| Look a’here, some people say we got a lot of malice
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| Some say it’s a lotta nerve
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| I say we won’t quit moving
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| Til we get what we deserve
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| We’ve been buked and we’ve been scourned
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| We’ve been treated bad, talked about
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| As just as sure as you’re born
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| But just as sure as it take
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| Two eyes to make a pair, huh
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| Brother, we can’t quit until we get our share
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| Say it loud,
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| I’m black and I’m proud
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| Say it loud,
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| I’m black and I’m proud, one more time
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| Say it loud,
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| I’m black and I’m proud, huh
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| I’ve worked on jobs with my feet and my hands
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| But all the work I did was for the other man
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| And now we demands a chance
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| To do things for ourselves
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| we tired of beating our heads against the wall
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| And working for someone else
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| Say it loud,
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| I’m black and I’m proud
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| Say it loud,
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| I’m black and I’m proud
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| Say it loud,
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| I’m black and I’m proud
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| Say it loud,
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| I’m black and I’m proud, oowee
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| Ooowee, ou’re killing me
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| Alright uh, you’re out of sight
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| Alright, so tough, you’re tough enough
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| Ooowee uh, you’re killing me, oow
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| Say it loud,
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| I’m black and I’m proud
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| Say it louder,
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| I’m black and I’m proud
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| Now we demand a chance to do things for ourselves
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| We tired of beating our heads against the wall
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| And working for someone else
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| A look a’here,
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| One thing more I got to say right here
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| Now, we’re people like the birds and the bees
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| We rather die on our feet,
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| Than keep living on our knees
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| Say it loud,
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| I’m black and I’m proud, hu
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| Say it loud,
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| I’m black and I’m proud, hu
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| Say it loud,
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| I’m black and I’m proud, Lord’a Lord’a Lord’a
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| Say it loud,
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| I’m black and I’m proud, ooooh
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| Uh, alright now, good Lord
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| You know we can do the boog-a-loo
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| Now we can say we do the Funky Broadway!
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| Now we can do, hu
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| Sometimes we dance, we sing and we talk
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| You know I do like to do the camel walk
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| Alright now, hu alright,
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| Alright now, ha
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| Say it loud,
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| I’m black and I’m proud
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| Say it louder,
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| I’m black and I’m proud, let me hear ya
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| Say it louder,
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| I’m black and I’m proud
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| Say it louder,
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| I’m black and I’m proud
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| Now we’s demands a chance to do things for ourselves
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| We’re tired of beating our heads against the wall
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| And working for someone else, hu
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| Now we’re our people, too
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| We’re like the birds and the bees,
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| But we’d rather die on our feet,
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| Than keep a’living on our knees
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| Say it louder,
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| I’m black and I’m proud
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| Say it louder,
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| I’m black and I’m proud, let me hear ha', huh
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| Say it loud,
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| I’m black and I’m proud, hu
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| Say it louder,
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| I’m black and I’m proud
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| Say it louder,
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| I’m black and I’m proud
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| Oooow, oowee, you’re killing me, alright
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| Uh, outa sight, alright you’re outa sight
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| Ooowee, oh Lord,
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| Ooowee, you’re killing me
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| Ooowee, ooowee, ooowee, ooowee, ow
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| Say it loud,
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| I’m black and I’m proud, hu
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| Say it louder,
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| I’m black and I’m proud, Lord I feel it
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| Say it loud,
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| I’m black and I’m proud
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| Say it louder,
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| I’m black and I’m proud |