Label: Black And Blue - 33.555 • Series: The Blues Singers & Players Collection - Vol.16 • Format: Vinyl LP, Album, Promo, Reissue • Country: France • Genre: Blues • Style: Country Blues Big Bill Broonzy - Black, Brown And White (Vinyl) | Discogs what a black man have to do. This little song that I'm singin' about People you know it's true If you're black and gotta work for a living This is what they will say to you They says if you was white, should be all right If you was brown, stick around Big Bill Broonzy - Black, Brown And White (Letra e música para ouvir) - This little song that I'm singin' about / People you know it's true / If you're black and gotta work for a living / … BIG BILL BROONZY Black, Brown & White Lyrics. Although many American blacks did have it rough at that time, this song was clearly not written from personal experience. Chorus. Black, Brown And White by Big Bill Broonzy song meaning, lyric interpretation, video and chart position ... lyrics. Songfacts®: This early Broonzy composition is a cynical comment on the Jim Crow laws of the Deep South. Black, Brown And White Blues lyrics performed by Big Bill Broonzy: Just listen to this song, I'm singing, brother, you know it's true. I helped win sweet victory with my ol’ plough and hoe, Now I want you to tell me, brother, what you goin’ to do about the old Jim Crow. And if you're brown stick around. Big Bill Broonzy – Black, Brown & White Lyrics. Notes: 1 - William Lee Conley Broonzy commonly known as "Big Bill Broonzy". If you're black and got to work for a living, here's whate people will say: Refrain: Now if you're white you're all right. Black, Brown and White Lyrics ... Big Bill Broonzy – Black, Brown and White. This little song that I'm singin' about People you know it's true If you're black and gotta work for a living This is what they will say to you They says if you was white, should be all right ... More Big Bill Broonzy lyrics 2 - Finally recorded by Bill Bill Broonzy… Big Bill Broonzy Black, Brown And White Blues Lyrics. Lyrics for Black, Brown, and White Blues by Big Bill Broonzy This little song that I'm singin' about People you know it's true If you're black and gotta work for a living now