WE PEOPLE WHO ARE DARKER THAN BLUE

ARE WE GONNA STAND AROUND THIS TOWN AND LET WHAT OTHERS SAY COME TRUE

WE'RE- JUST GOOD FOR NOTHING THEY ALL FIGURE

A BOYISH GROWN UP SHIFTLESS JIGGER

NOW WE CAN'T HARDLY STAND FOR THAT

OR IS THAT REALLY WHERE IT'S AT

WE PEOPLE WHO ARE DARKER THAN BLUE

THIS AIN'T NO TIME FOR SEGREGATING

I'M TALKING `BOUT BROWN AND YELLOW TOO

HIGH YELLOW GAL CAN'T YOU TELL

YOU'RE JUST THE SURFACE OF OUR DARK DEEP WELL

IF YOUR MIND COULD REALLY SEE

YOU'D KNOW YOUR COLOR SAME AS ME,

PARDON ME BROTHER AS YOU STAND IN YOUR GLORY

I KNOW YOU WON'T MIND IF I TELL THE WHOLE STORY

GET YOURSELF TOGETHER, LEARN TO KNOW YOUR SIGN

SHALL WE COMMIT OUR GENOCIDE BEFORE WE CHECK OUT OUR MIND

I KNOW WE'VE ALL GOT PROBLEMS THAT'S WHY I'M HERE TO SAY

KEEP PEACE WITH ME AND I WITH YOU

LET ME LOVE IN MY OWN WAY

NOW I KNOW WE HAVE GREAT RESPECT FOR THE SISTER, AND MOTHER

IT'S EVEN BETTER YET

BUT THERE'S THE JOKER IN THE STREET LOVING ONE BROTHER ANO KILLING THE OTHER

WHEN THE TIME COMES AND WE ARE REALLY FREE

THERE'LL BE NO BROTHERS LEFT YOU SEE

WE PEOPLE WHO ARE DARKER THAN BLUE

DON'T LET US HANG AROUND THIS TOWN

AND LET WHAT OTHERS SAY COME TRUE

WERE JUST GOOD FOR NOTHING THEY ALL FIGURE

A BOYISH GROWN UP SHIFTLESS JIGGER

NOW WE CAN'T HARDLY STAND FOR THAT

OR IS THAT REALLY WHERE IT'S AT

PARDON ME BROTHER, I KNOW WE'VE COME A LONG LONG WAY

LET US STOP BEING SO SATISFIED