People Ain’t Folk

His is the bet, this is the miracle move Throw the rigging up on the roof Get the Dodge, sweep up the garage Lock the door and leave a light on in the lodge The were some weapons and a manifesto The paper said the perpetrators expressed no Guilt or regrets, but they had to sweat The DA who found DNA on those cigarettes Heard your sermons read your juvеnilia Blame and invective arе sure to fail ‘ya ‘Cuz folk makin’ threats on used cassettes With paper and pencils and ink they’ll assail ‘ya You bribe your tribe and you cheat your children Swallow your secrets before I spill them Lose the debate, swarm the estate Open up the gate, you can’t wait to thrill them ‘Cuz people ain’t folk And paper ain’t broke C’mon Run from the podium, jump off your ladder Type your resignation ‘cuz words still matter Watch your diction-this ain’t science fiction This is not a pencil, it’s an atom-smasher Stop whining about jobs and freedom Let’s leave ‘em to the mobs who need ‘em People got to lead, folks got to cede So type that shit in your screed and I’ll read it ‘Cuz people ain’t folk And folk ain’t no joke C’mon