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CANE
Take Karintha
Take Karintha
(As) perfect as dusk when the sun goes down
Take Karintha
(As) perfect as twilight as a child
Able to drive both young and old wild
(As) perfect as dusk when the sun goes down
And remember, remember every sound
'Cause often as our flowers bloom
Men will try and cut them down
Take Karintha
She's as sweet as spring rain
And run from the cane
Run from the cane
Pray for Becky
Pray for Becky
White woman gave
Birth to two Black sons
Pray for Becky
Her one room shack fell to the ground
The two boys killed a man
And had to leave town
White woman gave
Birth to two Black sons
And remember, remember the days
She looked to us for help
And we all turned away
Pray for Becky
Buried down near the trains
Deep in the cane
Deep in the cane
Written by Gil Scott-Heron (1949-2011)
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