Lyrics Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud, Pts. 1 & 2 - James Brown

Uh, with your bad self
Say it loud uh (I'm black and I'm proud)
Say it loud uh (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 scorned
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 (huh)

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 demand a chance
To do things for ourselves
We're 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 (oow)

Ooowee, you're killing me
Alright uh, you're out of sight
Alright, so tough, you're tough enough
Ooowee uh, you're killing me, oow

Say it loud
I'm black and I'm proud
Say it loud
I'm black and I'm proud

Now we demand a chance to do things for ourselves
We're tired of beating our heads against the walls
And working for someone else
Look a'here, one thing more I got to say right here
Now, we're people, we're like the birds and the bees
We rather die on our feet
Than keep living on our knees

Say it loud
I'm black and I'm proud (hu)
Say it loud
I'm black and I'm proud (hu)
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 (ooooh)

Alright now, good Lord
You know we can do the boog-a-loo
Now we can say we do the Funky Broadway!
Now we do, hu
Sometimes we dance, we sing and we talk
You know I don't like to do the camel walk
Alright now, hu 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 demands a chance to do things for ourselves
We're tired of beating our heads against the wall
And working for someone else, hu
You know we are people, too
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 (Let me hear ya!)
Say it loud
I'm black and I'm proud (hu)
Say it louder
I'm black and I'm proud (oow)

Oowee, you're killing me
Alright, uh outta sight, alright outta sight
Oowee, oh Lord
Oowee, you're killing me
Oowee, oowee, oowee, oowee, ow

Say it loud
I'm black and I'm proud (hu)
Say it louder
I'm black and I'm proud (Lord I feel it)
Say it loud
I'm black and I'm proud
Say it louder
I'm black and I'm proud