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From 100 years ago, this is eerie... like a Farrakhan rally. Black composer describing a certain mindset... in a story he developed himself.
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From the Opera "Treemonisha" by Scott Joplin
No. 26: We Will Trust You As Our Leader

Treemonisha:
We ought to have a leader
In our neighborhood,
An energetic leader,
To follow for our good.

The ignorant too long have ruled,
I don't see why they should.
And all the people they have fooled,
Because the found they could.

Chorus:
We will trust you as our leader,
We will trust you as our leader,
No one else could lead like you,
For you know what is best to do.

We will trust you as our leader,
We will trust you as our leader,
You must lead for you are wise,
And we will surely rise.

We want you to lead,
You should lead us.

Dear, your bidding we will do.
And we'll always follow you.
We feel blue, dear,
We feel blue.

We will trust you as our leader,
We will trust you as our leader.

Treemonisha:
If I lead the good women,
Tell me, who will lead the men?

Men:
You, you, you, you, you!

Treemonisha:
Women may follow me many days long,
But the men may think that I am wrong.

Men:
No, no, no, no, no!

Chorus all:
We all agree to trust you,
And we will be true.
We all agree to trust you,
And we will be true.

Treemonisha:
There's need of some good leader,
And there's not much time to wait.
To lead us in the right way
Before it is too late.

For ignorance is criminal
In this enlightened day.
So let us all get busy,
When once we have found the way.

Chorus:
We will trust you as our leader,
We will trust you as our leader, etc.

Lead now, please lead now,
Please lead, for we will trust your as our leader.

Treemonisha:
I will lead you;
O yes, I will lead you.
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Obamamessiah will lead us?
As the Omamayouth sang, "He's gonna change the world"???
May God help us.

Treemonisha was written by Scott Joplin, who is credited with inventing ragtime music.

From his Wikipedia article....

“Joplin wanted to experiment further with compositions like Treemonisha, but by 1916 he was suffering from the effects of terminal syphilis. He suffered later from dementia, paranoia, paralysis and other symptoms”....