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What Does “Woke” Mean? (Re Racism)

Tune: How to Get to Sesame Street
Songwriter: Lee Stanfield
Gaggle: Tucson
Key: E above Middle C
Written: March 31, 2023
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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)