Mos Def Dollar Day (Surprise, Surprise) Lyrics

There's a story about the lady in Lousiana. She's a flood survivor and the rescue teams; they come through, I guess trying to recover people. And they see this woman, she's wading through the streets. I guess it had been sometime after the storm, and they were shocked that she was alive. Rescue worker said to her "Oh my god, how did you survive? How did you do it? Where have you been?" She says "Where I been? Where you been? Where you been?" Know what I'm saying?

This is for the streets, the streets everywhere,
The streets affected by the storm called, America,
I'm doin' this for ya'll, as for me, for the Creator,

(Chorus)

God save these streets,
One dollar per every human being,
Feel that Katrina Clap,
See that Katrina Clap,

(Verse I)

Listen homie, It's dollar day in New Orleans,
It's where there water everywhere and people dead in the street (eet eets),
And Mr. President he 'bout that cash,
He got a policy for handlin' the bruthas and trash,
And if you poor you black,
I laugh a laugh, they won't give when you ask,
You betta off on crack, dead or in jail, or with a gun in Iraq (a aq),
And it's as simple as that,
No opinion my man it's mathematical fact,
Listen, a million poor since 2004,
And they got illions and killions to waste on the War,
And make you question what the taxes is for,
Or the cost to reinforce the broke levee wall,
Tell the boss he shouldn't be the boss anymore (or or),
Ya'll bae-li-means (???),

(Chorus)

God save these streets,
One dollar per every human being,
Feel that Katrina Clap,
See that Katrina Clap,
God save these streets,
Quit bein' cheap brutha freedom ain't free,
Feel that Katrina Clap,
See that Katrina Clap,

Lord have mercy,
Lord God God save our souls,
A-God save our souls, A-God,
A-God save our souls,
Lord God God save our souls,
A-God save our soul soul soul,
Soul Survivor,

(Verse II)

It's dollar day in New Orleans,
It's where water everywhere and baby's dead in the stree (ee eets),
It's enough to make you holler out,
Like where the f___ is Sir Bono and his famous friends now,
Don't get it twisted man I dig U2,
But if you aint about the ghetto, Then f___ You Too,
Who care bout Rock N' Roll when babies can't eat food,
Listen homie that s___ ain't cool,

It's like dollar day for New Orleans,
It's where the water everywhere and homies dead in the stree (ee eets),
And Mr. President's a natural a__,
He out treatin' bruthas worse than they treat the trash,

(Chorus)

God save these streets,
One dollar per every human being,
Feel that Katrina Clap!
See that Katrina Clap!
God save these streets,
Quit bein' cheap brutha freedom ain't free!
Feel that Katrina Clap!
See that Katrina Clap,

Soul Survivor,
Lord God God save our souls,
A-God save our souls, A-God,
A-God save our souls,
Lord God God save our souls,
A-God save our soul A-God A-God save us,

(Verse III)

Lord did not inten (yen-end) for the wicked to rule the world,
Say God could not inten (yen-end) for the wicked the rule the wor (o oorld),
God did not inten (yen-end) for the wicked to rule the world,
And even when they knew it's a matter of truth, before they wicked ruling is through,

(Chorus)

God save these streets,
A-dollar day for New Orleans,
God save these streets,
Quit bein' cheap homie freedom ain't free,

Soul Survivor,
Lord God God save our souls,
A-God save God save our souls,

Feel that Katrina Clap!
Let's make them dollars stack!
And rebuild these streets,
God save these streets,
God save these streets,
God save the soul,
Feel that Katrina Clap!
See that Katrina Clap!

Soul Survivor,

Don't talk about it, Be about it, Peace.