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Taxi Cabs & Subways
Richard Pryor
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Got a wild kind of thing, see, 'cause they got cabs in New York, so
You gotta stand outside like this, and a cab come by, and maybe they
Stop, and most of the time they don't, you know. And I used to think
It was 'cause I was black, right? I said, "Wow, man, what a drag."
But I find out whitey has a hard time getting a cab too, you know
'Cause I see him out there, "I'm white! I'm white!" And a cab never
Wanna take you anywhere. Like, man, you get in a cab, you say like
You know, "Driver, I'd like to go to 96th Street." And the driver
Says, "I'm not going that way." "What do you mean, man? I wanna go
To 96th Street." "You gonna give me a tip?" "Yeah, I'ma tip your damn
Cab over if you don't take me to 96th Street." And me, I hate taking
Like the subway, the underground, see, 'cause it smells down there
Man. Really, no, it smell like everybody down in the subway. You
Wanna go down there with a giant fan or something, you know. Really
Wild, man. So you go down here in the subway, and it's really funny
In the subway 'cause nothing works. They got like gum machines and
Coke machines. You drop a dime in the Coke machine and your Coke come
Pouring out, no cup. Yeah. And you get on the train, it's packed
Women, you know. And women get onโ I was on the train once, it was
Really crowded, you know, and a woman got on with bundles. You know
How women do when they have bundles on. "I'm a lady with bundles."
You know, and I was feeling like in my Cary Grant bag, right? And I
Jumped up to let her have my seat, you know, 'cause I said, "Man
People say colored people are nice," you know, right? So I jumped up
You know, "How would you like to sit in a nice young Negro man's
Seat?" You know. And blew her mind, man, you know. "No, thank you!"
And people looking at me, you know. "What the hell's wrong with you
Lady? If you don't sit down, I'll kill you." Great, man, caught a
Pickpocket, man, with his hand in my pocket. No
Really, and the guy wasn't even cool about picking it
You know. You know, I tried to be cool, you know. "
What's happening, baby? Hope you're having fun." It's wild
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