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which is the single best lyric or these lyrics

Poll Results

Option	Votes
Civilization, are we really civilized, yes or no? Who are we to judge ?	6
Mr.Wendal has freedom, a free that you and I think is dumb	4
He gives me some knowledge, I buy him some shoes	3
Uncivilized we call him, but I just saw him eat off the food we waste	1
Be strong, serve God only, know that if you do, beautiful heaven awaits	1
Free to be without the worries of a quick-to-diss society, for Mr.Wendal's a bum	1
When thousands of innocent men could be brutally enslaved and killed over a racist grudge	0
Mr.Wendal has tried to warn us about our ways but we don't hear him talk	0
Is it his fault when we've gone too far, and we got too far, cause on him we walk	0
Mr.Wendal, a man, a human in flesh, but not by law	0
Here, have a dollar, in fact no brotherman here, have two	0
His only worries are sickness and an occasional harassment by the police and their chase	0
And to think blacks spend all that money on big colleges, still most of y'all come out confused	0
Never thought twice about spending on a ol' bum, until I had the chance to really get to know one	0
Two dollars means a snack for me, but it means a big deal to you	0
I feed you dignity to stand with pride, realize that all in all you stand tall	0

― rip whiney g weingarten 03/11 never forget (history mayne), Sunday, 5 December 2010 16:08 (fourteen years ago)

I love this song.

― Lazarus Niles-Burnham (res), Sunday, 5 December 2010 16:12 (fourteen years ago)

Voted for He gives me some knowledge, I buy him some shoes

― Lazarus Niles-Burnham (res), Sunday, 5 December 2010 16:13 (fourteen years ago)

His only worries are sickness and an occasional harassment by the police and their chase

lol forgot about this one

― look at it, pwn3d, made u look at my peen/vadge (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 5 December 2010 16:16 (fourteen years ago)

"quick-to-diss society" rattled off like it's just a common phrase is definitely one of the more memorably awkward moments here, but i'm not sure if i'm voting for it.

― It's Long Like Donkey Dong (some dude), Sunday, 5 December 2010 16:18 (fourteen years ago)

Mr.Wendal has freedom, a free that you and I think is dumb

more big lols here

― It's Long Like Donkey Dong (some dude), Sunday, 5 December 2010 16:19 (fourteen years ago)

for a guy named Speech he really did have a pretty tortured relationship with language

― It's Long Like Donkey Dong (some dude), Sunday, 5 December 2010 16:19 (fourteen years ago)

this is probably a good time for the confession that Arrested Development was one of the first rap CDs i ever bought. and i don't even mean the popular album, i mean their MTV Unplugged. that's like a whole other stratosphere of corny.

― It's Long Like Donkey Dong (some dude), Sunday, 5 December 2010 16:20 (fourteen years ago)

Uncivilized we call him, but I just saw him eat off the food we waste

I mean -- I'd forgive this if he could rap it with any conviction.

― look at it, pwn3d, made u look at my peen/vadge (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 5 December 2010 16:21 (fourteen years ago)

wow, surprised at the hate for this song

― Lazarus Niles-Burnham (res), Sunday, 5 December 2010 17:22 (fourteen years ago)

a free that you and I think is dumb ftw

― the tune is space, Sunday, 5 December 2010 17:32 (fourteen years ago)

Shoes line going to walk this.

― rappa ternt sagna (jim in glasgow), Sunday, 5 December 2010 17:46 (fourteen years ago)

"Mr.Wendal has tried to warn us about our ways but we don't hear him talk"

Because people are loath to take advice from someone with no shoes.

― The baby boomers have defined everything once and for all (Dorianlynskey), Sunday, 5 December 2010 17:48 (fourteen years ago)

and he eats dirty food!

― look at it, pwn3d, made u look at my peen/vadge (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 5 December 2010 17:48 (fourteen years ago)

you judgmental fuckers

― Lazarus Niles-Burnham (res), Sunday, 5 December 2010 17:50 (fourteen years ago)

I would find this less awesomely condescending (though no less clunky) if it were based on someone Speech actually knew. Sounds too much like a noble savage archetype. Never realised how bad the lyrics are till I saw them written down like this.

Weird proto-College Dropout sentiments here:

And to think blacks spend all that money on big colleges, still most of y'all come out confused

― The baby boomers have defined everything once and for all (Dorianlynskey), Sunday, 5 December 2010 18:05 (fourteen years ago)

I didn't realize how much freedom the homeless had, now I am a little jealous. I'm tied to this 9-5.

― Mark, Sunday, 5 December 2010 18:22 (fourteen years ago)

Weird proto-College Dropout sentiments here:

And to think blacks spend all that money on big colleges, still most of y'all come out confused

lol weird to peg this (or anything?) as 'proto-college dropout sentiment' tbf

― tremendoid, Sunday, 5 December 2010 21:14 (fourteen years ago)

mr wendal vs wendell gee

― buzza, Sunday, 5 December 2010 21:19 (fourteen years ago)

Civilization, are we really civilized, yes or no? Who are we to judge ?

I love this one, its like... man, do you want an answer or not?

― the structuralist constructions of (Viceroy), Sunday, 5 December 2010 22:03 (fourteen years ago)

This song is a camp classic imo.

― What are you doing here? (dog latin), Monday, 6 December 2010 12:33 (fourteen years ago)

Mr.Wendal, a man, a human in flesh, but not by law

Shit gets deep here.

― Tim F, Monday, 6 December 2010 12:36 (fourteen years ago)

For a rap song, I even quite like it musically in a way. And the lyrics are indeed pretty strong. Love the "Uncivilized we call him, but I just saw him eat off the food we waste/Civilization, are we really civilized, yes or no? Who are we to judge ?" passage.

― You're Twistin' My Melody Man! (Geir Hongro), Monday, 6 December 2010 12:38 (fourteen years ago)

http://www.eastendtalking.org.uk/files/zones/thinkAboutIt/images/icons/think.gif

― The baby boomers have defined everything once and for all (Dorianlynskey), Monday, 6 December 2010 12:46 (fourteen years ago)

Mr.Wendal has tried to warn us about our ways but we don't hear him talk

fave ting abt song is the way we never actually hear him talk

― rip whiney g weingarten 03/11 never forget (history mayne), Monday, 6 December 2010 13:49 (fourteen years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

― System, Tuesday, 14 December 2010 00:01 (fourteen years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

― System, Wednesday, 15 December 2010 00:01 (fourteen years ago)

one of the worst bands ever

― from the lowly milligeir to the mighty gigahongro (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 15 December 2010 00:48 (fourteen years ago)

"Mr. Wendal" is basically a reconstruction of De La Soul's "Eye Know" minus Steely Dan.

― Zsa Zsa Gay Bar (jaymc), Wednesday, 15 December 2010 01:37 (fourteen years ago)

minus wit and talent.

― Gus Van Sotosyn (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 15 December 2010 01:38 (fourteen years ago)

Yeah, I'm just talking about the music.

― Zsa Zsa Gay Bar (jaymc), Wednesday, 15 December 2010 01:46 (fourteen years ago)

Actually, if you'd added that intro yell, that would have been my vote.

― Mark G, Wednesday, 15 December 2010 09:35 (fourteen years ago)

Speech does seem to be a graduate of the Edward D. Wood school of English which is oddly constructed, but as clunky as those lines are, for me his flow + that groove = <3

― He stayed true to what he is. Now he murders deer! (Dan Peterson), Friday, 17 December 2010 20:29 (fourteen years ago)

I can't believe I missed this. This song's my jam.

― ENBB, Friday, 17 December 2010 20:33 (fourteen years ago)

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