Sunday Song: Gil Scott-Heron | Whitey on the Moon (A Tribute to Billionaires in Space)

By Gil Scott-Heron, YouTube

25 July 21

Jazz poet, early rapper Gil Scott-Heron, NYC circa 1970. (photo: Flying Dutchman Records)

Lyrics, Gil Scott-Heron, Whitey On The Moon.
Written by Gil Scott-Heron, from the 1970 album, Small Talk at 125th and Lenox.

A rat done bit my sister Nell
With Whitey on the moon
Her face and arms began to swell
And Whitey's on the moon

I can't pay no doctor bills
But Whitey's on the moon
Ten years from now I'll be paying still
While Whitey's on the moon

You know, the man just upped my rent last night
Cause Whitey's on the moon
No hot water, no toilets, no lights
But Whitey's on the moon

I wonder why he's uppin' me?
Cause Whitey's on the moon?
Well i was already given him fifty a week
And now Whitey's on the moon

Taxes takin' my whole damn check
The junkies make me a nervous wreck
The price of food is goin up
And if all that crap wasn't enough
A rat done bit my sister nell
With Whitey on the moon

Her face and arms began to swell
And Whitey's on the moon

With all that money i made last year
For Whitey on the moon
How come I ain't got no money here?
Hmm, Whitey's on the moon

You know I just about had my fill
Of Whitey on the moon
I think I'll send these doctor bills
airmail special
(To Whitey on the moon)