Lyrics Whitey on the Moon - Gil Scott-Heron

Whitey on the Moon

A rat done bit my sister Nell
With whitey on the moon
Her face and arms began to swell
And whitey is on the moon
I can’t pay no doctor bills
But whitey is on the moon
Ten years from now I’ll be payin' still
With whitey on the moon ya know?
The man just upped my rent last night
Cause whitey is on the moon
No hot water, no toilets, no lights
But whitey is on the moon
I wonder why he’s uppin' me?
Cause whitey is on the moon
Well I was givin' him 50 dollars a week
And now whitey is on the moon
Taxes takin' my check
The junkies make me a nervous wreck
The price of food is goin' up and as if all that crap wasn’t enough a rat done
bit my sister Nell with whitey on the moon her face and arms began to swell
with whitey on the moon with all that money I made last year put whitey on the
moon how come I ain’t got no money here?
Hmmm whitey on the moon ya know I just
about had my fill of whitey on the moon
I think I’ll send these bills air mail special to whitey on the moon
Help can’t even help now and whitey is on the moon aid for my brothers and
sisters how whitey is on the moon guess well just sit by dyin' with whitey on
the moon dogs have better luck at there tails tryin' whitey is on the moon fed
up us people are and whitey is on the moon the slogan poverty or bust later to
whitey on the moon