Well it wasn't too very long ago you know some folks walked with a hi-dee-ho <br />And other folks walked around kind of low <br />Sayin' Yowzah and Sho nuff and Yassuh boss <br />It was ashes to ashes and dust to dust and they didn't believe in makin' a fuss <br />So they quietly moved to the back of the bus <br />They just say Yowzah and Sho nuff and Yassuh boss <br />And when things got rough they did a little prayin' <br />Little arm wavin' and a little bit of swayin' <br />Didn't do no good they kept right on a sayin' <br />Sayin' Yowzah and Sho nuff and Yassuh boss <br />So they all went out and did a little standin' little less askin' and a lot more demandin' <br />Little less liftin' and a little less totin' a lot more thinkin' and a lot more votin' <br />A lot less hopin' a lot less waitin' <br />A whole lot more demonstratin'a lot less pearly gate'n' <br />A lot more fightin' and a lot more walkin' until finally no one at all was talkin' <br />Like Yowzah and Sho nuff and Yassuh boss <br />The end of this story is plain to see they finally achieved equality <br />And now like you and me they can stand up strong and free <br />And say Yes sir and Of course sir and Anything you say JB<br /><br />Sheldon Allan Silverstein<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/yowzah/
