James Brown - Say It Loud Lyrics
Uh, with your bad selfSay it louder (I got a mouth)Say it louder (I got a mouth)Look a'here, some people say we got a lot of maliceSome say it's a lotta nerveI say we won't quit movingTil we get what we deserveWe've been buked and we've been scournedWe've been treated bad, talked aboutAs just as sure as you're bornBut just as sure as it takeTwo eyes to make a pair, huhBrother, we can't quit until we get our shareSay it loud,I'm black and I'm proudSay it loud,I'm black and I'm proud, one more timeSay it loud,I'm black and I'm proud, huhI've worked on jobs with my feet and my handsBut all the work I did was for the other manAnd now we demands a chanceTo do things for ourselveswe tired of beating our heads against the wallAnd working for someone elseSay it loud,I'm black and I'm proudSay it loud,I'm black and I'm proudSay it loud,I'm black and I'm proudSay it loud,I'm black and I'm proud, ooweeOoowee, ou're killing meAlright uh, you're out of sightAlright, so tough, you're tough enoughOoowee uh, you're killing me, oowSay it loud,I'm black and I'm proudSay it louder,I'm black and I'm proudNow we demand a chance to do things for ourselvesWe tired of beating our heads against the wallAnd working for someone elseA look a'here,One thing more I got to say right hereNow, we're people like the birds and the beesWe rather die on our feet,Than keep living on our kneesSay it loud,I'm black and I'm proud, huSay it loud,I'm black and I'm proud, huSay it loud,I'm black and I'm proud, Lord'a Lord'a Lord'aSay it loud,I'm black and I'm proud, oooohUh, alright now, good LordYou know we can do the boog-a-looNow we can say we do the Funky Broadway!Now we can do, huSometimes we dance, we sing and we talkYou know I do like to do the camel walkAlright now, hu alright,Alright now, haSay it loud,I'm black and I'm proudSay it louder,I'm black and I'm proud, let me hear yaSay it louder,I'm black and I'm proudSay it louder,I'm black and I'm proudNow we's demands a chance to do things for ourselvesWe're tired of beating our heads against the wallAnd working for someone else, huNow we're our people, tooWe're like the birds and the bees,But we'd rather die on our feet,Than keep a'living on our kneesSay it louder,I'm black and I'm proudSay it louder,I'm black and I'm proud, let me hear ha', huhSay it loud,I'm black and I'm proud, huSay it louder,I'm black and I'm proudSay it louder,I'm black and I'm proudOooow, oowee, you're killing me, alrightUh, outa sight, alright you're outa sightOoowee, oh Lord,Ooowee, you're killing meOoowee, ooowee, ooowee, ooowee, owSay it loud,I'm black and I'm proud, huSay it louder,I'm black and I'm proud , Lord I feel itSay it loud,I'm black and I'm proudSay it louder,I'm black and I'm proud