No Knock

GIL SCOTT-HERON

You explained it to me I must admit
But just for the record you were talkin' shit
Y'all rap about no knock bein' legislated
For the people you've always hated
In this hell hole you, we, call home

No knock, the man will say
To keep that man from beating his wife
No knock, the man will say
To keep people from themselves

No knockin', head-rockin', inter-shockin'
Shootin', cussin', killin', cryin', lyin'
And bein' white
No knock

No knocked on my brother Fred Hampton
Bullet holes all over the place
No knocked on my brother Michael Harris
And jammed a shotgun against his skull

For my protection?
Who's gonna protect me from you?
The likes of you?
The nerve of you?
Your tomato face deadpan
Your dead hands ending another freedom fan

No knockin', head rockin', inter-shockin'
Shootin', cussin', killin', cryin', lyin'
And bein' white

But if you're wise, no knocker
You'll tell your no-knockin' lackeys
Ha!
No knock on my brother's head
No knock on my sister's head
No knock on my brother's head
No knock on my sister's head

And double lock your door
Because soon someone may be no-knockin'
Ha, ha!
For you

Trivia about the song No Knock by Gil Scott-Heron

On which albums was the song “No Knock” 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.
Who composed the song “No Knock” by Gil Scott-Heron?
The song “No Knock” by Gil Scott-Heron was composed by GIL SCOTT-HERON.

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