[Style: 1970s Soul Broadway, The Wiz Style, Funky Orchestral Soul, Elegant Chamber Orchestra, Sweeping Strings, Solo Oboe, Harp, Grand Piano, Graceful, Noble, Gospel Piano, Cinematic Strings, Warm Electric Bass, Driving Rhythmic Drums, Powerful Lead Vocals, Soulful Ad-libs, 94 BPM] [Intro] [Chord: Db - Gb - Db] [Warm, rolling Gospel piano chords] [Dramatic, soaring cinematic strings swell] [Spoken: Sincere and soulful] This a special shout go-ing out To my ma-ma, Ms. Ernestine Charles. Ma-ma used to do people hair in the kitch-en... Press and curl, hot curl-ers, ev-er-y-thang. I love yoo ma-ma. [Verse 1] [Chord: Db - Ab - Bbm7 - Gb] [Voice: Powerful Mezzo-Soprano Lead] Blak Hair is a Rev-o-loo-shun! [Voice: Gospel Tenor] Corn-rows! [Voice: Raspy Alto] Uh-uh Hun-ny, I am ten-der-head-ed! [Voice: Smooth Baritone] Jher-i Ker-uls... Style So-phis-ti-kay-shun! [Voice: Ensemble] Af-ro Puff! Ah, ooh, ah, ooh… [Voice: Lead] Hair Weave! Call her Miss Ross! Braids... Pride, Re-spekt! Ex-ten-shun-z... More of a nine-tees fash-un! A-sim-met-trickle Shroom! [Voice: All Voices - Fortissimo] Ban-jee Girrrrrrrrl! [Chorus] [Chord: Db - F7 - Bbm7 - Gb] [Full Soul-Orchestra - Driving and Uplifting] I’m go-ing bak, bak, blak to my roots! Where my love kan be found and my heart rings true! I’m go-ing bak, bak, blak to my roots! To the time and the place, kahm-ing bak to yoo! [Verse 2] [Chord: Db - Ab - Bbm7 - Gb] [Voice: Gritty Bass-Baritone] Blak hair is a Rev-o-loo-shun! Fin-ger Wayve... A Clas-sik Ex-tra-va-gan-za! [Voice: Soulful Soprano] Press and Ker-ul... Ne-ver mix, ne-ver wor-ry! Flat Top Fayde... Ve-ry Kon-tem-po-rar-y! Nay-ul Skulp-ture... Ur-ban Dis-tink-shun! [Voice: Comedic Mezzo] Hot Comb! Owch Ma-ma! That was my ear! [Voice: Ensemble] Blow Out Kits... Ooh, ooh tam-ba! [Voice: Lead] No-Lye Re-lax-er... Fried, dyed, and laid to the side! [Chorus] [Chord: Db - F7 - Bbm7 - Gb] [With Soulful Vocal Ad-libs: "Yeah!" "Take me back!"] I’m go-ing bak, bak, blak to my roots! Where my love kan be found and my heart rings true! I’m go-ing bak, bak, blak to my roots! To the time and the place, kahm-ing bak to yoo! [Bridge] [Chord: Gb - Ab - Db - Bbm] [Music settles into a warm piano and bass groove] [Spoken: Warm and rhythmic] Blak Hair is... Now ma-ma got her own sa-lahn down on Au-burn Av-e-nue. Just go to the sa-lahn... y'all know what I'm talk-in' 'bout. Peace to all my brutherz and sis-terz. Peace, love and hair grease. [Chorus Finale] [Chord: Db - F7 - Bbm7 - Gb] [Full Gospel Choir Sound - Maximum Soul] I’m go-ing bak, bak, blak to my roots! Where my love kan be found and my heart rings true! I’m go-ing bak, bak, blak to my roots! To the time and the place, kahm-ing bak to yoo! [Outro] [Chord: Db - Gb - Db] [Big Gospel Piano finish with a soaring string hold] Blak Hair Is... [Voice: Lead - Belting] REV-O-LOO-SHUN! [Final warm chord sustain] [End]
