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歌詞
[Verse 1]
You know, I was in New York City a few months ago
And the garbage and the trash men were on strike
I'm talking about the maintenance people for the city
What they were trying to do was, they were trying to get
A little more money, you know, get a little raise in pay?
But at that particular time, the city was broke
They were about ready to declare default
I tell you, the garbage in some places
Was stacked up two, three stories high
At night, heh, boy, at night
It wasn't even safe to walk the streets, you see
'Cause the rats, the roaches, and the water bugs
I mean they were hustlin', baby
Trying to get something to eat, see
[Verse 2]
And let me tell you something, it was stinkin'
Boy, and there was all kind of disease in there
You know, but it only brought to mind the fact
That you can no longer depend on the man downtown
To take care of business like he's supposed to, when he's supposed to
In order for us to get it like it's supposed to be
As far as cleanliness, you know, and safety?
We gotta get together and do it for ourselves
That's the only way it's gonna be done
And you know what I'm talking about?
Let me tell you what I mean
[Verse 3]
(Clean it up, clean it up) Well, y'all, get it
(Clean it up, clean it up) You gotta get it
(Clean it up, clean it up) Get it, you know you get it
(Clean it up, clean it up)
[Verse 4]
Ghetto, talkin' 'bout the ghetto
Ghetto is our home
That's where we live, where we live
Get your paint, get your hammer, your nails
Get your brooms, your mop, and your pails
We gonna wash it, polish
And make it all clean
[Verse 5]
Let's wash away all of the sin
Time for a new life to begin
In the ghetto
[Verse 6]
I said, clean it up, clean it up
I said we gonna, clean it up, clean it up
Because the ghetto, I said the ghetto
Ghetto is our home
(That's where we live, where we live)
[Verse 7]
Let's paint a sign everybody can read
Let's get rid of everything we don't need
The pushers, the dealers, the pocketbook snatchers, and thieves
[Verse 8]
Let's make the streets safe for women to walk
Let's get rid of all the vulgar talk
We gotta do it in order for us to survive
I said we gotta
[Verse 9]
(Clean it up, clean it up) Yeah, well, do it
We, we got to, yeah, hey (Clean it up, clean it up)
Ghetto, it's in the ghetto
Ghetto, ghetto is our home
That's where we live from day to day
(That's where we live, where we live) Yeah
[Verse 10]
All of you brothers that live on the main line
You lived in the ghetto, once upon a time
We need everybody to lend a hand
Now you've helped everybody else
Now's the time for you to help yourself
We can't depend, depend on the people downtown
Well, well, get it up, get it up
Clean it up, clean it up (Well, well, well, now get it up)
You better, better clean it up, clean it up
Hey, hey, hey, hey
[Verse 11]
(Ghetto) In the ghetto, ghetto, ghetto is our home
Hey, that's where we live, where we live
Whoa, I said downtown (Clean it up, clean it up)
(Come on y'all, let's) Get it up, get it up (Clean it up, clean it up)
Pick up a broom, well (Come on, come on y'all, let's)
Take that luck outta you (Clean it up, clean it up)
(Come on, come on let's) You gotta sweep it up (Clean it up, clean it up)
(We can do it together) (Come on, come on, now)
(Clean it up, clean it up) Well, yeah, well, yeah (Come on let's)
(Clean it up, clean it up) I said, I said, I said
Come on, come on, let's go (Clean it up, clean it up)
(Come on, come on, let's clean it up, clean it up) Yeah, you
You gotta, yeah (Come on, come on, let's clean it up, clean it up)
We gonna (Clean it up, clean it up)
We gonna (Clean it up, clean it up)
Come on, y'all, now (Come on, let's clean it up, clean it up)
[Verse 12]
(Come on y'all, let's clean it up, clean it up)
(Come on y'all, let's clean it up, clean it up)
(Come on y'all, let's clean it up, clean it up)
(Come on y'all, let's clean it up, clean it up)
(Come on y'all, let's clean it up, clean it up)
(Come on y'all)
Written by: Cary Gilbert, Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff