Racial Repertoire - Garland Jeffreys ♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫

From the album "Don't Call Me Buckwheat".

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Garland Jeffreys: Vocals
Delmar Brown: Keys & vocals
Graham Maby: Bass & vocals
Stephen Goulding: Drums
Andrea Re: Percussion, keys & vocals
Tony Aiello: Keys, sax & vocals
John Booth: Guitar

Racial Repertoire
Music & Lyrics by Garland Jeffreys

Before I go out on the street
Put on my armor of defense
I never know who I'm gonna meet
To me it never did make much sense
You don't have to go too far
Riding in a subway car
Walk inside a cocktail bar
To feel the racial repertoire

Ever since I was a child
Eyes on me in the grocery store
Maybe it was just a style
Never could figure out what it was for
Lightning bugs in a jelly jar
Driving in my father's car
Even priests and movie stars
They got a racial repertoire

Racial repertoire
Racial repertoire oh oh oh oh
Racial repertoire
Racial repertoire oh oh oh oh

It's become unconscious
Deep within the psyche
Generations stymied
A permanent scar

Even on the beach
When you think you're out of reach
Eyes are back on you
Like you're tainted residue
Even in your neighborhood
When you think you been understood
A walk in a whiskey bar
Feel that racial repertoire

You don't have to go too far
Riding in a subway car
Even priests and movie stars
They got a racial repertoire

Racial repertoire
Racial repertoire oh oh oh oh
Racial repertoire
Racial repertoire oh oh oh oh

Even on the beach
When you think you're out of reach
Eyes are back on you
Like you're tainted residue
Even in your neighborhood
When you think you been understood
A walk in a whiskey bar
Feel that racial repertoire

Blood spit out on the streets
Blood splatter on the walks
Blood spit out on the streets
Blood splatter on the walks

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[The357dragon]

this song applies not only to the United States, but to all of North America!

[geronimomagnifico]

fantastic, great song!

[iesus68]

this is just a great tour, seen it in Roma at Palladium theatre. Five stars gig.

[dren84]

Great album, great song.

[lorenzino1]

The album "Don't call me Buckweat" had always been my prefered one, that's why I don't hesitate to put 5* ! I've written to know where to find the chords & lyrics of this song, and "welcome to the world", but never got an answer! In all cases, this one is a song that I've always liked!I find that it's a good idea to have insert "What's going on" in the video! BYE !

[bluesiemamachica]

Powerful song! I loved how a little Marvin Gaye (What's Going On) was added in the song - how fitting. I'd love to hear Garland do some cover songs - his style is fantastic!

[trelkovsky123]

Excellent song from a very specific performance in Munich! What a marvellous sound, Garland and the band gave the very best.

[lifesabeach714]

Fantastic!