[ti:Say It Loud (I’m Black And I’m Pr] [ar:James Brown] [al:20 All Time Greatest Hits] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Say It Loud - I'm Black And I'm Proud (Pt. 1) - James Brown [00:00.26]Written by:The James Brown Orchestra/Alfred"Pee Wee" Ellis/James Brown/Alfred Ellis [00:00.52]Uh with your bad self [00:04.07]Say it loud I'm black and I'm proud [00:08.41]Say it loud I'm black and I'm proud [00:13.47]Some people say we've got a lot of malice [00:15.24]Some say it's a lot of nerve [00:17.64]But I say we won't quit moving until we get what we deserve [00:21.89]We have been 'buked and we have been scorned [00:26.05]We've been treated bad talked about as sure as you're born [00:30.13]But just as sure as it takes two eyes to make a pair ha [00:34.33]Brother we can't quit until we get our share [00:38.36]Say it loud I'm black and I'm proud [00:42.39]Say it loud I'm black and I'm proud [00:46.61]Say it loud I'm black and I'm proud [00:51.12]I worked on jobs with my feet and my hands [00:55.53]But all the work I did was for the other man [00:59.49]Now we demand a chance to do things for ourselves [01:03.67]We're tired of beating our head against the wall [01:05.90]And working for someone else [01:07.67]Say it loud I'm black and I'm proud [01:11.68]Say it loud I'm black and I'm proud [01:16.01]Say it loud I'm black and I'm proud [01:20.12]Say it loud I'm black and I'm proud [01:26.81]Ooh wee give it to me [01:32.57]All right you're out of sight [01:36.60]All night so tough [01:39.20]You're tough and rough [01:40.78]Ooh wee uh you're killing me [01:44.35]Say it loud I'm black and I'm proud [01:49.04]Say it loud I'm black and I'm proud [01:53.07]We demand a chance to do things for ourselves [01:57.66]We're tired of beating our head against the wall [01:59.99]And working for someone else [02:02.46]A look a here [02:02.94]One thing more I got to say right here [02:05.16]Now we're people like the birds and the bees [02:09.94]We rather die on our feet [02:11.81]Than keep living on our knees [02:14.25]Say it loud [02:15.78]I'm black and I'm proud hu [02:18.27]Say it loud [02:19.59]I'm black and I'm proud hu [02:22.46]Say it loud [02:23.87]I'm black and I'm proud lord'a lord'a lord'a [02:26.69]Say it loud [02:27.94]I'm black and I'm proud ooooh [02:33.30]Uh alright now good lord [02:38.43]You know we can do the boog a loo