Who Stole The Soul? Lyrics - Public Enemy

Once again this is it, turn it up 

Here we go, but this time the rhyme 

Gonna ask who did the crime 

Then let's get down to the nitty-gritty 

I wanna know who picked Wilson's pocket 

After he rocket it, fact, he shocked it 

Same kinda thing they threw at James 

And what did to Redd was a shame 

The bigger the Black get, the bigger the feds want 

A piece of that booty 

Intentional rape system, like we ain't 

Payed enough in this bitch, that's why I dissed them 

I learned we earned, got no concern 

Instead we burned so where the hell is our return? 

Plain and simp the system's a pimp 

But I refuse to be a ho 

Who stole the soul? 

Who stole the soul? 

Who stole the soul? 

Who stole the soul? Yeah 

Ain't no different than in South Africa 

Over here they'll go 

After ya to steal your soul 

Like over there they stole our gold 

Yo, they say the Black don't know how to act 

'Cause we're waitin' for the big payback 

But we know it'll never come 

That's why I say come and get some 

Why when the Black move it, Jack moves out 

Come to stay Jack moves away 

Ain't we all people? 

How the hell can a color be no good to a neighborhood? 

Help, straight me out 

'Cause my tribe gets a funny vibe 

Sayin' I'm wrong for singin' a song 

Without solutions all the dancers answer questions 

Try to be the best and 

Let everybody know before I blow 

'Cause I wanna know 

What sucker stole the soul? 

Who stole the soul? 

Who stole the soul? 

Who stole the soul? 

We choose to use their ways and holidays 

Notice some of them are heller days 

Invented by those who never repented 

For the sins within that killed my kin 

That's alright, I try do what a brother does 

But I'll never know if you're my cause 

That's why I try my best to unite 

Damn the rest if they don't like it 

Banned from many arenas 

Word from the motherland has anybody seen her 

Jack was nimble, Jack was quick 

Got a question for Jack, ask him 

40 acres and a mule Jack 

Where is it? Why'd you try to fool the Black? 

It wasn't you but you pledge allegiance 

To the red, white and blue 

Sucker that stole the soul