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Correct Della Blackman/Pick And Choose Lyrics
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Correct Della Blackman/Pick And Choose
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Della Blackman married a white man Who lived on the other side of town Her husband had friends That disapproved of the marriage They wore white hoods Saying Klu Klux Klan Aunt Della was told To forget about her ancestry She denied her mama's blood was red as the land If she would ever see her family or people Della was warned to walk on by You've got to pick and choose in this world There's a right and wrong You gotta know it in your heart But when the time has come Creator will do what is done But until then you've got to pick and choose One day a postcard came in the mail A family picnic, she was invited to Della was warned that she had better not go Well, what do you think this woman did do? Aunt Della remembered the strength of her family Yeah, the singing, laughter, and mama's love she missed Therefore she said, "I'll be damned if I don't! I'll go Pack up my bags and see my folks! " To get to the picknick, Della walked through the woods She heard footsteps of the living dead Aunt Della started to run, screaming to her family But no one heard the final warning had come A group of angry men violated Della and Left her in the woods, hard to identify When her family got the news, They summoned all her people In silence they carried her body home. Chorus Della Blackman, was buried with her people Many who'd been taken down from the land Everyday you'd see her husband standing by her grave, As if he were the ghost and Della had been saved! Chorus
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