From Charles Mingus

Hallelujah, Black Brother, SHOUT Hallelujah

Black Sister! Shout BLACK!

Black is the color of my skin – ain’t no Whitey gonna change my Black Beauty Lord!

I say SHOUT

at Wednesday nite prayer meetin’s, shout HALLELUJAH LORD, HALLELUHAH!

Hallelujah Black Sister, dance, DANCE down the aisle –

SHOUT Black Beauty, BLACK BEAUTY, the color of my SKIN!

Dance, DANCE down the streets, Black Brother, SHOUT

LORD, LORD, ain’t no Whitey gonna change my BLACK Beauty – We’re with you Lord –

YEAAMEN, HALLELUJAH! Black BLACK BLACK BLACK! is the color of my beauty LORD!

Shout it! Shout it! Dance it!

Yeaamen Lord! HALLELUJAH! BLACK IS THE COLOR OF MY SKIN, YEAAMEN,

LORD, SHOUT BLACK BEAUTY!

SHOUT, shout and dance the color of my skin – Black Beauty!

BLACK LADY! BLACK BEAUTY! HALLELUJAH!