This little song that I'm singin' about This little song that I'm singin' about Essa musiquinha que eu estou cantando People you know it's true People you know it's true Pessoas que você conhece é verdade If you're black and gotta work for a living If you're black and gotta work for a living Se você é negro e precisa trabalhar para viver This is what they will say to you This is what they will say to you É isso que eles vão dizer para você They says: If you was white, should be all right They says: If you was white, should be all right Eles dizem: Se você fosse branco, deveria ficar bem If you was brown, stick around If you was brown, stick around Se você fosse marrom, ficasse por perto But as you's black, hmm, brother, get back, get back, get back But as you's black, hmm, brother, get back, get back, get back Mas como você é negro, hum irmão, volte, volte, volte I was in a place one night I was in a place one night Eu estava em um lugar uma noite They was all having fun They was all having fun Eles estavam todos se divertindo They was all buyin' beer and wine They was all buyin' beer and wine Eles estavam comprando cerveja e vinho But they would not sell me none But they would not sell me none Mas eles não me venderiam nenhum They said: If you was white, should be all right They said: If you was white, should be all right Eles disseram: Se você fosse branco, deveria ficar bem If you was brown, stick around If you was brown, stick around Se você fosse marrom, ficasse por perto But if you black, hmm brother, get back, get back, get back But if you black, hmm brother, get back, get back, get back Mas se você preto, hum irmão, volte, volte, volte Me and a man was workin' side by side Me and a man was workin' side by side Eu e um homem trabalhamos lado a lado This is what it meant This is what it meant Isto é o que significou They was paying him a dollar an hour They was paying him a dollar an hour Eles estavam pagando a ele um dólar por hora And they was paying me fifty cent And they was paying me fifty cent E eles estavam me pagando cinquenta centavo They said: If you was white, 't should be all right They said: If you was white, 't should be all right Eles disseram: Se você fosse branco, não deveria ficar bem If you was brown, could stick around If you was brown, could stick around Se você fosse marrom, poderia ficar por perto But as you black, hmm boy, get back, get back, get back But as you black, hmm boy, get back, get back, get back Mas como você é negro, hmm garoto, volte, volte, volte I went to an employment office I went to an employment office Eu fui a um escritório de emprego Got a number 'n' I got in line Got a number 'n' I got in line Tenho um número e cheguei na fila They called everybody's number They called everybody's number Eles ligaram para o número de todos But they never did call mine But they never did call mine Mas eles nunca ligaram para o meu They said: If you was white, should be all right They said: If you was white, should be all right Eles disseram: Se você fosse branco, deveria ficar bem If you was brown, could stick around If you was brown, could stick around Se você fosse marrom, poderia ficar por perto But as you black, hmm brother, get back, get back, get back But as you black, hmm brother, get back, get back, get back Mas como você preto, hum irmão, volte, volte, volte I hope when sweet victory I hope when sweet victory Espero que quando doce vitória With my plough and hoe With my plough and hoe Com meu arado e enxada Now I want you to tell me brother Now I want you to tell me brother Agora eu quero que você me diga irmão What you gonna do about the old Jim Crow? What you gonna do about the old Jim Crow? O que você vai fazer com o velho Jim Crow? Now if you was white, should be all right Now if you was white, should be all right Agora, se você fosse branco, deveria ficar bem If you was brown, could stick around If you was brown, could stick around Se você fosse marrom, poderia ficar por perto But if you black, whoa brother, get back, get back, get back But if you black, whoa brother, get back, get back, get back Mas se você preto, whoa irmão, volte, volte, volte