Music Ain’t Got No Color

Lyrics
[Intro] Ooh-hoo [Chorus] Music ain't got no color, yeah Music ain't got no color, no Music ain't got no color, oh Music ain't got no color, y'all know Music ain't got no color (No color) It sure ain't got no color, no (No color) Music ain't got no color (No color) Sure ain't got no color, no, listen (No color) [Verse 1] What color is a melody? (No color) What color is a symphony? (No color) What color is harmony? Will somebody please answer me? [Chorus] Music ain't got no color It sure ain't got no color, no I swear it ain't got no color Music ain't got no color, no Music ain't got no color, oh (No color) Music ain't got no color, yeah-yeah (No color) Music ain't got no color, yeah-yeah, well (No color) Music ain't got no color, no (No color) Listen! [Verse 2] I read in a Jet magazine Where the Bee Gees got rich Singin' black music, and it made me sad, it made me sad I read in the Rolling Stone Dionne Warwick got rich singin' white music And that made me mad, oh Lord, it made me mad You see, God created music And gave everybody somе, well-well He didn't put music in color Lеave it alone and go on and have you some fun, woo! 'Cause it ain't got no color, y'all, no Y'all knew Apple pie ain't got no color I'll stand anywhere in the world and tell y'all Music, woo It ain't got no color, no If he was gonna sell out my voice, now that ain't fair I was in the back waitin' for a meal, y'all But they ain't got no corn dog Listen, woo [Chorus] Music ain't got no color (No color) Sing it, children Music ain't got no color, no (No color) Music ain't got no color (No color) Don't nobody say that no more Sure ain't got no color, no (No color) Color [Verse 3] What color is rock and roll-a? (No color) What color is country and soul? (No color) What color is jazz and pop, y'all? (No color) And what color is gospel and rock ballad? (No color) What color is opera and disco? (No color) What color is a-reggae and limbo? (No color) Head on [Chorus] Music ain't got no color (No color) It sure ain't got no color, let me tell a thing (No color) [Post-Chorus] It ain't your music It sure ain't my music It ain't for the red man It's not just for the brown man, I swear for God It ain't for the yellow man And it sure don't belong to the white man, no-no It ain't just for the yellow man It ain't for the brown man, Lord have mercy 'Cause music ain't got no color Music ain't got, and if you bear with me I want you to clap your hands out there and help me say Music ain't got no color, let me hear everybody say that It sure ain't got no, I want the disc jockey to sing along with me now A-music ain't got no color, yeah Lord Music ain't go no, everywhere you are, the sound of my voice say Music ain't got no color, everybody sing Music ain't go no, all over England let me hear you sing, I say Music ain't got no, way over in Japan let me hear you say Music ain't got no, let me hear over in Germany say Music ain't got no, let me hear over in England say Music ain't got no, way down in the Bahama islands say[Intro] Ooh-hoo [Chorus] Music ain't got no color, yeah Music ain't got no color, no Music ain't got no color, oh Music ain't got no color, y'all know Music ain't got no color (No color) It sure ain't got no color, no (No color) Music ain't got no color (No color) Sure ain't got no color, no, listen (No color) [Verse 1] What color is a melody? (No color) What color is a symphony? (No color) What color is harmony? Will somebody please answer me? [Chorus] Music ain't got no color It sure ain't got no color, no I swear it ain't got no color Music ain't got no color, no Music ain't got no color, oh (No color) Music ain't got no color, yeah-yeah (No color) Music ain't got no color, yeah-yeah, well (No color) Music ain't got no color, no (No color) Listen! [Verse 2] I read in a Jet magazine Where the Bee Gees got rich Singin' black music, and it made me sad, it made me sad I read in the Rolling Stone Dionne Warwick got rich singin' white music And that made me mad, oh Lord, it made me mad You see, God created music And gave everybody some, well-well He didn't put music in color Leave it alone and go on and have you some fun, woo! 'Cause it ain't got no color, y'all, no Y'all knew Apple pie ain't got no color I'll stand anywhere in the world and tell y'all Music, woo It ain't got no color, no If he was gonna sell out my voice, now that ain't fair I was in the back waitin' for a meal, y'all But they ain't got no corn dog Listen, woo [Chorus] Music ain't got no color (No color) Sing it, children Music ain't got no color, no (No color) Music ain't got no color (No color) Don't nobody say that no more Sure ain't got no color, no (No color) Color [Verse 3] What color is rock and roll-a? (No color) What color is country and soul? (No color) What color is jazz and pop, y'all? (No color) And what color is gospel and rock ballad? (No color) What color is opera and disco? (No color) What color is a-reggae and limbo? (No color) Head on [Chorus] Music ain't got no color (No color) It sure ain't got no color, let me tell a thing (No color) [Post-Chorus] It ain't your music It sure ain't my music It ain't for the red man It's not just for the brown man, I swear for God It ain't for the yellow man And it sure don't belong to the white man, no-no It ain't just for the yellow man It ain't for the brown man, Lord have mercy 'Cause music ain't got no color Music ain't got, and if you bear with me I want you to clap your hands out there and help me say Music ain't got no color, let me hear everybody say that It sure ain't got no, I want the disc jockey to sing along with me now A-music ain't got no color, yeah Lord Music ain't go no, everywhere you are, the sound of my voice say Music ain't got no color, everybody sing Music ain't go no, all over England let me hear you sing, I say Music ain't got no, way over in Japan let me hear you say Music ain't got no, let me hear over in Germany say Music ain't got no, let me hear over in England say Music ain't got no, way down in the Bahama islands say
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Credits
- Writers
- Bennie Lee McGinty
- Joe Tex