Uh, with your bad self; Say it louder (I got a mouth); Say it louder (I got a mouth)
Look a'here, some people say we got a lot of malice; Some say it's a lotta nerve
I say we won't quit moving til we get what we deserve
We've been buked and we've been scourned; We've been treated bad, talked about
As just 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 demands a chance to do things for ourselves
We 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; Oowee
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 louder; I'm black and I'm proud
Now we demand a chance to do things for ourselves
We tired of beating our heads against the wall and working for someone else
A look a'here, one thing more I got to say right here; Now, we're people 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; Huh; Say it loud; I'm black and I'm proud; Huh
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
Uh, alright now, good Lord; You know we can do the boog-a-loo
Now we can say we do the Funky Broadway! Now we can do, Huh
Sometimes we dance, we sing and we talk; You know I do like to do the camel walk
Alright now, Huh 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's demands a chance to do things for ourselves
We're tired of beating our heads against the wall and working for someone else, Huh
Now we're our people, too; We're like the birds and the bees
But we'd rather die on our feet than keep a'living on our knees
Say it louder; I'm black and I'm proud
Say it louder; I'm black and I'm proud; Let me hear, Ha', Huh
Say it loud; I'm black and I'm proud; Huh
Say it louder; I'm black and I'm proud; Say it louder; I'm black and I'm proud
Oooow, oowee, you're killing me, alright; Uh, outa sight, alright you're outa sight
Ooowee, oh Lord; Ooowee, you're killing me; Ooowee, ooowee, ooowee, ooowee, ow
Say it loud; I'm black and I'm proud; Huh; 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
Look a'here, some people say we got a lot of malice; Some say it's a lotta nerve
I say we won't quit moving til we get what we deserve
We've been buked and we've been scourned; We've been treated bad, talked about
As just 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 demands a chance to do things for ourselves
We 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; Oowee
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 louder; I'm black and I'm proud
Now we demand a chance to do things for ourselves
We tired of beating our heads against the wall and working for someone else
A look a'here, one thing more I got to say right here; Now, we're people 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; Huh; Say it loud; I'm black and I'm proud; Huh
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
Uh, alright now, good Lord; You know we can do the boog-a-loo
Now we can say we do the Funky Broadway! Now we can do, Huh
Sometimes we dance, we sing and we talk; You know I do like to do the camel walk
Alright now, Huh 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's demands a chance to do things for ourselves
We're tired of beating our heads against the wall and working for someone else, Huh
Now we're our people, too; We're like the birds and the bees
But we'd rather die on our feet than keep a'living on our knees
Say it louder; I'm black and I'm proud
Say it louder; I'm black and I'm proud; Let me hear, Ha', Huh
Say it loud; I'm black and I'm proud; Huh
Say it louder; I'm black and I'm proud; Say it louder; I'm black and I'm proud
Oooow, oowee, you're killing me, alright; Uh, outa sight, alright you're outa sight
Ooowee, oh Lord; Ooowee, you're killing me; Ooowee, ooowee, ooowee, ooowee, ow
Say it loud; I'm black and I'm proud; Huh; 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