Could Fool You But Not Me

You could believe it If you want

But not me

Columbus come bout here and fool wunna

But not me

In 1492

Columbus sailed the ocean blue

Three little ships he get from the queen

And he come down here to fool you

But not me

The Pinta, the Nina, the Santa Maria

They told me this in school

And would you believe it?

Wunna sit down and drink it in like fools

But not me

They say they discovered Barbados

But I went to the States too

And I see things that I never see before

Would you say I discover the States?

Would you?

When he arrived in the region

People were living ‘bout here

To say that he discover the place

To me that didn’t sound fair.

Maybe the Indians living here

He feel were nobodies

That is why he could discover the place

And fool all o’ wunna but not me.

I hope wunna see what I getting at

Open wunna eyes and see

Columbus and dem could fool wunna

But not me.

I could tell wunna what happened

Wunna could believe or doubt me

But when Columbus arrive here

He wasn’t the only body.

Even before 1492 people were here

Don’t tell me shut my mout’

I mean the Amerindians

Dem is who I talking bout.

I am no fool I want wunna to know

Amerindians were here when they arrived

But they came and took over

And few of these natives survived.

Stewart Russell © September 2018