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Prescott Went Slummin'

from Songs​-​of​-​the​-​Week by Ira Marlowe

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A paen to those who love everything black except actual black people.

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Prescott went slummin'
tied a rope around his waist and headed up to Harlem
stopped into Sylvia's for coffee and dessert
ripped the alligator off his Izod shirt

Prescott went slummin'
singin' Waiting For The Man and chasin' round the women
Bonesaw Joe saw him trippin' up the street
saggin' so low and movin' to the beat of the--

Music, anyone can hear it
anybody listenin', anybody with a spirit
Music enough to keep you alive
in these dark dark days, in these dark dark times

Twistin' and jivin'
scared half to death ut never more alive and
trying to get Muffy on his iPhone 10
grinnin' with the livin' and dancin' to the din of the--

CHORUS

Prescott went runnin'
lady with a baby carriage--
thought he saw a gun and
did the uptown flag-down, first cab on Powell
Coverin' his ears from the clatter and the howl of the--

CHORUS

Prescott went slummin'

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from Songs​-​of​-​the​-​Week, released February 19, 2016

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Ira Marlowe Berkeley, California

Ira Marlowe's songs have appeared in indy films, been featured on NPR and Dr. Demento, and received a Parent's Choice Award. He's taught songwriting at UC Berkeley and penned the tunes for four shows by a Tony-winning theatre troupe.

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