A rat done bit my sister Nell
\
With whitey on the moon
\
Her face and arms began to swell
\
And whitey's on the moon
\
I can't pay no doctor bills
\
But whitey's on the moon
\
Ten years from now I'll be payin' still
\
While whitey's on the moon
\
The man just upped my rent last night
\
Cause whitey's on the moon
\
No hot water, no toilets, no lights
\
But whitey's on the moon
\
I wonder why he's upping me?
\
Cause whitey's on the moon?
\
Well I was already giving him fifty a week
\
With whitey on the moon
\
Taxes taking my whole damn check
\
Junkies making me a nervous wreck
\
The price of food is going up
\
And as if all that shit wasn't enough:
\
A rat done bit my sister Nell
\
With whitey on the moon
\
Her face and arm began to swell
\
And whitey's on the moon
\
Was all that money I made last year
\
For whitey on the moon?
\
How come I ain't got no money here?
\
Hmm! Whitey's on the moon
\
Y'know I just 'bout had my fill
\
Of whitey on the moon
\
I think I'll send these doctor bills
\
Airmail special
\
To whitey on the moon.
-Gil Scott-Heron