Soundtrack Colored Spade Lyrics
"Colored Spade" (special arrangement: not found on sheet music)
I'm a... Colored Spade, a n_____, a black n_____; E7
A jungle bunny, jigaboo c___, pickaninny mau mau
Uncle Tom, Aunt Jemima, Little Black Sambo A7
Cotton pickin', swamp guinea, junk man, shoeshine boy E7
Elevator operator, table cleaner at Horn and A7
Hardart, Slave voodoo, Zombie, Ubangi lipped E7
Flat nose,tap dancin' A7
Resident of Harlem E7
And President of the United States of Love A7 E7
And President of the United States of Love A7 E7
s___! (and if you ask him to dinner, you're gonna feed him:) E7
Watermelon; Hominy grits E7 (vamp) ("So You Say" response)
An' shortnin' bread; Alligator ribs
Some pig tails; some black eyed peas
Some chili; some collard greens
And if you don't watch out A7
This boogie man will get you E
Booooooo! Booooooo! A7 E7 A7 E7
So You Say!
(Note: rockin' blues in E on the Broadway cast album)
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