[Intro: CeeLo Green]
Uh-huh, uh
Uh
Witcha bad self

[Chorus: CeeLo Green]
Say it loud
I'm black and I'm proud!
Say it loud
I'm black and I'm proud!

[Verse 1: CeeLo Green]
Look over here
Some people say we got a lot of manners
Some people say we got a lot of nerve
Well I say we won't quit moving
'Til we get what we deserve
We've been buked and we've been scorned
We've been treated bad and talked about
Just as sure as you was born
But just as sure as it takes two eyes to make a pair, huh
Brother, we can't quit until we get our share

[Chorus: CeeLo Green]
Now say it loud!
I'm black and I'm proud!
Say it loud
I'm black and I'm proud!
One more time, say it loud
I'm black and I'm proud!
[Verse 2: CeeLo Green]
Now we demand a chance to do things for ourselves
We're tired of beating our heads up against a wall and working for someone else
Look-well look here, I got one more thing to say to the people right here
Hey, yeah
Now we'll be moved
We're like the birds and the bees
But we'd rather die on our feet
Than to keep living on our knees

[Chorus: CeeLo Green]
Say it loud!
I'm black and I'm proud!
Now say it loud
I'm black and I'm proud! (Lord I know)
One more time, say it loud
I'm black and I'm proud! (Ow!)

[Bridge: CeeLo Green]
Alright now
Good lord
You know we get here all alright
In light and dark
Oh, alright now
[?]
[Break: CeeLo Green]
Say it loud, huh
Good God, uh
Here good, uh
Salaam here!
I'm black and I'm proud!
Say it louder!
I'm black and I'm proud!
Say what? Say it loud!
I'm black and I'm proud!
Say it loud!
I'm black and I'm proud!
Red, black and CeeLo Green, get it!

[Instrumental Interlude]

[Chorus: CeeLo Green]
Say it loud!
I'm black and I'm proud!
Say it loud!
I'm black and I'm proud!
Say it loud!
I'm black and I'm proud!
Like you mean it, say it loud!
I'm black and I'm proud!