Black Girl
Lekiva Judge

Soothe my black soul
Stimulate my black mind
Caress my black skin
Free my black behind

Cause, here I am ...black and intelligent
here I am black and free
here I am a black woman
here I am black me

It is said, I think, so therefore I am,
I got tired of that.. yes suh, yes mam.
Washing windows and sweeping floors,
raisin' they chullun and openin car doors.

I'm better than this, much more than that
Lying on my stomach while massa on my back.
My man is tired from workin' the fields all day,
hot and bothered wit little left to say.

He then speaks to me in a warm, clear voice,
I have to work hard black girl....I have no choice.
I'm doin' it for the chullun, you and me,
I finally got dem papers..hallelujah...free, free, free.

Three hundred years, we've left behind
What are you doin' now black girl....stimulate your mind.

Can't nobody love you like you
What do you expect that black man to do.
Raise yo kids and pay yo bills, if he loses his job
where yall gon live.

Depend on you and no one else,
Get your education black girl....depend on yo'self.