See the little brown girl
She's as old as me
She looks just like chocolate
Oh mummy can't you see
We are both in first grade
She sits next to me
I took care of her, mum
When she skinned her knee
She sang a song so pretty
On the Jungle Jim
When Jimmy tried to hurt her
I punched him in the chin
Mom, can she come over / To play dolls with me
We could have such fun, mum
Oh mum what'd you say
Why not?
But why not?
Oh
I see
-- "Turning Point", lyrics by Martha Holmes, performed by Nina Simone
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12/19/2001: vive la france
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12/18/2001: you're NOT in the army now
12/18/2001: interesting donation
12/18/2001: shame on winn dixie, indeed
12/18/2001: saudi princess
12/17/2001: new resolve
12/17/2001: a victim of the attack ... yeah, right
12/17/2001: polluters ho!