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! Some people say we've got a lot of malice Some say it's a lot of nerve But I say we won't quit moving until we get what we deserve We have been 'buked and we have been scorned We've been treated bad, talked about as sure as you're born But just as sure as it takes two eyes to make a pair, ha 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! I worked on jobs with my feet and my hands But all the work I did was for the other man Now we demand a chance to do things for ourselves We're tired of beating our head 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! Ooh-wee, give it to me All right, you're out of sight All night, so tough You're tough and rough Ooh-wee, uh, you're killing me Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud! Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud! We demand a chance to do things for ourselves We're tired of beating our head against the wall And working for someone else We're people, we like the birds and the bees We'd rather die on our feet Than be living on our knees Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud! Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud! All right now, good God You know we can do the boogaloo Now we can say with the funky talk, and we do Sometimes we sing and we talk You know we jump back and do the camel walk All right now, all right All right Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud! Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud! We demand a chance to do things for ourselves We're tired of beating our head against the wall And working for someone else We're people, we like the birds and the bees We'd rather die on our feet Than be living on our knees Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud! Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud! Ooh-wee, you're killing me All right, you're out of sight All right, you're out of sight Ooh-wee, ah Ooh-wee, you're killing me Ooh-wee Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud! 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! Some people say we've got a lot of malice Some say it's a lot of nerve But I say we won't quit moving until we get what we deserve We have been 'buked and we have been scorned We've been treated bad, talked about as sure as you're born But just as sure as it takes two eyes to make a pair, ha 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! I worked on jobs with my feet and my hands But all the work I did was for the other man Now we demand a chance to do things for ourselves We're tired of beating our head 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! Ooh-wee, give it to me All right, you're out of sight All night, so tough You're tough and rough Ooh-wee, uh, you're killing me Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud! Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud! We demand a chance to do things for ourselves We're tired of beating our head against the wall And working for someone else We're people, we like the birds and the bees We'd rather die on our feet Than be living on our knees Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud! Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud! All right now, good God You know we can do the boogaloo Now we can say with the funky talk, and we do Sometimes we sing and we talk You know we jump back and do the camel walk All right now, all right All right Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud! Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud! We demand a chance to do things for ourselves We're tired of beating our head against the wall And working for someone else We're people, we like the birds and the bees We'd rather die on our feet Than be living on our knees Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud! Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud! Ooh-wee, you're killing me All right, you're out of sight All right, you're out of sight Ooh-wee, ah Ooh-wee, you're killing me Ooh-wee Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud! Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud!
A canção “Say It Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proud” foi escrita em 1968 pelo próprio James Brown em colaboração com o maestro Alfred “Pee Wee” Ellis.
Foi lançada em formato de single dividido em duas partes, e ambas permaneceram no topo da lista de singles R&B por seis semanas consecutivas.
No mesmo ano, a música atingiu o décimo lugar na Billboard Hot 100, demonstrando seu apelo que transcendeu fronteiras de gênero musical.
As duas partes do single foram incorporadas tanto ao álbum de Natal “A Soulful Christmas” (1968) quanto ao álbum de 1969 que leva o mesmo nome da faixa.
A música tornou-se um hino não oficial do movimento Black Power, reforçando a importância de James Brown na cultura afro‑americana, e foi o primeiro disco em que o trombonista Fred Wesley apareceu na gravação.
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