MY GIRL
By
Stevie Wonder
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I’ve got sunshine, on a cloudy day…
When its cold outside, I’ve got the month of May.
I’d guess you’d say,
What can make me feel this way?
My girl,
My girl,
My girl,
Talking bout my girl.
My girl!
I’ve got so much honey the bees envy me.
I’ve got a sweeter song than the birds in the trees.
Well I’d guess you’d say,
What can make me feel this way?
My girl,
My girl,
My girl,
Talking bout my girl.
My girl!
I don’t need nobody,
Oh just my baby.
I’ve got all the riches baby,
One man can claim.
I’d guess you’d say,
What can make me feel this way?
My girl,
My girl,
My girl,
Talking bout my girl.
My girl!
GET IT
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… Miss Lady Girl
Is putting her love on the shelf
Cause she don’t want
To be hurt by nobody else
She’s taken her heart
And put it away under lock and key
But it’s high time
Miss Lady Girl sets her heart free and gives her love to me
… Some think that diamond rings, fancy cars
Will make a big impression
But I know that all she needs is my tender
Love and affection
Cause she still says
That no one’s gonna get it
No one’s gonna get it, oh no
But someone’s gotta get it
And I feel that I will be the one who will
… No one’s gonna get it
No one’s gonna get it, oh no
But someone’s gotta get it
And I know that I will be the one who will
… Gonna get it, her love
… Gonna get it, her kisses
… Gonna get it, her heart
… Gonna get it, get it
… Miss Lady Girl
Has buried her feelings deep inside
Cause she don’t want
To be taken for another ride
She’s sick and tired
of being on that lonely merry-go-round
She just don’t know
That the ultimate love
Of her life is about to be found
… They think that ready cash, flashy clothes
Will fill her life with laughter
But I’ve got the very thing that she needs
True love forever after
Then no more will she say
That no one’s gonna get it
No one’s gonna get it, oh no
But someone’s gotta get it
And I feel that I will be the one who will
… No one’s gonna got it
No one’s gonna get It, oh no
But someone’s gonna get it
And I know that I will be the one who will
Gonna get it, her love
Gonna get it, her kisses
Gonna get it, her heart
Gonna get it, gonna get it,
RESPECT
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What you want, baby, I got.
What you need, you know I got it.
All I askin’ is for a little respect
When you come home, baby.
When you come home,
Respect.
I ain’t gonna do you wrong while you gone,
I ain’t gonna do you wrong ’cause I don’t wanna.
All I askin’ is for a little respect
When you come home, baby.
When you come home,
Respect.
I’m out to give you all my money
But all I’m askin in return, honey,
Is to give me my proper respect
When you get home, yeah baby,
When you get home.
Ooh, your kisses sweeter than honey
But guess what, so here’s my money.
All I want you to do for me is give me some here
When you get home, yeah baby,
When you get home.
R-E-S-P-E-C-T,
Find out what it means to me.
R-E-S-P-E-C-T,
Hey Boy, T-C-B.
A little respect …
BLACK MAN
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First man to die
For the flag we now hold high
Was a black man
The ground were we stand
With the flag held in our hand
Was first the red man’s
Guide of a ship
On the first Columbus trip
Was a brown man
The railroads for trains
Came on tracking that was laid
By the yellow man
We pledge allegiance
All our lives
To the magic colors
Red, blue and white
But we all must be given
The liberty that we defend
For with justice not for all men
History will repeat again
It’s time we learned
This World Was Made For All Men
Heart surgery
Was first done successfully
By a black man
Friendly man who died
But helped the pilgrims to survive
Was a red man
Farm workers rights
Were lifted to new heights
By a brown man
Incandescent light
Was invented to give sight
By the white man
We pledge allegiance
All our lives
To the magic colors
Red, blue and white
But we all must be given
The liberty that we defend
For with justice not for all men
History will repeat again
It’s time we learned
This World Was Made For All Men
Hear me out…
Now I know the birthday of a nation
Is a time when a country celebrates
But as your hand touches your heart
Remember we all played a part in America
To help that banner wave
First clock to be made
In America was created
By a black man
Scout who used no chart
Helped lead Lewis and Clark
Was a red man
Use of martial arts
In our country got its start
By a yellow man
And the leader with a pen
Signed his name to free all men
Was a white man
We pledge allegiance
All our lives
To the magic colors
Red, blue and white
But we all must be given
The liberty that we defend
For with justice not for all men
History will repeat again
It’s time we learned
This World Was Made For All Men
This world was made for all men
This world was made for all men
This world was made for all men
God saved His world for all men
All people
All babies
All children
All colors
All races
This world’s for you
and me
This world
My world
Your world
Everybody’s world
This world
Their world
Our world
This world was made for all men
Hear me out…
Who was the first man to set foot on the North Pole?
Matthew Henson – a black man
Who was the first american to show the Pilgrims at Plymouth the secrets of survival in the new world?
Squanto – a red man
Who was the soldier of Company G who won high honors for his courage and heroism in World War 1?
Sing Kee – a yellow man
Who was the leader of united farm workers and helped farm workers maintain dignity and respect?
Caesar Chavez – a brown man
Who was the founder of blood plasma and the director of the Red Cross blood bank?
Dr. Charles Drew – a black man
Who was the first American heroine who aided the Lewis and Clark expedition?
Sacajewa – a red woman
Who was the famous educator and semanticist who made outstanding contributions to education in America?
Hayakawa – a yellow man
Who invented the world’s first stop light and the gas mask?
Garrett Morgan – a black man
Who was the American surgeon who was one of the founders of neurosurgery?
Harvey Williams Cushing – a white man
Who was the man who helped design the nation’s capitol, made the first clock to give time in America and wrote the first almanac?
Benjamin Banneker – a black man
Who was the legendary hero who helped establish the League of Iroquois?
Hiawatha – a red man
Who was the leader of the first microbiotic center in America?
Micho Kushi – a yellow man
Who was the founder of the city of Chicago in 1772?
Jean Baptiste – a black man
Who was one of the organizers of the American Indian Movement?
Denis Banks – a red man
Who was the Jewish financier who raised founds to sponsor Cristopher Columbus’ voyage to America?
Lewis D. Santangel – a white man
Who was the woman who led countless slaves to freedom on the underground rairoad?
Harriet Tubman – a black woman
SUNSET
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Sunset, sunset
It’s sunset, it’s sunset
You went and left happy
You’re all alone
You turned and walked away
About this time of day
It was always sunset
Sunset
I didn’t want you to see me cry
So I turned my head
To hide the tears in my eyes
I turned when evening shadows fall
That’s when I miss you most of all
And oh, it’s sunset
Oh, sunset
BLAME IT ON THE SUN
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Where has my love gone?
How can I go on?
It seems dear love has gone away
Where is my spirit?
I’m nowhere near it,
Oh yes, my love has gone astray
But I’ll blame it on the sun,
The sun that didn’t shine,
I’ll blame it on the wind and the trees
I’ll blame it on the time that never was enough,
I’ll blame it on the tide and the sea,
But, my heart blames it on me
Who poured the love out?
What made this bitter doubt?
Is peace not here for me to see?
Wish I could tell you,
What I am feeling,
But, words won’t come for me to speak
But I’ll blame it on the sun,
That didn’t fill the sky,
I’ll blame it on the birds and the trees
I’ll blame it on the day that ended once too soon,
I’ll blame it on the nights that could not be,
But, my heart blames it on me
…Yeh, yeh, yeh, ooh,
Your heart blames it on you this time