Gil Scott-Heron - Did You Hear What They Said? lyrics

Did you hear what they said?
Did you hear what they said?
Did you hear what they said?
They said another brother's dead
They said he's dead, but he can't be buried
They said he's dead, but he can't be buried
Come on, come on, come on, come on
This can't be real

Did you hear what they said?
Did you hear what they said?
Did you hear what they said?
They said they shot him in his head
A shot in the head to save his country
A shot in the head to save his country
Come on, come on, come on, come on
This can't be real

Did you hear what they said?
Yeah, did you hear what they said?
Did you hear what they said
About his mother and how she cried?
They said she cried ‘cause her
Only son was dead
They said she cried ‘cause her
Only son was dead
Woman, could you imagine if your
Only son was dead and, and somebody told you
He couldn't be buried
Hey, hey come on, come on, come on, come on
This can't be real