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Little White Boy

from Misfit by Rob Roper

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about

This song was written by Lori Grebe Cook, at a songwriting workshop in which Rob told her about growing up in Mississippi in the 60's.
from Rob Roper's 2011 album, "Misfit."
Guitar solo: Rob Roper.

lyrics

Little White Boy
by Lori Grebe Cook 2004

Little White Boy, Little White Boy, rises to the tip of his toes
and drinks from the colored water fountain, where no white man goes
He thinks it'll taste like colored crayons, black, blue, orange and green
He thinks it'll taste like colored crayons, different than the water he's seen.

What's the difference?
Oh, mama, please.
What's the difference?
It tastes the same to me.

Black men marching, black men marching, on a bubbling blacktop street
sweat is dripping, burns their eyes, lashes bring them to their feet
Little White Boy, Little White Boy, leaning on a barber pole
watching white men's faces scowling, like red-hot coals

What's the difference?
Oh, mama, please.
What's the difference?
Is this the way it has to be?

Little White Boy, Little White Boy, Now I'm six feet tall
I'm a man, I'm not a boy, and I understand more now

What's the difference?
Oh, mama, please.
What's the difference?
We're all the same to me.

What's the difference?
We're all the same to me.

Little White Boy, Little White Boy, rises to the tip of his toes

credits

from Misfit, track released May 17, 2011
Rob Roper: lead vocal, electric guitar, acoustic guitar.
John McVey: backing vocals, electric guitar.
Chris Engleman: electric bass.
Eric Moon: keyboards.
Christian Teele: drums.
Kyle James Hauser: banjo.
Megan Burtt: backing vocals.

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Rob Roper Denver, Colorado

Songwriter, guitar player and singer.

"...the troubadour of the misfit." --Kurt Loken

"...a guy with some sharp songwriting skills and a knack for penning witty lyrics." --Jon Solomon, The Westword.

"...striking similarities to Elvis Costello... pop rock with a lyrical edge." --Sheryl Radetsky ... more

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