Curtis Mayfield
(Don't Worry) If There's a Hell Below, We're All Going to Go
Curtis Mayfield was a singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He is considered one of the most influential soul musicians of all time.
Released in 1970, this song was the first single off of Mayfield's debut solo album, Curtis. The album marked a departure for Mayfield: a transition from the clean, commercial tone of his soul group, The Impressions, to a more political and funky sound. The song featured here was the only track from the album to chart, hitting number 29 at its peak.
Sisters, niggers, whities Jews and the crackers Don't worry, if there's hell below, we're all gotta go Ah Sisters, brothers and the whities Blacks and the crackers Police and their backers They're all political actors Hurry People running from their worries While the judge and the juries Dictate the law that's partly flaw Cat calling, love balling, fussing and cussing Top billing now is killing For peace no-one is willing Kind of make you get that feeling Everybody smoke Use the pill and the dope Educated fools From uneducated schools Pimping people is the rule Polluted water in the pool And Nixon talking about don't worry He says don't worry He says don't worry He says don't worry But they don't know There can be no show And if there's a hell below We're all gonna go Everybody's praying And everybody's saying But when come time to do Everybody's laying Just talking about don't worry They say don't worry They say don't worry They say don't worry Sisters, brothers and the whities Blacks and the crackers Police and their backers They're all political actors Smoke, the pill and the dope Educated fools From uneducated schools Pimping people is the rule Polluted water in the pool And everybody saying don't worry They say don't worry They say don't worry They say don't worry But they don't know There can be no show And if there's a hell below We're all gonna go Lord, what we gonna do Tell me what we gonna do If everything I say is true? This ain't no way it ought to be If only all the mass could see But they keep talkin' 'bout don't worry They say don't worry They say don't worry They say don't worry