Black, Brown, And White-Brownie McGhee/Tom Glazer

[ti:Black, Brown and White] [ar:Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry] [al:The Great Songwriter Collection, Vol. 5] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Black, Brown, And White - Brownie McGhee/Tom Glazer [00:13.41]This little song that I'm singing about [00:15.02]People you know it's true [00:16.59] [00:17.70]If you're black and gotta work for a living [00:20.00]This is what they will say to you [00:21.45]They says if you was white [00:22.73]Should be all right [00:23.49]If you was brown [00:24.41]Stick around [00:25.66]But as you's black [00:26.71]Whoa brother [00:27.95]Git back git back git back [00:29.97]I was in a place one night [00:32.08] [00:33.05]They was all having fun [00:34.80]They was all bying beer and wine [00:36.90]But they would not sell me none [00:39.06]They said if you was white [00:40.35]Should be all right [00:41.15]If you was brown [00:42.05]Stick around [00:43.13]But if you black [00:44.26]Whoa brother [00:45.14]Git back git back git back [00:46.54] [01:13.82]I went to an employment office [01:15.82]Got a number and I got in line [01:17.27] [01:18.19]They called everybody's number [01:20.10]But they never did call mine [01:21.19]They said if you was white [01:23.21]Should be all right [01:23.95]If you was brown [01:25.03]Could stick around [01:26.05]But as you black [01:27.27]Whoa brother [01:27.89] [01:28.61]Git back git back git back [01:29.95] [01:31.17]Me and a man was working side by side [01:32.88] [01:33.60]This is what it meant [01:34.48] [01:35.48]They was paying him a dollar an hour [01:37.24]And they was paying me fifty cent [01:39.10]They said if you was white [01:40.63]It should be all right [01:41.60]If you was brown [01:42.44]Could stick around [01:43.28]But as you black [01:44.35]Whoa brother [01:45.38]Git back git back git back [01:47.29] [02:01.17]I hope when sweet victory [02:03.77]With my plough and hoe [02:05.53]Now I want you to tell me brother [02:08.51]What you gonna do [02:09.57]Now if you was white [02:10.47]Should be all right [02:11.17]If you was brown [02:11.97]Could stick around [02:13.28]But if you black [02:14.46]Whoa brother [02:15.45]Git back git back git back [02:17.01] [02:18.34]Well if you are black and gotta work for a livin' [02:21.65]Now i just want to konw what the black do [02:25.94] [02:26.64]Say if you were white you alright [02:28.64]And if you are brown stick around [02:30.94]But as you are black [02:32.26]Oh brother get back get back get back