First Black NHL Player...

Mr.Sinister · 02-07-2013, 03:09 PM

Willie O'Ree Jan.18 1958...

Can't believe they drafted me, NHL here I come
I leave the venue, than to the parking lot there I run
Fans protest, throwing debris... I'm feeling sick-and-rotten
They scream, 'Stop playing hockey... go back to picking cotton'
I wish my skin's forgotten, and we were looked as all equal
Look at Jackie Robinson in baseball... Come on people
My teammates lookin funny, gotta check my hotel rooms
Can't sleep on the road, waking up hoping I don't smell fumes
Cause they hate me like the fans, they just know how to hide it
I'm just ready for my first game... and goal-I'm-excited
They announce my name... boos from the stands, I just hope I rip
Get on the ice... My fuckin teammates gave me a broken stick!
I get another... Illegal hits from the opposite team
To most this would be hell, but to me it's-not-it's-a-dream
To them, I'm a runaway slave skating all on the ice
They pick fights, but I been fighting my whole fuckin life
Fight against racism, fight for the right to play hockey
95% blind in my right eye, not a night I'd play sloppy
Played a few seasons scored some goals, but I take heed to say
That now there's 25 black players that's in the league today

02-07-2013, 03:09 PM	#1
Mr.Sinister Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 58 Battle Record: 2-1 Rep Power: 38	First Black NHL Player... Willie O'Ree Jan.18 1958... Can't believe they drafted me, NHL here I come I leave the venue, than to the parking lot there I run Fans protest, throwing debris... I'm feeling sick-and-rotten They scream, 'Stop playing hockey... go back to picking cotton' I wish my skin's forgotten, and we were looked as all equal Look at Jackie Robinson in baseball... Come on people My teammates lookin funny, gotta check my hotel rooms Can't sleep on the road, waking up hoping I don't smell fumes Cause they hate me like the fans, they just know how to hide it I'm just ready for my first game... and goal-I'm-excited They announce my name... boos from the stands, I just hope I rip Get on the ice... My fuckin teammates gave me a broken stick! I get another... Illegal hits from the opposite team To most this would be hell, but to me it's-not-it's-a-dream To them, I'm a runaway slave skating all on the ice They pick fights, but I been fighting my whole fuckin life Fight against racism, fight for the right to play hockey 95% blind in my right eye, not a night I'd play sloppy Played a few seasons scored some goals, but I take heed to say That now there's 25 black players that's in the league today