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117 lines
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21st century black warrior wimmins chant
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for strengthening the nerves
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& getting yourself together
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sisters mothers cousins girlfriends
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aunties lovers grandmothers daughters
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we honor yo bad wimmins selves
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we pour libation to you
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sisters mothers cousins girlfriends
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aunties lovers grandmothers daughters
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you who sing the original break(out) songs: steal away/steal away/
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steal away/cuz we aint got long to stay here
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you who wont bow down to no father or husband or lover or boss
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or government
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you who are the womanlover or the manlover
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you who waylay rapists and child abusers and absentee landlords
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in the alleyways and on the rooftops
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you who resist the dopedealer and outslick the pimp
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you who keep mr executives hands in their place
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you who plan and carry out the work slowdown and the strike
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you who outmaneuver the overseer in the fields under the hot sun
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or in the factory on the airconditioned assemblyline
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you who break up all madames fine china and sprinkle rust on her
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imported linens
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you who mix dried blood and powdered glass into mastas quiche&
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salad
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you who raise children to love themselves and create solutions
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you who dream and plan and work with us for the future
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with
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yo
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bad wimmins
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selves
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we honor you
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with yo bad wimmins selves
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we pour libation to you
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with yo bad wimmins selves
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we wear your colors
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with yo bad wimmins selves
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we eat your foods
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with yo bad wimmins selves
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we dance your dances
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with yo bad wimmins selves
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cuz you give us something
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with yo bad wimmins selves
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that is carrying us through this world
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with yo bad wimmins selves
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we honor you
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with yo bad wimmins selves
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we call on you
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with yo bad wimmins selves
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witness us in our battles
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with yo bad wimmins selves
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witness us in our battles
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with yo bad wimmins selves
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witness us in our battles
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with you bad wimmins selves
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with
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yo
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bad
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wimmins
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selves
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Copied without permission from _Sister_No_Blues_ by hattie gossett
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Published by Firebrand Books.
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