Uncle Tom

Lyrics

I work hard every day And I try to do a good job My boss often walks up to me and says "Hey boy, you sure been doing a nice job" But I could always tell when he's had a fight with his wife 'Cause he comes to work screaming at me He calls me a "nigga," he calls me "trash" I call him a "cracker," I called him "trash" If you treat me like a man, I'll treat you like a man But I ain't gonna be no Uncle Tom like my father was I remember when I was a little boy Living with my father on a farm His boss would walk up and kick him behind and said "Hey boy, tomorrow, you better be on time" Father would smile and say, "Okay, Mr. Jones" And that's when I would start to cry I said, "Daddy, you're bigger than him Don't take that from him You don't have to be an old Uncle Tom like your father was" Now that's why I left home, went out on my own So I could find a better life for myself But I found out it's the same old scene living everywhere But I ain't gonna be no Uncle Tom like my father was Now do you hear what I say, and don't you know what I mean? I ain't gonna be no Uncle Tom like my father was, no, no no