Black, Brown And White-Big Bill Broonzy

[ti:Black, Brown And White] [ar:Big Bill Broonzy] [al:An Introduction To Big Bill Br] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.76]This little song that I'm singing about [00:02.53] [00:03.66]People you know it's true [00:04.92] [00:06.94]If you're black and gotta work for a living [00:09.25]This is what they will say to you [00:11.33]They says if you was white [00:12.78] [00:13.41]Should be all right [00:14.34]If you was brown [00:15.60] [00:16.22]Stick around [00:16.84] [00:17.41]But as you's black [00:18.90]Whoa brother [00:19.66] [00:21.40]Git back git back git back [00:23.35] [00:26.19]I was in a place one night [00:28.13] [00:29.00]They was all having fun [00:30.31] [00:31.37]They was all buying beer and wine [00:34.07]But they would not sell me none [00:36.40]They said if you was white [00:38.40]Should be all right [00:39.30]If you was brown [00:40.61] [00:41.23]Stick around [00:42.29]But if you black [00:43.24] [00:43.87]Whoa brother [00:44.67] [00:45.86]Git back git back git back [00:48.31] [00:51.26]I went to an employment office [00:53.46]Got a number and I got in line [00:55.22] [00:56.59]They called everybody's number [00:58.96]But they never did call mine [01:01.29]They said if you was white [01:02.78] [01:03.54]Should be all right [01:04.55]If you was brown [01:05.67] [01:06.36]Could stick around [01:06.98]But as you black [01:08.18] [01:08.81]Whoa brother [01:09.68] [01:11.20]Git back git back git back [01:13.14] [01:16.00]Me and a man was working side by side [01:18.25] [01:18.82]This is what it meant [01:19.95] [01:21.38]They was paying him a dollar an hour [01:23.69]And they was paying me fifty cent [01:25.56] [01:26.18]They said if you was white [01:28.06]It should be all right [01:29.16]If you was brown [01:30.30]Could stick around [01:31.98]But as you black [01:33.04] [01:33.72]Whoa brother [01:34.84]Git back git back git back [01:37.80] [01:52.92]They said if you was white [01:54.07]Just all right [01:54.69]If you was brown [01:55.64]Could stick around [01:56.33]But as you black [01:57.32] [01:58.26]Whoa brother [01:58.89] [02:00.45]Git back git back git back [02:02.38] [02:04.89]I hope when sweet victory [02:07.02] [02:07.91]With my plough and hoe [02:09.34] [02:10.85]Now I want you to tell me brother [02:12.85]What you gonna do about the old Jim Crow [02:15.32]Now if you was white [02:16.57] [02:17.20]Should be all right [02:18.39]If you was brown [02:19.82]Could stick around [02:20.94]But if you black [02:21.82] [02:22.65]Whoa brother [02:25.80] [02:27.05]Git back git back git back