Uncle Remus Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Whoa, are we moving too slow?
Have you seen us, Uncle Remus?
We look pretty sharp in these clothes, yes, we do
Unless we get sprayed with a hose
It ain't bad in the day if they squirt it your way
Except in the winter when it's froze
And it's hard if it hits on your nose (On your nose)
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 2]
Just keep your nose to the grindstone they say
Will that redeem us, Uncle Remus?
I can't wait 'til my fro is full grown
I'll just throw away my du-rag at home
I'll take a drive to Beverly Hills just before dawn
And knock the little jockeys off the rich people's lawn
And before they get up I'll be gone, I'll be gone
Before they get up I'll be knocking the jockeys off the lawn
Down in the dew
Whoa, are we moving too slow?
Have you seen us, Uncle Remus?
We look pretty sharp in these clothes, yes, we do
Unless we get sprayed with a hose
It ain't bad in the day if they squirt it your way
Except in the winter when it's froze
And it's hard if it hits on your nose (On your nose)
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 2]
Just keep your nose to the grindstone they say
Will that redeem us, Uncle Remus?
I can't wait 'til my fro is full grown
I'll just throw away my du-rag at home
I'll take a drive to Beverly Hills just before dawn
And knock the little jockeys off the rich people's lawn
And before they get up I'll be gone, I'll be gone
Before they get up I'll be knocking the jockeys off the lawn
Down in the dew
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The song Uncle Remus is focused on a message against racism, a persistent problem in the 1970’s when this song was released, specifically racism against African Americans. Multiple references are made to this issue, including the title of the song. Uncle Remus is the name of both a book containing African-American folktales published in 1881, and the eponymous narrator of these tales.
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Vocals, Guitar, Bouzouki
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Recorded At
Paramount Recording Studios, LA and Bolic Sound, Inglewood, CA
Release Date
March 22, 1974
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