(Stevie Wonder / Gary Bird) 1983
Uh, people of the world wherever you be
Welcome to Cosmic University
Where life is the journey and love is the trip
And the study of them will make you hip
I'm professor of the rap and when I speak
I guarantee that my lines will not be weak
They say a mind is a terrible thing to waste
That's why I'm here and on the case
Rapping up every mind with a special degree
In socio-psycholo G.B.E
The Gary Byrd Experience is my course
When you take my class you will feel the force
'Cause I know the roots that the rap is from
When I speak to you I am not dumb
Hear my rap and begin to dance
And I promise you this, you will advance
You may have seen the Raiders of the Lost Ark
But you still left the theater in the dark
So clap your hands to the beat as the Wondersound
And the G.B.E. shine on the crown
[You wear the crown]
[I wear the crown]
[So proud to say]
[That we all wear the crown]
[The crown]
I said once upon a time in Alkebu
Lived the kings and queens who look like you
It was a land of sun with a golden shine
A place that once was yours and mine
Home of a many great dynasty
Who created the science and astronomy
When the Romans came to study man
And the Greeks found out about the plan
In case you wonder what else they did
The Alkebulans created the pyramids
And before Napoleon could even blink
In Alkebu there stood a giant sphinx
Some say they came from outer space
But they are a part of the human race
If you know the place where they can be found
Then you may be the one who can wear the crown
[You wear the crown]
[I wear the crown]
[So proud to say]
[That we all wear the crown]
[The crown]
[I wear the crown]
[You wear the crown]
[So proud to say]
[That we all wear the crown]
[Get down]
[We wear the crown]
(We wear the crown)
Not the greatest dancer with the baddest shoe
Not the slickest robber that you ever knew
Ever wore the crown though they wanted to
But they'll want to until they die
Not a man of science with a PHD
Not a lady of law, Master's degree
Will they wear the crown unless they can see a unique reality
You see when you say you wear the crown
You make sure you know, it is profound
In case it sounds like a mystery
I'm talking about our story
It can make Akenaten nod to you
It can make Nefertiti back in you
With the crown you will begin to glow
When it's secret you begin to know
Next time you feel like you're in a rut
Go see the mighty king of all "King Tut"
It will blow your mind, no doubt it's true
Cuz guess what? King Tut looks just like you
You are Cleopatra, queen of the Nile
The sun would wink when it saw your smile
You are the Hanibal of the history book
And the earth would tremble with your very look
You are the builders of the pyramid
You are the face up on the sphinx
You rode on the Nile in grace and style
Look at yourself today and think
See the hieroglyphics up on the wall
Like the dancers on the floor, they will not fall
If you take one look, get purpose down
And then you will see who wears the crown
[You wear the crown]
[I wear the crown]
[So proud to say]
[That we all wear the crown]
[The crown]
[I wear the crown]
[You wear the crown]
[So proud to say]
[That we all wear the crown]
[Get down]
[You wear the crown]
[I wear the crown]
[So proud to say]
[That we all wear the crown]
[The crown]
[I wear the crown]
[You wear the crown]
[So proud to say]
[That we all wear the crown]
[Get down]
(I do recall so very well when I was just a little boy)
(I used to hurry home from school, I used to always feel so blue)
(Because there was no mention in the books, we read about my heritage)
(So therefore any information that I got was education)
(Bums, hobos at depot stations, I would listen with much patience)
(or to relatives who told the tales that they were told to pass ahead)
(Ah, but then one day from someone old, I heard a story never told)
(Of all the kingdoms of my people, and in how we fought for freedom)
(All about the many things we have unto the world contributed)
(You wear the crown)
[We wear the crown]
(We wear the crown)
It's not Star Wars, it's not Superman
It's not the story of the Ku-Klux-Klan
The crown will appear in the G.B.E.,
but it's never seen on your TV
It's in black and white in your gold mind
A picture so old it defies time
Alex Haley drew it in his book
It's what Kunta kept in his other foot
Ghana Songhay and old Mali
They are the roots of your own family tree
Kingdoms so vast and knowledge wise
They remove cataracts from human eyes
And yet today some refuse to see
And live in fear of their discovery
Now in fourteen hundred and ninety-two
Columbus sailed to ocean, true
But years before in Alkebu
A ship set sail with a chocolate crew
2000 years before Colombo came
The Olmecs paid tribute to their fame
Stone heads with faces eight feet high
That the Hulk could not lift to his thigh
But the facts historians avoid
First to arrive was the Africoid
It may shock the House and Shockley, too
And if you're not prepared, it may shock you
While some had doubts that the world was round
In America guess who wore the crown
[You wear the crown]
[I wear the crown]
[So proud to say]
[That we all wear the crown]
[Get down]
When you wear the crown you will not need
To smoke, to cum, to dust or spit
With the crown you can become the high
And you will make it if you try
But don't you ever forget what it will take
To wear the crown, you can not fake
If you're gonna lead you got to be a king
And give the world your everything
Or be a man like Malcom X
And demand for all the very best
Or conduct the railroad like Harriett
We all owe her a lifetime debt
If you're gonna fight don't do it free
Make 'em pay to see just like Ali
Or sing like Ella and make them guess
Is it you or is it Memorex
If you play a sport, become number one
Like Joe Louis and Jackie Robinson
Make Doctor J your shining star
Shoot black magic, you're with Jabar
Or you can write, then write some books
Like Weston Hughes or Our Miss Brooks
If you think you're smart don't deceive us
be emoted, be a genius
And don't let anybody confuse the fact
You don't wear the crown just because you're black
Everybody in the world has a crowing place
That becomes their culture and their face
And so it is we will not deny
Our history, or buy the line
We have no claim to be renouned
When we were first to wear the crown
[You wear the crown]
[I wear the crown]
[So proud to say]
[That we all wear the crown]
[The crown]
[I wear the crown]
[You wear the crown]
[So proud to say]
[That we all wear the crown]
[Get down]
[You wear the crown]
[I wear the crown]
[So proud to say]
[That we all wear the crown]
[The crown]
[I wear the crown]
[You wear the crown]
[So proud to say]
[That we all wear the crown]
[Get down]
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