Say It Loud, I’m Black and I’m Proud

Uh! With your bad self Say it loud (I'm black and I'm proud) Say it loud (I'm black and I'm proud) Look a'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 scourned 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 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) Oowee! You're killing me Alright! Uh! You're out of sight Alright! So tough, you're tough enough Oowee! 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 demands a chance to do things for ourselves We tired of beating our heads against the wall And working for someone else Look a'here, there's one more thing I got to say right here Now, we're people We're like the birds and the bees But we'd 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) Lord'a, Lord'a, Lord'a Say it loud (I'm black and I'm proud) Uh! Alright now! Lord! You know we can do the Boogaloo Now we can say we do the Funky Broadway Now we do Sometimes we dance, we sing, and we talk You know I do like to do the Camel Walk Alright now, alright Alright now, ha Say it loud (I'm black and I'm proud) Say it louder (I'm black and I'm proud) Let me hear ya Say it louder (I'm black and I'm proud) Say it louder (I'm black and I'm proud) 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 You know, we are our people, too We're like the birds and the bees But we'd rather die on our feet Than keep livin' on our knees Say it loud (I'm black and I'm proud) Say it louder (I'm black and I'm proud) Let me hear ya Say it louder (I'm black and I'm proud) Say it louder (I'm black and I'm proud) Eh! Oowee, you're killing me Alright!, Uh! You outta sight! Alright! You're outta sight! Ooowee! Oh Lord! Ooowee! You're killing me Ooowee, ooowee! Ooowee, ooh, ow! Say it loud (I'm black and I'm proud) Say it loud (I'm black and I'm proud) Good God, I feel it! Say it loud, uh! (I'm black and I'm proud) Say it loud (I'm black and I'm proud)