Uncle Sam Says

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Well, airplanes flyin' 'cross the land and sea Everybody flyin' but a Negro like me Uncle Sam says, "Your place is on the ground When I fly my airplanes, don't want no Negro 'round" [Verse 2] The same thing for the Navy when ships goes to sea All they got is a mess boy's job for me Uncle Sam says, "Keep on your apron, son You know I ain't gonna let you shoot my big Navy gun" [Verse 3] Got my long gov'ment letters, my time to go When I got to the Army, found the same old Jim Crow Uncle Sam says, "Two camps for black and white" But when trouble starts, we'll all be in that same big fight [Verse 4] If you ask me, I think democracy is fine I mean democracy without the color line Uncle Sam says, "We'll live the American Way" Let's get together and kill Jim Crow today