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Nine Funky Dollars


Slave hair, evil eye stare, ankle bracelet On the job for a check another job Just to keep it coons, confederate Descendants indigenous disingenuous Team work all work no smiles the s.o.b. Kicked the rack back on my shin raised Hell oh well white man fired me Even threatened to call twelve with his Cell stood on retail floor and displayed A mannequin adorned in hidden reasons You no longer welcome here unemployed Male supremacy attempted to humiliate Stood there feeling self gratification of Choked out chicken needless to mention You just fired a hardworking, woman willing Ready, able, capable of making nine funky Dollars an hour
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