Did You Hear What They Said?

Gil Scott-Heron

Did you hear what they said?
Did you hear what they said?
Did you hear what they said?
They said another brother's dead
They said he's dead, but he can't be buried
They said he's dead, but he can't be buried
Come on, come on, come on, come on
This can't be real

Did you hear what they said?
Did you hear what they said?
Did you hear what they said?
They said, they shot him in his head
A shot in the head to save his country
A shot in the head to save his country
Come on, come on, come on, come on
This can't be real

Did you hear what they said?
Yeah, did you hear what they said?
Did you hear what they said?
About his mother and how she cried
They said she cried 'cause her only son was dead
They said she cried 'cause her only son was dead
Woman, could you imagine if your only son was dead
And somebody told you he couldn't be buried?
Yeah, come on, come on, come on, come on
This can't be real

Trivia about the song Did You Hear What They Said? by Gil Scott-Heron

On which albums was the song “Did You Hear What They Said?” released by Gil Scott-Heron?
Gil Scott-Heron released the song on the albums “Free Will” in 1972 and “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised” in 1974.

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