say IT loud - IM black and IM proud (PT. 1) (single version)
Uh! Your bad self!
Say it loud! Im black and Im proud
Say it louder! Im black and Im proud
Look a-here!
Some people say we got a lot of malice , some say its a lotta nerve
But I say we wont quit movin until we get what we deserve
Weve been buked and weve been scourned
Weve been treated bad, talked about as sure as youre born
But just as sure as it take two eyes to make a pair, huh!
Brother we cant quit until we get our share
Say it loud, Im black and Im proud
Say it loud, Im black and Im proud
One more time, say it loud, Im black and Im proud, huh!
Ive 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 beatin our head against the wall
An workin for someone else
Say it loud! Im black and Im proud
Say it loud! Im black and Im proud
Say it loud! Im black and Im proud
Say it loud! Im black and Im proud, oh!
Ooh-wee, youre killin me
Alright, uh , youre out of sight!
Alright, so tough youre tough enough!
Ooh-wee uh! youre killin me! oow!
Say it loud! Im black and Im proud
Say it louder! Im black and Im proud
Now we demand a chance to do things for ourselves
We tired of beatin our heads against the wall
And workin for someone else look a-here
Theres one thing more I got to say right here
Now, now were people, were like the birds and the bees
We rather die on our feet than keep livin on our knees
Say it loud, Im black and Im proud huh!
Say it loud, Im black and Im proud huh!
Say it loud, Im black and Im proud Lord-a, Lord-a, Lord -a
Say it loud, Im black and Im proud, ooh!
Uh! alright now, good God
You know we can do the boogaloo