Here, have a dollar,
in fact no brotherman here, have two
Two dollars means a snack for me,
but it means a big deal to you
Be strong, serve God only,
know that if you do, beautiful heaven awaits
That`s the poem I wrote for the first time
I saw a man with no clothes, no money, no plate
Mr.Wendal, that`s his name,
no one ever knew his name cause he`s a no-one
Never thought twice about spending on a ol` bum,
until I had the chance to really get to know one
Now that I know him, to give him money isn`t charity
He gives me some knowledge, I buy him some shoes
And to think blacks spend all that money on big colleges,
still most of y`all come out confused
[CHORUS:]
Go ahead, Mr.Wendal (2x)
Mr.Wendal has freedom,
a free that you and I think is dumb
Free to be without the worries of a quick to diss society
for Mr.Wendal`s a bum
His only worries are sickness
and an occasional harassment by the police and their chase
Uncivilized we call him,
but I just saw him eat off the food we waste
Civilization, are we really civilized, yes or no ?
Who are we to judge ?
When thousands of innocent men could be brutally enslaved
and killed over a racist grudge
Mr.Wendal has tried to warn us about our ways
but we don`t hear him talk
Is it his fault when we`ve gone too far,
and we got too far, cause on him we walk
Mr.Wendal, a man, a human in flesh,
but not by law
I feed you dignity to stand with pride,
realize that all in all you stand tall
[CHORUS]
Mr.Wendal, Lord, Mr.Wendal