uh with your bad self
say it louder i’m black and i’m proud
say it louder i’m black and i’m proud
looka here
some people say we got a lot of malice
some say it’s a lotta nerve
but i say we won’t quit moving
until we get what we deserve
we’ve been ‘buked and we’ve been scorned
we’ve been treated bad talked about
as sure as you’re born
but just as sure as it take two eyes to make a pair huh
brother we can’t quit until we get our share
say it loud i’m black and i’m proud
say it loud i’m black and i’m proud
one more time say it loud i’m black and i’m proud
i’ve worked on jobs with my feet and my hands
but all the work i did was for the other man
and now we demands a chance
to do things for ourselves
we’re tired of beating our heads against the wall
and working for someone else
say it loud i’m black and i’m proud
say it loud i’m black and i’m proud
say it loud i’m black and i’m proud
say it loud i’m black and i’m proud
ow oohwee you’re killing me
alright you’re out of sight
alright so tough you’re tough enough
oohwee uh you’re killing me ow
say it loud i’m black and i’m proud
say it louder i’m black and i’m proud
now we demand a chance to do things for ourselves
we’re tired of beating our heads against the wall
and working for someone else
look here there’s one thing more i got to say right here
now we’re people like the birds and the bees
we rather die on our feet than keep living on our knees
say it loud i’m black and i’m proud
say it loud i’m black and i’m proud
say it loud i’m black and i’m proud
lordy lordy lordy say it loud i’m black and i’m proud
Artist: James Brown
Year: 1968
Decade: 60s
Language: en
Word Count: 194