{"id":732,"date":"2013-07-21T11:23:45","date_gmt":"2013-07-21T18:23:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stickpersonpoetry.com\/spp\/?p=732"},"modified":"2022-01-28T09:59:18","modified_gmt":"2022-01-28T17:59:18","slug":"0721","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stickpersonpoetry.com\/spp\/2013\/07\/21\/0721\/","title":{"rendered":"0721"},"content":{"rendered":"

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0721
\nOne small stamp<\/p>\n

Whitey on the Moon<\/strong>
\nBy Gil Scott-Heron<\/p>\n

A rat done bit my sister Nell.
\n(with Whitey on the moon)
\nHer face and arms began to swell.
\n(and Whitey’s on the moon)
\nI can’t pay no doctor bill.
\n(but Whitey’s on the moon)
\nTen years from now I’ll be payin’ still.
\n(while Whitey’s on the moon)
\nThe man jus’ upped my rent las’ night.
\n(’cause Whitey’s on the moon)
\nNo hot water, no toilets, no lights.
\n(but Whitey’s on the moon)
\nI wonder why he’s uppi’ me?
\n(’cause Whitey’s on the moon?)
\nI wuz already payin’ ‘im fifty a week.
\n(with Whitey on the moon)
\nTaxes takin’ my whole damn check,
\nJunkies makin’ me a nervous wreck,
\nThe price of food is goin’ up,
\nAn’ as if all that shit wuzn’t enough:
\nA rat done bit my sister Nell.
\n(with Whitey on the moon)
\nHer face an’ arm began to swell.
\n(but Whitey’s on the moon)
\nWas all that money I made las’ year
\n(for Whitey on the moon?)
\nHow come there ain’t no money here?
\n(Hmm! Whitey’s on the moon)
\nY’know I jus’ ’bout had my fill
\n(of Whitey on the moon)
\nI think I’ll sen’ these doctor bills,
\nAirmail special
\n(to Whitey on the moon)<\/p>\n