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