Black, Brown And White-Big Bill Broonzy

[ti:Black, Brown And White] [ar:Big Bill Broonzy] [al:Recorded In Club Montmartre 19] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Black, Brown And White - Big Bill Broonzy [00:54.80]This little song that I'm singing about [00:56.74] [00:57.64]People you know it's true [00:59.17] [01:00.85]If you're black and gotta work for a living [01:03.23]This is what they will say to you [01:05.40]They says if you was white [01:07.17]Should be all right [01:08.43]If you was brown [01:09.68]Stick around [01:10.49] [01:11.30]But as you's black [01:12.43] [01:13.00]Whoa brother [01:15.66]Git back git back git back [01:17.15] [01:20.23]I was in a place one night [01:21.99] [01:22.99]They was all having fun [01:24.27] [01:25.87]They was all bying beer and wine [01:28.10]But they would not sell me none [01:30.13]They said if you was white [01:32.14]Should be all right [01:33.47]If you was brown [01:34.41] [01:35.03]Stick around [01:36.22]But if you black [01:37.06] [01:38.06]Whoa brother [01:38.81] [01:40.32]Git back git back git back [01:42.33] [01:44.97]I went to an employment office [01:47.46]Got a number and I got in line [01:49.42] [01:50.85]They called everybody's number [01:53.11]But they never did call mine [01:55.28]They said if you was white [01:57.10]Should be all right [01:58.30]If you was brown [01:59.66]Could stick around [02:01.25]But as you black [02:02.33] [02:02.96]Whoa brother [02:03.58] [02:05.20]Git back git back git back [02:07.04] [02:09.97]Me and a man was working side by side [02:12.03] [02:12.74]This is what it meant [02:14.18] [02:15.51]They was paying him a dollar an hour [02:17.56]And they was paying me fifty cent [02:19.75]They said if you was white [02:21.31] [02:21.96]It should be all right [02:23.27]If you was brown [02:24.20] [02:24.80]Could stick around [02:25.93]But as you black [02:26.75] [02:27.62]Whoa brother [02:28.25] [02:29.74]Git back git back git back [02:31.91] [02:44.48]They said if you was white [02:45.68] [02:46.74]Should be all right [02:47.86]If you was brown [02:48.86] [02:49.49]Could stick around [02:50.50]But as you black [02:51.71]Whoa brother [02:52.76] [02:54.02]Git back git back git back [02:56.34] [02:58.91]I hope when sweet victory [03:00.22] [03:01.90]With my plough and hoe [03:03.10] [03:04.36]Now I want you to tell me brother [03:06.88]What you gonna do about the old Jim Crow [03:08.77]Now if you was white [03:10.21] [03:11.27]Should be all right [03:12.39]If you was brown [03:13.36] [03:13.91]Could stick around [03:15.05]But if you black [03:15.92] [03:16.74]Whoa brother [03:18.80] [03:20.89]Git back git back git back