Uptown Reconstruction (To the tu...
• Written by Musically
This time, those free slaves,
Those banks closed, Reconstruct.
This one for Congress, who made some laws,
Reconstruct.
Railroads, bridges, crops were destroyed.
Gonna talk ‘bout that time after the Civil
War.
They’re too broke, oh man,
V-A is stuck in the pits, man.
Banks closed, oh man,
No shelter, food, or school, man.
No jobs, oh man.
Looks like sharecropping is it, man.
Can’t read, oh man,
Call the Bureau ‘bout that money.
Sharecroppin’ was an option, ooh,
For poor whites and freed men, ooh,
Sharecroppin’ was an option, ooh,
But it’s too bad ‘cause it didn’t work,
But it’s too bad ‘cause it didn’t work,
But it’s too bad ‘cause it didn’t work,
All the people still owed money,
Don’t believe me? They were stuck.
Don’t believe me? They were stuck.
Don’t believe me? They were stuck.
Don’t believe me? They were stuck.
Don’t believe me? They were stuck.
Don’t believe me? They were stuck.
Hey, hey, hey, OH!
Stop, wait a minute,
What is this about segregation?
I thought this was over,
(spoken – wasn’t that the reason for the Civil
War?)
At first, all men, all races, could vote,
But then came that Jim Crow,
Smoother than a fresh jar of Skippy.
Poll tax, oh man,
Paying money they ain’t have to, man,
Voting tests, oh man,
All to keep them separate, man.
Separate schools, oh man,
Discrimination is real, man.
Water fountains, oh man,
No one cares about equality.
Hard to vote or hold office, ooh,
Prejudice is an issue, ooh,
Hard to vote or hold office, ooh,
But it’s not the end for Virginia,
But it’s not the end for Virginia,
But it’s not the end for Virginia,
You know it’s gonna take a while,
We’re gonna make some progress, Just
watch!
We’re gonna make some progress, Just
watch!
Make some progress, Just watch!
Make some progress, Just watch!
Make some progress, Just watch!
Make some progress, Just watch!
Before we leave, I’mma tell y’all a little
something,
Uptown reconstruct, uptown reconstruct,
Uptown reconstruct, uptown reconstruct,
I said, uptown reconstruct, Uptown
reconstruct,
Uptown reconstruct, uptown reconstruct.
Come on, cities & people, growing
factories,
Railroads were key to more industry,
Come on, cities & people, growing
factories,
Railroads were key to more industry,
Well it’s Saturday night and we in the know,
Don’t believe us, just watch.
Don’t believe us, just watch.
Don’t believe us, just watch.
Don’t believe us, just watch.
Don’t believe us, just watch.
Uptown reconstruct, uptown reconstruct,
Uptown reconstruct, uptown reconstruct,
I said, uptown reconstruct, uptown
reconstruct,
Uptown reconstruct, uptown reconstruct.
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