Uh, with your bad self
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Say it louder (I got a mouth)
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Say it louder (I got a mouth)
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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
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Say It Loud - I'm Black And I'm Proud
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| James Brown |
