Sister Sadie
(' 2005 Kristin Diable)

The church was selling their religion
With a free cup of iced tea
And the librarian was selling books
On a thousand different things

The metropolitan mother, bought her daughter privileged shoes
While out on the street corner, the beggars, we had nothing to lose
We sang,

Sister Sadie girl save yourself
For I cannot help you now
Didn't you hear the news this morning?
Our government bought us right out

Spent your whole life trying
To get free
But from what you are not sure
You were an outstanding citizen
Paid your taxes, your room, and all your board

and you worked everyday from sunrise to set
To give your children what you could never get
Then they took your only son, never to return
And what you got to show for it?
Let me hear you sing'

Sister Sadie girl save yourself
For god cannot help us now
Didn't you hear the news this morning?
The rich man he bought us right out

SISTER SADIE, won't you help me?
I will not live this way
SISTER SADIE, won't you help me
We will not be the slaves.

Oh my sister Sadie, my sweet sister Sadie.