Griot B - Thank You

Everytime you use paper to pass a note
Say Arigatou (Arigatou)
When that note you read spills all the tea say
Xièxiè
When your teacher blows up your spot like gunpowder
Say Salamat
And when they move your desk like a pawn when their playing chess
Shukriya
You complain and sing your sorrows like a karaoke tune
Say Cám ơn
Next time be slick like silk don't get caught
Gamsahamnida
Better yet don't pass notes and pay attention to the lesson
Use a calculator for math and a compass for directions
These are inventions from pacific islanders and asians,
And all of those words are the different ways we can thank them

Arigatou
Xièxiè
Salamat
You can thank me

Shukriya
Cám ơn
Gamsahamnida
You're welcome
Where you think all these things came from
Asian and Pacific Islanders
They get it done

Look at your life, Look at your life
Many things we use come from AAPI
LED Lights wouldn't bright up the night
With out Shuji Nakamura and his inventive mind
Don't you love the graphics in the games you play
Dr. Chae Ho Shin Made OLED display
Dr. Pansak Siriruchatapong made a computerized
CT scanner to check your brain
Ajay Bhatt Made the USB so data can thrive
Then Pua Khein-Seng made USB flash drive
Jawed Karim, Steve Chen and another dude
Made the it possible to learn things on Youtube
And malaria infected people just like the flu
Until the cure from nobel prize winning Tu Youyou
Momofuku Ando made instant ramen
Andrew Kim help designed the Tesla we're all driving
Abelardo Aguilar, erythromycin stops infections
Yvonne Brill made propulsion system for space exploration
These are inventions from pacific islanders and asians,
And all of these words are the different ways we can thank them.

Arigatou
Xièxiè
Salamat
You can thank me
Shukriya
Cám ơn
Gamsahamnida

You're welcome
Where you think all these things came from
Asian and Pacific Islanders
They get it done

Written by:
Brandon Brown

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