BLACK MAN’S CRY

Nijo wo la ma bo ………l’oko [bad word] o (2X)
o bo njokan o,……... l’oko [bad word] o (2X)
REPEAT STANZA

-[VOX FILLS] HEY----- JEH- AH-JEH

Talo so fun mipe awo dudu mo gbe sara mi oda o
Emu wa ki nri o (4X)

-[VOX FILLS] --HEY- YEH AH YAH
-[VOX FILLS] JEBU-JAY-U-JAY- U-JAY JAY JEBU-JAY-U-JAY- U- DAY (ETC)

Nijo wo la ma bo ………l’oko [bad word] o (2X)
o bo njokan o,……... l’oko [bad word] o (2X)

* SAX, KEYS SOLOS

Nijo wo la ma bo ………l’oko [bad word] o (2X)
o bo njokan o,……... l’oko [bad word] o (2X)

She-ma Hey, She-ma Hey, She-ma Hey

Talo so fun yin pe awo dudu m ti e gbe s’ara yin oda o
mu wa k’eri o (2x)
-REPEAT STANZA

Ko s’oshun to da bi awo dud tu e gbe sara yin
Ko s’oshun to da bi awo dud tu mo gbe sara mi
wo mi dada o
-REPEAT STANZA

YEAH_YEBA YEAH-EE YEAH YEAH
THAT’S THE BLACK MAN’S CRY
GET IT ONE MORE TIME
-REPEAT AT WILL
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Translation:

When will we be free from plantation slavery (2X)
We’ll be free one day from the plantation (2X)

Who says my black skin is not beautiful?
Show me the person- I want to see him

When will we be free from plantation slavery (2X)
We’ll be free one day from the plantation (2X)

SAX, KEYS SOLOS

When will we be free from plantation slavery (2X)
We’ll be free one day from the plantation (2X)

Who tells you that your skin is not beautiful
Produce the person so you can see him
REPEAT STANZA

There is nothing as beautiful as your black skin
There is nothing as beautiful as my black skin
Look at me closely