Po Folks Lyrics by Nappy Roots

Po Folks Lyrics

    Awwww....
    Mmmmm, awww..

    [Chorus]
    All my life been po'
    But it really don't matter no mo'
    And they wonder why we act this way
    Nappy Boys gon' be okay
    All my life been po'
    But it really don't matter no mo'
    And they wonder why we act this way
    Nappy Roots gon' be okay, okay

    [Big V]
    We came in the game, plain ya see
    Average man when the rest was ashamed to be
    Nappy head and all, ain't no changin me
    Ooooh-oh-oh-oooh-oh-oh...
    So rough it was, downright wrong I tell ya
    Nobody never gave us nothin but tough time and made us somethin
    Different stretch of road, new somethin to see
    Every state on the map, a different somethin to eat
    Daps and handshakes, it meant nuttin for real
    Everybody makin a killin man, showin no feelins
    Walkin off collectin pay, it's the way of the world
    Can't change it, so I guess I'm gon' pray for the world
    Sometimes I ask myself, was I made for the world?
    I scream this to you, and I say it to the world
    Nappy then, Nappy now - Nappy for a bit
    Knee-deep, head over heels in this country shit!

    [Chorus]

    [Skinny DeVille]
    Even though I picture better days,
    I'm thankful for the chance I got to say amen
    The Lord done blessed me with his grace, I wish this day would never end
    We represent the slums, where we from, we feel they bump
    Polish shot off on these presidents, and hardtimes they go and come
    Some take up off, without the chance, to make it at all
    Who woulda thought Skinny'd be the one that's, makin this call
    Lord, help me out, tell me where I went wrong
    I'm tryna find a righteous path, although it's, never been long
    I gotta do it for my sons, they tellin me, "Daddy be strong"
    We gon' make it through these hardtimes
    even though they go and they come
    Ya absolutely right, for somethin happen to me on last Tuesday night
    It's plain as day, man they... with this World Trade
    Naw brave any order but confoldure
    Better make it home when nothin seems to matter
    That's when, see, everything can go - any which way
    They got me fooled, see the Henny with the J
    Front po'ch, chillin broke, country folk, I'm Nappy with my ways yo

    [Chorus]

    [R. Prophit]
    It's a blessin we woke up this mornin
    All my colored folk stressin, come let's join hands
    Got the folk with depresses of being po' man
    Poppa taught me an order, survive for no man
    Nappy got some (?) for we gon' stand
    Prophit grew from a juvenile to a grown man
    Ya gotta take responsibility for ya own man
    Zonin, two blunts a mo'nin, by sunrise sometimes
    I love to hear my woman moanin, it's on again
    Damn I hope you play this song again
    The soul cleansin, the melody just read my end
    Not a lot of things but usually just appendin my lady
    Been searchin bendin and saw my folks locked in the tennants
    And it don't make any sense (why) children and sentencin
    Broadcastin from the slums, that's why I'm writin these sentences
    Just lower my income, (what) though we ain't finish it

    [Chorus]

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