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Black, brown, and white
... I went to an employment officegot a number an I got in line
they called everybody's number
But they never did call mine ...
they said "if you was white
it should be all right
if you was brown
stick around,
But as you black
oh brother get back
get back get back"
me and a man was workin side by side
this is what it meant
they was paying him a dollar an hour
they was paying me fifty cent ...
