He walked the streets and carried the gun,
To save his people and family
From those who've killed us for four hundred years,
We say, Bobby must be set tree, Bobby must be set Free.
They say that he killed a brother
But this we know, just cannot be
He’s proven his love for his people.
That’s why Bobby must be set free, Bobby must be set Free.
How many more brothers must die
Before we all finally see
The oppressor has no rights we are bound to respect,
That’s why Bobby must be set free, Bobby must be set Free.
We won’t sacrifice our Chairman
‘Cause his life means our destiny
If we must we’ll hold back the night
Bobby must be set free, we said;
BOBBY MUST BE SET FREE!
To save his people and family
From those who've killed us for four hundred years,
We say, Bobby must be set tree, Bobby must be set Free.
They say that he killed a brother
But this we know, just cannot be
He’s proven his love for his people.
That’s why Bobby must be set free, Bobby must be set Free.
How many more brothers must die
Before we all finally see
The oppressor has no rights we are bound to respect,
That’s why Bobby must be set free, Bobby must be set Free.
We won’t sacrifice our Chairman
‘Cause his life means our destiny
If we must we’ll hold back the night
Bobby must be set free, we said;
BOBBY MUST BE SET FREE!
Contributed by Alessandro - 2010/2/1 - 09:47
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Scritta da Bill Calhoun, leader del gruppo che fu la “house resident band” del Black Panther Party.
La canzone è dedicata a Bobby Seale, fondatore delle BP con Huey P. Newton. Nel 1968 Bobby Seal fu l’ottavo dei cosiddetti “Chicago Seven”, i militanti radicali (in testa a tutti Abbie Hoffman) imputati di cospirazione e incitamento alla ribellione per i disordini scoppiati durante la convention del partito democratico. Ma la posizione di Seale fu stralciata perché leader delle BP e perché subito si scagliò contro il giudice chiamandolo “cane fascista”, “porco” e “razzista”… la giustizia decise quindi di riservargli un trattamento “di riguardo”… A questo si aggiunse l’accusa – mai dimostrata – di essere il mandante del brutale omicidio di Alex Rackley, un presunto infiltrato dela polizia nel movimento…