Lyrics Black Brown, white - Big Bill Broonzy

Black Brown, white - Big Bill Broonzy
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Date of issue: 17.06.2013
Song language: English

Black Brown, white

This little song that I’m singin' about,
People you know it’s true
If you’re black and gotta work for a living,
This is what they will say to you,
They say «if you was white, should be all right,
If you was brown, stick around,
But as you’s black, hmm brother, get back, get back, get back»
I was in a place one night
They was all having fun
They was all buyin' beer and wine,
But they would not sell me none
They said, «if you was white, should be all right,
If you was brown, stick around,
But if you black, hmm brother, get back, get back, get back»
Me and a man was workin' side by side
This is what it meant
They was paying him a dollar an hour,
And they was paying me fifty cent
They said, «if you was white, 't should be all right,
If you was brown, could stick around,
But as you black, hmm boy, get back, get back, get back»
I went to an employment office,
Got a number 'n' I got in line
They called everybody’s number,
But they never did call mine
They said, «if you was white, should be all right,
If you was brown, could stick around,
But as you black, hmm brother, get back, get back, get back»
I hope when sweet victory,
With my plough and hoe
Now I want you to tell me brother,
What you gonna do about the old Jim Crow?
Now if you was white, should be all right,
If you was brown, could stick around,
But if you black, whoa brother, get back, get back, get back

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Artist lyrics: Big Bill Broonzy