Mr. backlash, mr. backlash Just who do think I am You raise my taxes, freeze my wages And send my son to vietnam You give me second class houses And second class schools Do you think that alla colored folks Are just second class fools Mr. backlash, Im gonna leave you With the backlash blues When I try to find a job To earn a little cash All you got to offer Is your mean old white backlash But the world is big Big and bright and round And its full of folks like me Who are black, yellow, beige and brown Mr. backlash, Im gonna leave you With the backlash blues Mr. backlash, mr. backlash Just what do you think I got to lose Im gonna leave you With the backlash blues Youre the one will have the blues Not me, just wait and see
[00:07.17]Mr. backlash, mr. backlash [00:10.17]Just who do think I am [00:13.10]You raise my taxes, freeze my wages [00:15.97]And send my son to vietnam [00:19.73]You give me second class houses [00:22.60]And second class schools [00:25.92]Do you think that alla colored folks [00:29.17]Are just second class fools [00:30.85]Mr. backlash, Im gonna leave you [00:36.54]With the backlash blues [00:44.17]When I try to find a job [00:47.11]To earn a little cash [00:50.29]All you got to offer [00:52.72]Is your mean old white backlash [00:56.67]But the world is big [00:59.73]Big and bright and round [01:02.92]And its full of folks like me [01:05.41]Who are black, yellow, beige and brown [01:08.47]Mr. backlash, Im gonna leave you [01:14.04]With the backlash blues [01:59.05]Mr. backlash, mr. backlash [02:02.11]Just what do you think I got to lose [02:05.41]Im gonna leave you [02:07.30]With the backlash blues [02:11.23]Youre the one will have the blues [02:13.92]Not me, just wait and see