There was this man called Willie Lynch
He came up with a plan, which he said would be a cinch
To keep our people divided and a part
If you use this plan correctly
It’ll work from the very start

Instead of using the tree and the rope
What I have for you is better than dope

I have a foolproof method for controlling your slaves
You won’t have to do much work or make any waves

If you do it right, you will see
This plan will last through all eternity

Just take their differences
And make them bigger
And this is how to ignite the trigger

Use fear, distrust and toss in some envy
Sit back, watch and you will see

Put the young against the old
Man against woman
Light against dark
This is how you create the envy spark

But who would have thought
It would work so good
If you don’t believe it’s still working
Check out your local neighborhood

The dark sista’s hating on the light
The light sista’s disrespecting the dark
It’s been over 400 years and we’re still lighting the spark

And the best part of the plan
Was pitting the black woman against the black man

There is nothing more powerful than the unity of a black woman and a black man
They saw this from the start so they had to devise a plan
Destroy this union, we can never let this be
Destroy this foundation; never let them be free
To discover the strength that lye's within
The union of a beautiful black woman and strong black man