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Another spiritual rears its head. It is about not wanting to be sold down the river. It is about demanding to be free. Bobby Bradford, gives a clue of what it might be like for those left behind, if whole groups of people decided to follow a certain guy's advise and head back to where they came from.

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When Moses was in Egypt's land.
Back where you came from.
Let my people go.
Back up.
Back up the fallopian trail.
Oppressed so hard…
You gonna miss me when I'm gone.
They could not stand.
You gonna miss me when I'm gone.
Let my people go.
I'm gonna take all my stuff with me.
I'm gonna take my song,
I'm gonna take my dance,
I'm gonna take my god.
I'm gonna take my place,
In the universe.
I'm gonna look out at the midnight sky,
Copernicus at my side.
I'm gonna look left
And I'm gonna look right.
You gonna miss me when I'm gone.
I'm gonna take my stuff
And go back where I came from.
Gone. I am gone now.
Tell ole Pharaoh,
Let my people go.

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from Back Where We Came From, released July 17, 2020
Bobby Bradford - cornet, spoken word, vocals
Francis Wong - tenor sax, vocals
William Roper -khaen, tuba, spoken word, vocals

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William Roper Los Angeles, California

William Roper is a multi-disciplinary artist residing in Los Angeles. His primary foci are music composition, music performance and improvisation, and the visual arts. He has toured Japan, Europe, and the two Americas, as soloist and ensemble musician. He is represented on 60+ recordings, twelve as leader. ... more

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