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) 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 movin' until we get what we deserve We've been 'buked and we've been scourned 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) I've worked on jobs with my feet and my hand 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 beatin' our head against the wall An' workin' 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) Oh! Ooh-wee, you're k**in' me Alright, uh, you're out of sight Alright, so tough, you're tough enough Ooh-wee, uh, you're k**in' me! 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 beatin' our heads against the wall And workin' for someone else Look a-here, there's one thing more I got to say right here Now, now we're people, we're like the birds and the bees We rather die on our feet than keep livin' on our knees Say it loud (I'm black and I'm proud) Say it loud (I'm black and I'm proud) Say it louder (I'm black and I'm proud) Lord-a, Lord-a, Lord-a, say it loud (I'm black and I'm proud) Uh! alright now, good God You know we can do the boogaloo Now we can say we do the funky dog Now we do Sometimes we dance, we sing, and we talk Now we go back and do the camel walk Alright, alright now, alright Say it loud (I'm black and I'm proud) Say it loud (I'm black and I'm proud) Let me here you, say it louder (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 beatin' our heads against the wall And workin' for someone else You know, we're people too, we're like the birds and the bees But we rather die on our feet than keep livin' on our knees Say it loud (I'm black and I'm proud) Say it loud (I'm black and I'm proud) Say it louder (I'm black and I'm proud) Say it loud (I'm black and I'm proud) Ooh-wee, you're k**in' me Alright, out of sight Alright, you out of sight Ooh, wee, oh no Ooh-wee, you're k**in' me Ooh, wee, ooh, wee, ooh, wee Say it loud (I'm black and I'm proud) Say it loud (I'm black and I'm proud) Say it louder (I'm black and I'm proud) Say it loud (I'm black and I'm proud)