Soul for Sale

Wynton Marsalis

[SLAVE BUYER]
What a great day for shoppin'
I can feel money droppin'
People, that's what I'm coppin'
Soul for sale

Checkin' their teeth and hairlines
Pinchin' a buck whose skin shines
Lookin' for brown concubines
Soul for sale

I like my Negroes real
Simple but plentiful of feelin'
Think we can make a deal
Nine hundred! What! Have you lost your mind?
I call that stealin'

What'cha got to make my corn grow?
New pipes for my tobacco
Yes, and let's see that Negro
Soul for sale

[Scat]

Soul for sale

[Scat]

Oh, I can't wait to buy some
Let's see 'em skip, hop and run
Darky, let go of that young 'un!
Soul for sale

I like my Negroes real
Simple but plentiful of feelin'
Think we can make a deal?
Nine hundred! What! Have you lost your mind?
I call that stealin'

Picks, hammers, mules, plows, and hoes
A passel of northern dress clothes
Oh, and I'll take those Negroes
Soul for sale

[Scat]

Trivia about the song Soul for Sale by Wynton Marsalis

When was the song “Soul for Sale” released by Wynton Marsalis?
The song Soul for Sale was released in 1997, on the album “Blood on the Fields”.

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