Caroling Dusk/Nigger
For works with similar titles, see Nigger.
NIGGER
A Chant for Children
Little Black boy
Chased down the street—
“Nigger, nigger never die
Black face an’ shiney eye,
Nigger . . . nigger . . . nigger . . .”
Chased down the street—
“Nigger, nigger never die
Black face an’ shiney eye,
Nigger . . . nigger . . . nigger . . .”
Hannibal . . . Hannibal
Bangin’ thru the Alps
Licked the proud Romans,
Ran home with their scalps—
“Nigger . . . nigger . . . nigger . . .”
Bangin’ thru the Alps
Licked the proud Romans,
Ran home with their scalps—
“Nigger . . . nigger . . . nigger . . .”
Othello . . . black man
Mighty in war
Listened to Iago
Called his wife a whore—
“Nigger . . . nigger . . . nigger . . .”
Mighty in war
Listened to Iago
Called his wife a whore—
“Nigger . . . nigger . . . nigger . . .”
Crispus . . . Attucks
Bullets in his chest
Red blood of freedom
Runnin’ down his vest
“Nigger . . . nigger . . . nigger . . .”
Bullets in his chest
Red blood of freedom
Runnin’ down his vest
“Nigger . . . nigger . . . nigger . . .”
Toussant . . . Toussant
Made the French flee
Fought like a demon
Set his people free—
“Nigger . . . nigger . . . nigger . . .”
Made the French flee
Fought like a demon
Set his people free—
“Nigger . . . nigger . . . nigger . . .”
Jesus . . . Jesus
Son of the Lord
—Spit in his face
—Nail him on a board
“Nigger . . . nigger . . . nigger . . .”
Son of the Lord
—Spit in his face
—Nail him on a board
“Nigger . . . nigger . . . nigger . . .”
Little Black boy
Runs down the street—
“Nigger, nigger never die
Black face an’ shiney eye,
Nigger . . . nigger . . . nigger . . .”
Runs down the street—
“Nigger, nigger never die
Black face an’ shiney eye,
Nigger . . . nigger . . . nigger . . .”