Zayid Muhammad Poet Lyric

Chops For Pops

Chops for Pops 
(a Blues response to Black n Blue 
for Louis Armstrong)
By ‘bro. zayid’

Put a lock n chain
on yr dreams ygfolk
‘cause they will sure try to take it
Put a lock n chain 
on yr dreams
‘cause they will sure try to take it
make it so big n thick
can’t nobody break it…

Play bluenotes so sharp
it’ll stab the air they’ breathe
I say, play bluenotes so sharp
it’ll stab the air they’ breathe
Hit’em dead in the head 
with they’ mean selfs 
Make all they’ wrongdoin’ bleed…

Use excellence as an attack
make they’ obstacles disappear
Use excellence as an attack
make they’ obstacles disappear
Attack so hard
fill they’ bowels up with fear…

Purple lips dream are precious too, baby
Don’t let’m tell u no lie
Say, purple lip dreams are precious too, baby 
Don’t let’m tell u no lie
Chase’m down like they’ stole from yr mama
Chase’m down till u die…


So get yr chops up
Get yr chops up
Get ready to blow’m away
Get yr chops up
Get yr chops
Get ready to blow’m away
‘cause when they come for u and yr dreams
they’ aint comin to play…

© 1987
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