When the white man wants things done
He gets them done and that’s no lie
And if someone steps into his way
That someone's gonna die
He storms across the land
And thinks his hand's guided by God
And he’ll make you wash his clothes and cook his food and do odd jobs
If you’ve ever seen a prairie fire
And all the creatures run
Then man you’ve seen the ways
that the white man gets things done
When the white man wants things done
He gets them done and that’s no joke
He’ll only hear that yes, he won’t ever hear that no
He’ll damn up all your rivers
And poison all your crops
You can beg that man for mercy
But you know he’ll never stop
If you've ever seen a building burn
And the smoke block out the sun
Then man you've seen the ways
That the white man gets things done
When the white man wants things done
He gets them done and that's the truth
There not a single way to win
There’s just a million ways to lose
You know he always gets his way and he likes to get it quick
If you think you got a deal than mister you got tricked
If you ever seen a wild beast
Tear apart someone
Then man you've seen the way the white man gets things done
From Let's Make a King, released July 9, 2020
Produced by Roy Gurel
Benjamin Adair Murphy - vocals, outro acoustic guitar
Roy Gurel – acoustic & electric guitars, bass VI, bass, percussion, vocals
Gilber Gilmore - drums
Peter Hess - tenor saxophone
Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Roy Gurel at Roiki Productions in Brooklyn, NYC
Additional recording done in Mexico City at La Bestia Studios by Juan Victor Belisario Figuera
Horns recorded by Peter Hess at Fort Saint Marks, Brooklyn
Music by Benjamin Adair Murphy ASCAP (464341364) Watery Grave Music ASCAP (396517127) and Roy Gurel BMI (520647865)
Lyrics by Benjamin Adair Murphy
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