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Black White & Greenwood

from Now or Never by Daniel Card

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Grown man, Tulsa, 1921
Called a boy depending on which side of town he's on
Grab your torches, grab your ropes, and fellas grab your guns
black, white and greenwood mix tonight

Between the oil sales came sordid tales of the Drexel Building's lift
The white mob won't dare show its face but demanded justice swift
Ol' WIllard cocked his lever back and the winds began to shift
Black White and Greenwood mix tonight

Bombs away, it's Decoration Day
Burn it down and steal their wealth away
Cover up your deeds, bury it deep in your memory
The night they burned Greenwood to the ground

Fire in the hole, not a word of this shall be told
the night they burned Greenwood to the ground

1000 deep the hooded sheep stood on the courthouse lawn
the other side had drawn the line, hell bent to hold their own
Between the gaze the bullets raged
300 dead by dawn
Black white and greenwood mix tonight

1000 grew times 10 to do a lifetime's worth of sin
It set the stage for fire and graves where black wall street had been
Oil-soaked rags were the only flags seen flying in the end
Black White and Greenwood mix tonight

Bombs away, it's Decoration Day
Burn it down and steal their wealth away
Cover up your deeds, bury it deep in your memory
The night, they burned Greenwood to the ground

Fire in the hole, not a word of this shall be told
the night, they burned Greenwood to the ground.

The privileged knew just what to do
When the Guard restored their peace
Intern them all and pass a law; white's only if you please
No quarter to give, no place to live
10,000 refugees
Black White and Greenwood mix tonight

Bombs away, it's Decoration Day
Burn it down and steal their wealth away
Cover up your deeds, bury it deep in your memory
The night, they burned Greenwood to the ground

Fire in the hole, not a word of this shall be told
The night, they burned Greenwood to the ground.

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from Now or Never, released August 28, 2022

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Daniel Card Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Singer/Songwriter from Ardmore, OK, currently jamming in Oklahoma City. If you want me to play an event email me at dancard18@gmail.com

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