[00:00:00] Let's Clean Up the Ghetto - The Philadelphia International All-Stars [00:00:02] Written by:Gamble Kenny/Huff Leon/Gilbert Cary Grant [00:00:12] You know I was in New York City a few months ago [00:00:16] And the garbage and the trash men were on strike [00:00:18] I'm tellin' the maintenance people of the city [00:00:21] What they were tryin' to do was [00:00:22] They were tryin' to get a little more money [00:00:23] You know get a little raise in pay [00:00:26] But at that particular time the city was broke [00:00:29] They were about to declare default [00:00:32] I tell you the garbage in some places [00:00:34] Was stacked up two three stories high [00:00:37] At night haha boy at night it weren't even safe to walk the street [00:00:40] 'Cause they caught the rats the roaches and the water bugs [00:00:44] I mean they were hustlin' baby tryin' to get somethin' to eat see [00:00:48] And let met tell you somethin' it was stinkin' [00:00:49] And it was all kind of diseases in there you know [00:00:54] But it only brought to mind the fact that [00:00:56] You can no longer depend on the man downtown [00:00:58] To take care of business like he's supposed to [00:01:00] When he's supposed to [00:01:03] If all of us would get it like it's supposed to be [00:01:05] As far as cleanliness you know and safety [00:01:08] We gotta get together and do it for ourselves [00:01:11] That's the only way it's gonna be done [00:01:13] And you know what I'm talkin' about [00:01:15] Let me tell you what I mean [00:01:16] Clean it up clean it up well y'all [00:01:20] Clean it up clean it up you gotta get it [00:01:25] Clean it up clean it up yes gonna get it [00:01:29] Clean it up clean it up [00:01:32] Ghetto [00:01:35] Talkin' 'bout the ghetto [00:01:38] Ghetto is our home [00:01:43] That's where we live where we live [00:01:48] Get some paint fetch your hammer your nails [00:01:52] Get your brooms your mop and your pail [00:01:56] We're gonna wash it polish and make it all clean [00:02:04] Let's wash away all of the sins [00:02:08] Time for a new life to begin in the ghetto [00:02:15] I said clean it up clean it up [00:02:18] I said we're gonna clean it up clean it up [00:02:22] Because the Ghetto [00:02:26] I said the Ghetto [00:02:29] Ghetto is our home [00:02:34] That's where we live where we live [00:02:39] Let's paint the signs everybody can read [00:02:43] Let's get rid of everything we don't need [00:02:46] Pushers the dealers [00:02:48] The pocket book snatchers and thieves aha [00:02:55] Let's make the streets safe for women to walk [00:02:59] Let's get rid of all the foul talk [00:03:03] We gonna do it and all of us shall survive [00:03:09] I said we're gonna clean it up clean it up do it [00:03:13] We got to clean it up clean it up hey [00:03:18] Ghetto said the ghetto [00:03:22] Ghetto [00:03:24] Ghetto is our home [00:03:26] That's where we live from day to day [00:03:30] Where we live where we live [00:03:34] All of your brothers that live on the mainline [00:03:38] You lived in the ghetto once upon a time [00:03:42] We need everybody to lend a hand [00:03:50] Now you've helped everybody else [00:03:53] Now's the time for you to help yourself [00:03:57] We can't depend depend on the people no no [00:04:03] Well well get it up get it up [00:04:06] Clean it up well well ya [00:04:09] Clean it up clean it up hey hey hey [00:04:13] Ghetto ghetto [00:04:19] Ghetto is our home [00:04:23] Yeah that's where we live where we live [00:04:28] I said clean it up clean it up [00:04:31] Come on y'all let's clean it up clean it up [00:04:35] Come on y'all let's clean it up clean it up [00:04:39] Come on y'all let's clean it up clean it up [00:04:43] Come on y'all let's clean it up clean it up [00:04:47] Come on y'all let's clean it up clean it up [00:04:50] I said come on y'all let's clean it up clean it up [00:04:55] Come on y'all let's clean it up clean it up [00:04:59] Come on y'all let's clean it up clean it up [00:05:03] Come on y'all let's clean it up clean it up [00:05:07] Come on y'all let's clean it up clean it up [00:05:10] Come on y'all let's clean it up clean it up