Cambridge (Our Fair City)

Or, Why John Roberts Thinks Those Civil Rights Laws From the 1960s Are Unnecessary And Should Be Allowed To Expire


Professor Gates came home last night
(Obama's in the White House)
From a long, long China flight
(and Obama's in the White House)

Front door stuck so he went to the back
(Obama's in the White House)
Let himself in and began to unpack
(and Obama's in the White House)

Neighbor decided he looked wrong
(Obama's in the White House)
Soon a police car came along
(But Obama's in the White House)

Cops said Gates had broken in
(Obama's in the White House)
Hooked him up and took him in
(With Obama in the White House)

Didn't want to see ID
(While Obama's in the White House)
From Harvard University
(Yet Obama's in the White House)

Booked and charged with burglarizing
(Obama's in the White House)
Next day, cops apologizing
(And Obama's in the White House)

Free at last, free at last
(Obama's in the White House)
Profiling is in the past
('Cause Obama's in the White House)


with full props and much love to Gil Scott Heron, wherever he may be