The ladies who wear hats
Will save this country from itself
The black ladies who know best
And who scold when it will help
Decency is needed
A sense of what’s right and wrong
There is a vacuum at the top
What is needed is a strong
Moral compass
that points always to the good
The ladies who know that
They live in my hood
They wear black lady church hats
They take care of their families
They run stores, churches, salons
What we need are more like these
They will lay down the law
Speak truth to erring power
They’ll tell you what is right and wrong
And if you sass they’ll glower
The ladies who wear hats
Will save this country from itself
The black ladies who know best
And who scold when it will help