other day,
about all the progress we done made.
Said opportunity was really there now,
after all the dues we done paid.
Said a good education is all you need,
and you can get that in our school.
Of course, have to act responsible and
don't socialize with a crazy militant fool.
I say, ooh, ooh,
it sure is good to be free.
But I'm just sitting here thinking, huh,
who do they think they're kidding with that jazz?
You know my pastor told me the other day,
say practice the golden rule, said son you
free now, so love everybody and don't
mess around and lose your cool.
That night I was walking home feeling good,
praying like a son of a gun, when a cop yelled
Hey, nigga, you look guilty, come here.
What the hell is you done done?
I said, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Officer, you must not have heard.
I'm free.
Listen, I was just thinkin'.
Who do they think they shuckin'
with that jive?
Well, they're really workin'
on some new stuff now.
We gon' have a cooperation
here next.
That's where a brother will own a big factory,
and then we'll all be well -fixed
Now, I know it's hard to figure out how it helps me and you,
but, hell, try
Cause it's got to be so,
cause the man told me so
And baby, you know he don't lie
I said, ooh, oh, ooh
It sure is good to be free
But you know something,
I was just thinking
Ooh, I think they're foolin' with that jive.
Hey, look here, you know something,
all them politicians downtown, they got a committee
and they tell me the ribbon is blue.
They're gonna figure out how stop all
this burning and looting, and the
Army's working
on the problem too.
Say, come here boy, grab this rifle here,
we're going, but we ain't gonna be gone long.
All us free
Americans gonna save them good
guys from them damn
Vietcongs.
I say, ooh, ooh, ooh,
sure is good to be free
Wait a minute, who the hell?
They think they jivin' with