CORRECT LYRICS

Lyrics : Yowzah

Now, it wasn't too very long ago
You know, some folks walked with a hi-dee-ho
And other folks walked around kind of low

Sayin', "Yowzah"
"Sho' 'nuff"
And "Yassuh, boss"

It was ashes to ashes, dust to dust
They didn't believe in makin' no fuss
Just kept on movin' to the back of the bus

Sayin', "Yowzah"
And "Sho' 'nuff"
And "Yassuh, boss"

Yeah, they perspired, they expired
Still, they never got no higher
As a matter of fact they got sort of tired

Of sayin', "Yowzah"
And "Sho' 'nuff"
And "Yassuh, boss"

So they went right out, and they done a little prayin'
A little arm wavin' and a little bit of swayin'
Still in all they kept right on sayin'

"Yowzah"
And "Sho' 'nuff"
And "Yassuh, boss"

They were still shinin' shoes, still fryin' chicken
Still washin' floors, watermelon pickin'
'Til finally they got damn sick of sayin'

"Yowzah"
And "Sho' 'nuff"
And "Yassuh, boss"

So they went out, and they done a little standin'
A little less askin', a lot more demandin'
A little more thinkin' and demonstratin'
And a little less hopin' and a little waitin'

Yeah, a little less liftin' and a little less totin'
And a lot more writin' and a lot more votin'
A lot more marchin' and a lot more walkin'
'Til hardly anybody at all was talkin'

Like "Yowzah"
And "Sho' 'nuff"
And "Yassuh, boss"

Now, the moral of my story is plain to see
They finally achieved equality
Now, like you and me they stand up strong and free

And say, "Yes, sir"
"Uh, buh, buh, wah, wah, well, of course, sir"
"Eh, eh, anything you say, JB"