What Does “Woke” Mean? (Re Racism)

Lyrics by: Lee Stanfield
Gaggle: Tucson Raging Grannies
Tune: How to Get to Sesame Street
Date Written or Updated: 03/31/23

Wo-oke” just means awake

                                    to how ra-cis-m

                                    makes its way into

                                    things we say                                 

                                    into things we say al-most ev’r-y day!           

 

                                    Mo-ost white folks           

                                    have not had to think

                                    about how words can

                                    affect o-o-thers

                                    a-ffect folks of man-y oth-er colors!

 

                                    “Wo-oke”s a good thing to be

                                    It  means  that I real-ly

                                    care a-bout

                                    ev‘ry-one I see…..

                                    in-clud-ing those who look diff’rent from me!

 

same tune as last line->      WOKE“S A GOOD THING TO B-E-E-E !

(very slow and distinctly)