Coon Hunt
Midtown Bootboys Lyrics
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We’re gonna go out and have some fun
We’re gonna pile up in the pick-up truck tonight
Knives and guns and shotguns shells
Going to the part of town that smells
Bring a rope cuz’ we’re gonna do it right, all right!
Going north of the railroad tracks
Gonna get drunk and thump some blacks
So if you hear us scream and cuss
You’d best get the hell away from us
Cuz’ if you don’t, we might just thump on you… ya hear?
Chorus:
Call us racists, call us Nazi’s, Call us what you want to
That won’t change a god damn thing
We’re still the Tulsa Skins (x2)
A gang of niggers out to rob
One chewed up by a pitbull dog
The others whomped with black jacks, chains and bats
They rape our women and rob our homes
We want our kinfolk left alone
Let’s put ‘em on a boat and send ‘em back
Let’s drag their bodies through the mud
Let’s paint the walls with nigger blood
I reckon even nigger blood is red
Burn the Northside to the ground
Let’s run them negroes outta town
And fill them savage monkey boys with lead
Chorus
The lyrics to Midtown Bootboys’ song “Coon Hunt” are disturbing and offensive, filled with calls to racism and violence. The song glorifies racist attacks on Black individuals and encourages listeners to join in on the violence. The first verse sets the scene with a call to violence and lists the weapons that will be used in the attack. The second verse refers to Black people as “niggers” and describes a scenario in which they are attacked and beaten by a gang of white men. The chorus explicitly states the group’s affiliation with white supremacy, identifying themselves as “Tulsa Skins” and defying any attempt to label them as racists, as they believe that their actions are justified. The third verse continues with violent imagery and calls for the killing of Black individuals, referring to them as “savage monkey boys.” The song ends with a call to burn down the “Northside,” a reference to predominantly Black neighborhoods, and to “run them negroes outta town.”
The lyrics to “Coon Hunt” are a clear example of hate speech and are deeply offensive to Black people and allies alike. The song promotes violence and encourages listeners to participate in racist attacks. The language used in the lyrics is dehumanizing and degrading, reducing Black people to animals and advocating for their death. It is important to recognize that this song and others like it perpetuate harmful ideologies and harm communities of color.
Line by Line Meaning
Shine them boots and grab a gun
Prepare for the racially motivated hunt by shining your boots and grabbing a weapon
We’re gonna go out and have some fun
Our idea of fun is hunting and attacking black people
We’re gonna pile up in the pick-up truck tonight
We will gather in a vehicle to hunt down and harm black people
Knives and guns and shotguns shells
We are armed with a variety of weapons for our hunt
Going to the part of town that smells
We are targeting a specific neighborhood where black people reside
Bring a rope cuz’ we’re gonna do it right, all right!
We plan to harm black people and hang them with ropes
Going north of the railroad tracks, Gonna get drunk and thump some blacks
We are heading to a predominantly black area and plan to attack black individuals while intoxicated
Cuz’ that’s the type of thing we like to do
We enjoy racially motivated violence and see it as a form of entertainment
So if you hear us scream and cuss, You’d best get the hell away from us
If you hear us making racist comments and behaving aggressively, you should avoid us for your own safety
Cuz’ if you don’t, we might just thump on you… ya hear?
If you do not heed our warning and approach us, you may become a victim of our violence
Call us racists, call us Nazi’s, Call us what you want to, That won’t change a god damn thing, We’re still the Tulsa Skins (x2)
Despite being called racist and Nazi, we remain committed to our beliefs and actions as members of the Tulsa Skins group
A gang of niggers out to rob, One chewed up by a pitbull dog
Justification for our violence - we believe that black people are criminals and one of them was attacked by a pitbull
The others whomped with black jacks, chains and bats
We used weapons to harm and intimidate the other black individuals we encountered
They rape our women and rob our homes, We want our kinfolk left alone, Let’s put ‘em on a boat and send ‘em back
We make baseless accusations of violent crimes committed by black people and want them removed from our community
Let’s drag their bodies through the mud, Let’s paint the walls with nigger blood, I reckon even nigger blood is red
Our violence is extreme and we take pride in causing harm to black people, even going as far as to spill their blood on walls
Burn the Northside to the ground, Let’s run them negroes outta town
We seek to destroy black neighborhoods and forcibly remove black people from our city
And fill them savage monkey boys with lead
We view black people as less than human and intend to shoot them with bullets
Chorus: Call us racists, call us Nazi’s, Call us what you want to, That won’t change a god damn thing, We’re still the Tulsa Skins (x2)
Repeated confirmation of our commitment to our racist beliefs and violent actions
Contributed by Katherine L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.