire them
i want to respect them
god knows i want to admire them
but most of them won’t let me
which brings me back to the bus stop
with you and your baby and your shopping bags
now how am i supposed to respect him
when i see you struggling with all that by yourself?
you wasn’t by yourself when you got pregnant
because that takes two
all right
all right
talk about it, honey
now, don’t come running to me
with your mouth full of stories about how bad he treats you
i don’t wanna hear it
he can’t do it unless you let him get away with it
honey, hush
now, it’s true that he should be man enough not to abuse you
and when he does, he dirties himself
yes he does
so yeah, he wrong
dead wrong
but it is also true
that the only reason he treats you like he treats you
is cause you let him
let him get away with it
you see…
you see, i found out
that a tyrant cannot be a tyrant
without the consent of his victim
besides, besides
soon as you finish crying on my shoulder
you gonna run to the bank
so you can have some money for him next time he stop by
mm~hmm
now, little sis
i’m being hard on you, ain’t i?
it’s the truth
it’s the truth
it’s the truth
let me tell you why
you know why?
because i wish somebody had run some truth by me
when i was your age
because i know how it feels to be young and confused
i know
because it is my duty
as an experienced black woman
to reach out for black youth
if black adults don’t reach for black youth
we all in trouble
so little sis, what you gonna do?
can i make a few suggestions?
put them in your pipe and smoke them
if they don’t smoke good
dump them and keep trucking
that’s right
all right
suggestion number one
with a smile on your face
i mean a real smile on your face
i want you to hug and kiss your children
five times every single day
don’t take it out on them
it’s not their fault
suggestion number two
if you don’t have any children
please
don’t have any children
until… until… until… until
you can take care of them all by yourself
and that means… mm~hmm
and that means without mama
without the welfare
and without him
because he gonna probably split anyhow
all right
he will
suggestion number three
oh yeah, that ain’t hip, right?
suggestion number three
which you will call unthinkable, outrageous, unnatural, and old~fashioned
i want you to look in your mirror
and say this to yourself every day
i don’t have to have s~x
see, because until you can have everything that goes with it
darling, you’re better off without it
suggestion number four
if you have a man
work with him and not for him
all right
run that one again
all right
if you have a man
work with him and not for him
when you work for your man
you make him less than a man
suggestion number five
sweetie
pray
oh, definitely
find out what god’s name is
and pray
i guarantee
i personally guarantee
that it will solve all your problems
that’s right
sincerely yours
nancy dupree
p.s., p.s., p.s
oh yes, forgot something
just a reminder of where you come from
you come from a long line of righteous women
women like mary mcleod bethune
rosa parks
harriet tubman
you are also kin to cleopatra
and hot shep sut
and zen0bia
and when you find out who they are
you’ll know who you are
thank you

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