The Bottle (It’s Your World Version) Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson

[Intro: Gil Scott-Heron]
So if you’ll help us out here, we’ll do “Guan Guanco”. This song is called “The Bottle.” And the rhythm is celebrating time. Brian Jackson on flute for ya, will give us a little bit of help here. Help us out a little bit, Brian. What it is

[Verse 1: Gil Scott-Heron]
You see that black boy over there, running scared. His old man
In a bottle
Said he done quit his 9 to 5. He drink full-time, and now he’s hanging
In a bottle
You see that black boy over there, running scared. His old man
Got a problem, he likes to drink too much. He done
Pawned off damn near everything
His old woman’s wedding ring
For a bottle
And don’t you think it’s a crime the way
Time after time after time, people
In the bottle?
There’s people sure ‘nough in the bottle

[Interlude 1: Gil Scott-Heron]
Said listen to me

[Verse 2: Gil Scott-Heron]
See, that sister sure was fine
‘Fore she started drinking wine
From the bottle. Well, she told me
Her old man committed a crime
He’s doing time. Now she’s hanging
In the bottle. I seen her
Out there on the avenue
All by herself. Sure need
Help from the bottle, and I seen a
Preacher man tried to help her out
She cussed him out and hit him in the head
With a bottle. They turned to me, they asked me, “Gil
And don’t you think it’s a crime the way
Time after time after time
People in the bottle?” There’s people sure ‘nough in
The bottle