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lyrics

Who’s afraid of the big bad wolf
He’ll huff and he’ll puff
And he’ll blow your door down!

Hey Mis’tah
You got dat nice fine lawn,
how would you like it
If I build a sports bar next door to you?
We’ll call it Mr. Magoo.
And hey sister, you got dat nice
find condominium, how would you like it,
If I built a CHA next door to you?
We’ll call it mixed income housing baby

I’m the big bad wolf
I’m big bad azz wolf
I’ll huff and I’ll puff,
and I’ll blow your fuckin’ door down.
I play the race card baby
I ain’t afraid of you.
That’s how the west was won,
that’s how the south was lost.
I’m a big bad wolf, dressed
in chic clothing baby. I’ll be
your yellow school bus! I’ll take
all your little problems, away.

I’m a big bad wolf
I’m a big bad azz wolf.
I’ll huff and I’ll puff
and I’ll blow your fuckin’ door down

Look, look, it’s the big bad wolf
Huffin’ and puffin’ on another beedi

Look! It’s the big bad wolf
Comin’ through yo door,
got you shook, asking me for a beedi,
actin’ like he down with me,
but he don’t know me, he wannah be free,
using his money like a shank
Putting all my money in ‘his bank.
Take away what we started,
make us feel like we ain’t got no heart
with each other, acttin’ like my brother.
Separation is the name of his game.
Ain’t it a shame!
He ain’t shit,
see, I know his hold trip
I ain’t afraid of that punk
yo who’s afraid?
I ain’t afraid, we all need to get together
split that motherfucker’s wig today.

Who’s afraid of the big bad wolf
The big bad wolf, the big bad wolf
The big bad wolf, the big bad wolf,

I play the race card baby
I ain’t afraid of you
It’s how the west was won
It’s how the south was lost

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from Marvin Tate's D​-​Settlement, released November 4, 2022

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Marvin Tate's D-Settlement Chicago, Illinois

D-Settlement were Chicago’s best-kept secret: a trailblazing, diverse band mixing R&B, soul, punk, gospel and funk with biting wit and political commentary. Led by Marvin Tate — a poet, artist, playwright and raconteur who wore pipe cleaners in his hair — and supported by a large, dynamic cast of characters, their music was both of and ahead of its time. ... more

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