Whitey On The Moon

by Gil Scott-Heron

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 the rent last night

cause whitey's on the moon.

No hot water, no toilet, no lights

but whitey's on the moon.

I wonder why he's upping me

cause whitey's on the moon?

Why I was already giving him 50 a week

and now whitey's on the moon.

Taxes taking my whole damn check,

the junkies make me a nervous wreck,

the price of food is going up,

and as 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

air mail special, to whitey on the moon.

-- Gil Scott-Heron, "Small Talk At 125th and Lenox," Flying Dutchman Records.