This is the ballad of the black gold
They call it Texas tea
But it's bigger than a cowboy with a lasso
It's deeper than a black hole
Except they collect your fee when you pass Go
Crisis international
The government de facto
We got no control of this fiasco
Darker than the back roads
Bubble hotter than Tabasco
More than what you bargained for or asked for
They blasting through the gates and they attack you at the capital
Run up in your palace, find the heads of the state and crack a few
Get a taste of power, then they become fascists too
The fiscal conservatives, don't know what they purpose is
Murderous, corporate monsters is breaking records
How they banking while the auto industry is tanking?
Leadership is sinking, oil pollution in the water stanking
If you're oil-rich then we invadin'
They call it "occupation," but we losing jobs across the nation
Drill, baby, drill, while they make our soldiers kill, baby still
This is the ballad of the black gold
They call it Texas tea
But it's bigger than a cowboy with a lasso
It's deeper than a black hole
Except they collect your fee when you pass Go
Crisis international
The government de facto
We got no control of this fiasco
Darker than the back roads
Bubble hotter than Tabasco
More than what you bargained for or asked for
Nigeria is celebrating 50 years of independence
They still feel the colonial effects of Great Britain's presence
Dictators quick to imitate the West
Got in bed with oil companies and now the place is a mess
Take a guess, which ones came and violated
But still they never stayed silent
They was activists and poets using non-violent tactics
That was catalyst for soldiers to break into they crib
Take 'em from the kids and try to break 'em like a twig
And make examples of the leaders, executed Saro-Wiwa
Threw Fela's mom out the window right after they beat her
They kidnap the workers, they blowing up the pipelines
You see the fires glowing in the nighttime
This is the ballad of the black gold
They call it Texas tea
But it's bigger than a cowboy with a lasso
It's deeper than a black hole
Except they collect your fee when you pass Go
Crisis international
The government de facto
We got no control of this fiasco
Darker than the back roads
Bubble hotter than Tabasco
More than what you bargained for or asked for
History, a slippery creature
It's full of plot twists and surprise endings like a mystery feature
This oil shit is slicker than preachers
Poison the water, lead the boys to the slaughter
Go in somebody' country, rearrange the order and destroy the borders
You see 'em dancing through the fields of fire
World domination their real desire
The devil is still a liar
This is the ballad of the black gold
They call it Texas tea
But it's bigger than a cowboy with a lasso
It's deeper than a black hole
Except they collect a fee when you pass go
Crisis international
The government de facto
We got no control of this fiasco
Darker than the back roads
Bubble hotter than Tabasco
More than what you bargained for or asked for
This is the ballad of the black gold
They call it Texas tea
But it's bigger than a cowboy with a lasso
It's deeper than a black hole
Except they collect your fee when you pass Go
Crisis international
The government de facto
We got no control of this fiasco
Darker than the back roads
Bubble hotter than Tabasco
More than what you bargained for or asked for
🎵 LRC歌词版本
[00:24.039] This is the ballad of the black gold
[00:26.364] They call it Texas tea
[00:27.789] But it's bigger than a cowboy with a lasso
[00:30.664] It's deeper than a black hole
[00:33.954] Except they collect your fee when you pass Go
[00:36.811] Crisis international
[00:38.328] The government de facto
[00:40.541] We got no control of this fiasco
[00:42.890] Darker than the back roads
[00:44.569] Bubble hotter than Tabasco
[00:46.621] More than what you bargained for or asked for
[00:52.015] They blasting through the gates and they attack you at the capital
[00:55.101] Run up in your palace, find the heads of the state and crack a few
[00:58.199] Get a taste of power, then they become fascists too
[01:01.339] The fiscal conservatives, don't know what they purpose is
[01:07.144] Murderous, corporate monsters is breaking records
[01:13.700] How they banking while the auto industry is tanking?
[01:16.618] Leadership is sinking, oil pollution in the water stanking
[01:25.821] If you're oil-rich then we invadin'
[01:28.261] They call it "occupation," but we losing jobs across the nation
[01:31.672] Drill, baby, drill, while they make our soldiers kill, baby still
[01:37.612] This is the ballad of the black gold
[01:39.650] They call it Texas tea
[01:41.141] But it's bigger than a cowboy with a lasso
[01:43.928] It's deeper than a black hole
[01:47.214] Except they collect your fee when you pass Go
[01:50.155] Crisis international
[01:51.817] The government de facto
[01:53.786] We got no control of this fiasco
[01:56.146] Darker than the back roads
[01:57.948] Bubble hotter than Tabasco
[01:59.902] More than what you bargained for or asked for
[02:02.274] Nigeria is celebrating 50 years of independence
[02:05.346] They still feel the colonial effects of Great Britain's presence
[02:08.582] Dictators quick to imitate the West
[02:10.720] Got in bed with oil companies and now the place is a mess
[02:13.727] Take a guess, which ones came and violated
[02:21.552] But still they never stayed silent
[02:23.483] They was activists and poets using non-violent tactics
[02:26.606] That was catalyst for soldiers to break into they crib
[02:29.404] Take 'em from the kids and try to break 'em like a twig
[02:32.362] And make examples of the leaders, executed Saro-Wiwa
[02:35.711] Threw Fela's mom out the window right after they beat her
[02:45.104] They kidnap the workers, they blowing up the pipelines
[02:47.993] You see the fires glowing in the nighttime
[02:50.229] This is the ballad of the black gold
[02:52.864] They call it Texas tea
[02:54.419] But it's bigger than a cowboy with a lasso
[02:57.162] It's deeper than a black hole
[03:00.499] Except they collect your fee when you pass Go
[03:03.328] Crisis international
[03:05.068] The government de facto
[03:07.135] We got no control of this fiasco
[03:09.469] Darker than the back roads
[03:11.353] Bubble hotter than Tabasco
[03:13.278] More than what you bargained for or asked for
[03:15.599] History, a slippery creature
[03:17.521] It's full of plot twists and surprise endings like a mystery feature
[03:21.472] This oil shit is slicker than preachers
[03:27.411] Poison the water, lead the boys to the slaughter
[03:29.700] Go in somebody' country, rearrange the order and destroy the borders
[03:33.509] You see 'em dancing through the fields of fire
[03:36.367] World domination their real desire
[03:38.092] The devil is still a liar
[03:39.623] This is the ballad of the black gold
[03:41.790] They call it Texas tea
[03:43.269] But it's bigger than a cowboy with a lasso
[03:46.072] It's deeper than a black hole
[03:49.317] Except they collect a fee when you pass go
[03:52.253] Crisis international
[03:54.020] The government de facto
[03:56.040] We got no control of this fiasco
[03:58.232] Darker than the back roads
[04:00.203] Bubble hotter than Tabasco
[04:02.034] More than what you bargained for or asked for
[04:52.722] This is the ballad of the black gold
[04:55.016] They call it Texas tea
[04:56.543] But it's bigger than a cowboy with a lasso
[04:59.395] It's deeper than a black hole
[05:02.772] Except they collect your fee when you pass Go
[05:05.411] Crisis international
[05:07.242] The government de facto
[05:09.283] We got no control of this fiasco
[05:11.614] Darker than the back roads
[05:13.522] Bubble hotter than Tabasco
[05:15.425] More than what you bargained for or asked for
This is the ballad of the black gold
They call it Texas tea
But it's bigger than a cowboy with a lasso
It's deeper than a black hole
Except they collect your fee when you pass Go
Crisis international
The government de facto
We got no control of this fiasco
Darker than the back roads
Bubble hotter than Tabasco
More than what you bargained for or asked for
They blasting through the gates and they attack you at the capital
Run up in your palace, find the heads of the state and crack a few
Get a taste of power, then they become fascists too
The fiscal conservatives, don't know what they purpose is
Murderous, corporate monsters is breaking records
How they banking while the auto industry is tanking?
Leadership is sinking, oil pollution in the water stanking
If you're oil-rich then we invadin'
They call it "occupation," but we losing jobs across the nation
Drill, baby, drill, while they make our soldiers kill, baby still
This is the ballad of the black gold
They call it Texas tea
But it's bigger than a cowboy with a lasso
It's deeper than a black hole
Except they collect your fee when you pass Go
Crisis international
The government de facto
We got no control of this fiasco
Darker than the back roads
Bubble hotter than Tabasco
More than what you bargained for or asked for
Nigeria is celebrating 50 years of independence
They still feel the colonial effects of Great Britain's presence
Dictators quick to imitate the West
Got in bed with oil companies and now the place is a mess
Take a guess, which ones came and violated
But still they never stayed silent
They was activists and poets using non-violent tactics
That was catalyst for soldiers to break into they crib
Take 'em from the kids and try to break 'em like a twig
And make examples of the leaders, executed Saro-Wiwa
Threw Fela's mom out the window right after they beat her
They kidnap the workers, they blowing up the pipelines
You see the fires glowing in the nighttime
This is the ballad of the black gold
They call it Texas tea
But it's bigger than a cowboy with a lasso
It's deeper than a black hole
Except they collect your fee when you pass Go
Crisis international
The government de facto
We got no control of this fiasco
Darker than the back roads
Bubble hotter than Tabasco
More than what you bargained for or asked for
History, a slippery creature
It's full of plot twists and surprise endings like a mystery feature
This oil shit is slicker than preachers
Poison the water, lead the boys to the slaughter
Go in somebody' country, rearrange the order and destroy the borders
You see 'em dancing through the fields of fire
World domination their real desire
The devil is still a liar
This is the ballad of the black gold
They call it Texas tea
But it's bigger than a cowboy with a lasso
It's deeper than a black hole
Except they collect a fee when you pass go
Crisis international
The government de facto
We got no control of this fiasco
Darker than the back roads
Bubble hotter than Tabasco
More than what you bargained for or asked for
This is the ballad of the black gold
They call it Texas tea
But it's bigger than a cowboy with a lasso
It's deeper than a black hole
Except they collect your fee when you pass Go
Crisis international
The government de facto
We got no control of this fiasco
Darker than the back roads
Bubble hotter than Tabasco
More than what you bargained for or asked for
🎵 LRC歌词版本
[00:24.039] This is the ballad of the black gold
[00:26.364] They call it Texas tea
[00:27.789] But it's bigger than a cowboy with a lasso
[00:30.664] It's deeper than a black hole
[00:33.954] Except they collect your fee when you pass Go
[00:36.811] Crisis international
[00:38.328] The government de facto
[00:40.541] We got no control of this fiasco
[00:42.890] Darker than the back roads
[00:44.569] Bubble hotter than Tabasco
[00:46.621] More than what you bargained for or asked for
[00:52.015] They blasting through the gates and they attack you at the capital
[00:55.101] Run up in your palace, find the heads of the state and crack a few
[00:58.199] Get a taste of power, then they become fascists too
[01:01.339] The fiscal conservatives, don't know what they purpose is
[01:07.144] Murderous, corporate monsters is breaking records
[01:13.700] How they banking while the auto industry is tanking?
[01:16.618] Leadership is sinking, oil pollution in the water stanking
[01:25.821] If you're oil-rich then we invadin'
[01:28.261] They call it "occupation," but we losing jobs across the nation
[01:31.672] Drill, baby, drill, while they make our soldiers kill, baby still
[01:37.612] This is the ballad of the black gold
[01:39.650] They call it Texas tea
[01:41.141] But it's bigger than a cowboy with a lasso
[01:43.928] It's deeper than a black hole
[01:47.214] Except they collect your fee when you pass Go
[01:50.155] Crisis international
[01:51.817] The government de facto
[01:53.786] We got no control of this fiasco
[01:56.146] Darker than the back roads
[01:57.948] Bubble hotter than Tabasco
[01:59.902] More than what you bargained for or asked for
[02:02.274] Nigeria is celebrating 50 years of independence
[02:05.346] They still feel the colonial effects of Great Britain's presence
[02:08.582] Dictators quick to imitate the West
[02:10.720] Got in bed with oil companies and now the place is a mess
[02:13.727] Take a guess, which ones came and violated
[02:21.552] But still they never stayed silent
[02:23.483] They was activists and poets using non-violent tactics
[02:26.606] That was catalyst for soldiers to break into they crib
[02:29.404] Take 'em from the kids and try to break 'em like a twig
[02:32.362] And make examples of the leaders, executed Saro-Wiwa
[02:35.711] Threw Fela's mom out the window right after they beat her
[02:45.104] They kidnap the workers, they blowing up the pipelines
[02:47.993] You see the fires glowing in the nighttime
[02:50.229] This is the ballad of the black gold
[02:52.864] They call it Texas tea
[02:54.419] But it's bigger than a cowboy with a lasso
[02:57.162] It's deeper than a black hole
[03:00.499] Except they collect your fee when you pass Go
[03:03.328] Crisis international
[03:05.068] The government de facto
[03:07.135] We got no control of this fiasco
[03:09.469] Darker than the back roads
[03:11.353] Bubble hotter than Tabasco
[03:13.278] More than what you bargained for or asked for
[03:15.599] History, a slippery creature
[03:17.521] It's full of plot twists and surprise endings like a mystery feature
[03:21.472] This oil shit is slicker than preachers
[03:27.411] Poison the water, lead the boys to the slaughter
[03:29.700] Go in somebody' country, rearrange the order and destroy the borders
[03:33.509] You see 'em dancing through the fields of fire
[03:36.367] World domination their real desire
[03:38.092] The devil is still a liar
[03:39.623] This is the ballad of the black gold
[03:41.790] They call it Texas tea
[03:43.269] But it's bigger than a cowboy with a lasso
[03:46.072] It's deeper than a black hole
[03:49.317] Except they collect a fee when you pass go
[03:52.253] Crisis international
[03:54.020] The government de facto
[03:56.040] We got no control of this fiasco
[03:58.232] Darker than the back roads
[04:00.203] Bubble hotter than Tabasco
[04:02.034] More than what you bargained for or asked for
[04:52.722] This is the ballad of the black gold
[04:55.016] They call it Texas tea
[04:56.543] But it's bigger than a cowboy with a lasso
[04:59.395] It's deeper than a black hole
[05:02.772] Except they collect your fee when you pass Go
[05:05.411] Crisis international
[05:07.242] The government de facto
[05:09.283] We got no control of this fiasco
[05:11.614] Darker than the back roads
[05:13.522] Bubble hotter than Tabasco
[05:15.425] More than what you bargained for or asked for
This Means You -Talib Kweli
Give it to 'em （c'mon）
Yo
Give it to 'em
GET UP NOW
Yo we keep it type raw and know exactly what we fight for
When the nig...
(T) Give it to 'em (c'mon)
(M) Yo!
(T) Give it to 'em
(M) GET, UP, NOW!
(Talib Kweli)
Yo, we keep it type raw, and know exactly what we fight for
when...
If you can talk you can sing
If you can walk you can dance
That's an old proverb from
ZimbabweYou know what
I mean?If you can talk you can sing
If you...
Let me, let me practice.. hehehe, ehehe
Talib.. T'Kwi, Kweli - I can't say it!
That's wack..
(Vinia Mojica)
Yeah, you pronounce my name (Kweli), any...
Someone call a medic cause I think she's gonna strike again
She slammed down the phone and gave the finger to the nightstand
And holds the picture in ...
Yo, we're going to have the word love
In many different languages
Translated all through the track
So, whenever you hear the word love
Know that, it's...
Let me, let me practice.. hehehe, ehehe
Talib.. T'Kwi, Kweli - I can't say it!
That's wack..
Talib Kweli (Vinia Mojica)
Yeah, you pronounce my name (K...