Gil Scott-Heron's Dead

A rat done bit my sister Nell Cause Gil Scott-Heron's dead And now, no one can tell the tale Cause Gil Scott-Heron's dead And some crazed white man stole my gun The day's pitch black cause there is no sun And I don't know if the war's been won Cause Gil Scott-Heron's The revolution was televised today Cause Gil Scott-Heron's dead Pigs shot brothers on the instant replay Cause Gil Scott-Heron's dead I don't know if I'm right or wrong Say brother! What are the words to that bottle song? This winter in America's too damn long Cause Gil Scott-Heron's dead I loved good poetry until I heard that Gil Scott-Heron was dead I won't know the word from Johannesburg Since Gil Scott-Heron's dead I won't be in that voting booth Because now I finally know the truth But the only conscious words are from my Aunt Ruth Now that Gil Scott-Heron's dead.