The Ballad of Ray Gray

March 15, 2021 “The Ballad of Ray Gray” The skinny kid with the Golden Gloves He told his mama she’s the one he loves He left the gym around noon that day The home of Tommy Hearns and Marvin Gaye He saw the Hurricane in person that night in Chicago for a prizefight And Rubin got the win but everything caved in for him and Slim Ray Gray The deal went down on Euclid Street The kinda deal that you can’t complete But Ray was far away on that fateful day Listen what I say They said the man was Slim But, man, it wasn’t him We got to free Ray Gray (break) Now, Brother Ray we know it wasn’t you S’that other brother with the Fu Manchu So, Sister Whitmer you know what to do It’s time to free Ray Gray He didn’t do the crime but he’s still doin’ time We got to free Ray Gray (break) Now catchin’ covid in a prison cell I tell ya, brother, that’s a livin’ hell So bang the gavel, mama, ring the bell It’s time to free Ray Gray (bridge) I wanna see him walkin’ down on Woodward Avenue hand-in-hand with Mrs. Gray on every Independence Day They say he shot him that day I say there ain’t no way It’s time to free Ray Gray I tell ya, people that there ain’t no way We got to free Ray Gray (break) Now Sister Whitmer go and tell the judge that Brother Ray he doesn’t hold a grudge But time is ringin’ thin I need to sing it again We got to free Ray Gray Tell the judge that there ain’t no way It’s time to free Ray Gray The time has come today Listen what I say We got to free Ray Gray ____________________________ Written by Dave Mesrey Copyright 2021