Excuse me, ladies and gentlemen. Sorry to bother you today. My name is

Joe. And, um, I'm not on crack, I don't do drugs, I'm just trying to get

something to eat. If you can give just a penny, a nickel..a dime, a

quarter..anything will be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time...

and have a nice day.



How do you do?

I'm from the other side of town

The place where the only skin you see is the color brown

The sun never shines in this place where I live

And it's hard to do right when you feel negative

I have no compassion

I only know agression

And there is nothing great about this opression

People I see on TV, in there towns live the good life

But I live out of bounds

Where nobody comes unless they're forced to come

In school, they call me the bum from the slum