say it loud - i'm black and i'm proud
Singer:james brown
some people say we got a lot of malice
some say it's a lotta nerve
i say we won't quit moving
til we get what we deserve
we've been buked and we've been scourned
as just as sure as you're born
but just as sure as it take
we can't quit until we get our share
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 tired of beating our heads against the wall
and working for someone else
now we demand a chance to do things for ourselves
we tired of beating our heads against the wall
and working for someone else
one thing more i got to say right here
we're people like the birds and the bees
we rather die on our feet
than keep living on our knees
you know we can do the boog-a-loo
now we can say we do the funky broadway!
you know i do like to do the camel walk
now we's demands a chance to do things for ourselves
we're tired of beating our heads against the wall
and working for someone else
we're like the birds and the bees
but we'd rather die on our feet
than keep a'living on our knees
alright you're outa sight