From the recording Zen and the Art of Blackstrap Funk
Lyrics
Ever since the world began, you done let me behind
To the New Amsterdam, from the auld lang syne
Now, here I stand, at the borderline
I got Cassius Clay hands, and a Sonny Liston mind
You chain me foot and hand, tho I committed no crime
Your mismeasure of man, has got me doin' time
Lord, I'm tryin' to stand, but I sure need a sign
I got Cassius Clay hands, and a Sonny Liston mind
I started tendin' some land, and I was doin' just fine
But you changed the plan, and I started fallin' behind
So many 'round me ran, but I never fell in line
I got Cassius Clay hands, and a Sonny Liston mind
I don't understand, why you treat me so unkind
I see the runnin' out sand, and I'm short on time
You can stick your heartland, where the sun don't shine
I got Cassius Clay hands, and a Sonny Liston mind