Why, why, why, oh yea now, must the black man strain?
 Why people, must he sweat and strain?

 He toil each day from dawn till dusk (yes how [bad word]  
 trying to achieve (yes how [bad word]  the little he can. (we know how [bad word] 
 But just can't make it (how really [bad word]  I wonder what's wrong? (we know
 how
 [bad word]  What's wrong now (how really [bad word]  tell me what's wrong.

 Why, why, must the black man strain?
 I really want to know people now, must he sweat and strain?
 Tell me, tell me, must the black man strain?
 I really want to know people now, must he sweat and strain?