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"I Wanna Be Black"
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album _Street Hassle_
(Lou Reed, 1978)
written by Lou Reed
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I wanna be black, have natural rhythm
shoot twenty foot of jism too
And fuck up the Jews
I wanna be black, I wanna be a panther
have a girlfriend named Samantha
and have a stable of foxy whores
Wow-wow, I wanna be black
Oh, I don't wanna be a fucked up
middle class college student anymore
I just wanna have a stable of
foxy little whores
yeah-yeah, I wanna be black
Oh, I wanna be black
yeah-yeah, I wanna be black
I wanna be black, wanna be like Martin Luther King
and get myself shot in spring
lead a whole generation too
And fucked up the Jews
I wanna be black, I wanna be like Malcolm X
and cast a hex
over President Kennedy's tomb
And have a big prick too
Oh, I don't wanna be a fucked up
middle class college student no more
Yeah, I just wanna have a
stable of foxy little whores
Yeah-yeah, I wanna be black
I wanna be black
I wanna be black
I wanna be black
yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah, I wanna be black
Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah, I wanna be black
yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah, I wanna be black
Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah
(yeah-yeah, I wanna be black, oh-oh)
(Yeah-yeah, I wanna be black, oh-oh)
(yeah-yeah, I wanna be black, oh-oh)
(Yeah-yeah, I wanna be black, oh-oh)
intro {A}{A}{A}{A}
{A}{A}{A}{A}
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{A}{A}{A}{A} (I wanna be black, have natural ...)
{F#m}{D}{A}{A} (And fuck up the Jews, I wanna be -)
{A}{A}{A}{A} (- black, I wanna be a panther ...)
{F#m}{D}{A}{A} (- whores, Wow-wow, I wanna be black ...)
{E}{F#m/A}{A}{A} (- wanna be a fucked up ...)
{E}{F#m/A}{A}{D} (- wanna have a stable of ...)
{A}{D}{A}{D} (- black, Oh, I wanna be black ...)
guitar {A}{A}{A}{A} (- black)
{A}{A}{A}{A}
{A}{A}{A}{A}
{A}{A}{A}{A} (I wanna be -)
{A}{A}{A}{A} (- black, wanna be like Martin ...)
{F#m}{D}{A}{A} (- too, And fucked up the Jews ...)
{A}{A}{A}{A} (- black, I wanna be like Malcolm X ...)
{F#m}{D}{A}{A} (- tomb, And have a big prick, too ...)
{E}{F#m/A}{A}{A} (- wanna be a fucked up ...)
{E}{F#m/A}{A}{D} (- just wanna have a stable of foxy ...)
{A}{D}{A}{D} (- black, I wanna be black ...)
{A}{D}{A}{D} (- black, I wanna be black ...)
{A}{D}{A}{D} (- black, yeah-yeah-yeah- ...)
{A}{D}{A}{D} (- black, yeah-yeah-yeah- ...)
{A}{D}{A}{D}
{A}{D}{A...
* ending
{A...
1e --5--6--7---5--6--7---5--6--7...--------
2B --5--6--7---5--6--7---5--6--7...--------
3G --5--6--7---5--6--7---5--6--7...--------
4D --4--5--6---4--5--6---4--5--6...--------
5A --5--6--7---5--6--7---5--6--7...--------
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"I Wanna Be Black"
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album _Take No Prisoners_
(Lou Reed, 1978)
May 1978
Bottom Line, NYC
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(Yeah-yeah, I wanna be black)
(yeah-yeah, I wanna be black)
(Yeah-yeah, I wanna be black)
(yeah-yeah-yeah, I wanna be black)
(Yeah-yeah, I wanna be black)
(yeah-yeah, I wanna be black)
(Yeah-yeah, I wanna be black)
(yeah-yeah, I wanna be black)
(Yeah-yeah, I wanna be black, ooohhh)
(yeah-yeah, I wanna be black, ooohhh)
(Yeah-yeah, I wanna be black)
(yeah-yeah, I wanna be black)
(Yeah-yeah, I wanna be black)
(yeah-yeah-yeah, I wanna be black)
Hey, I wanna be black man, I wanna be, let's see
Stormy Monday, yeah
The man was just too overcome
suck my dick
What
I wanna be black, let's see
Hey man, hey man, I wanna be black
I wanna be like Martin Luther King
and get my ass shot in spring
And lead a whole generation too
fuck up the Jews (and fuck up the Jews)
Hey
You're talking about my people
If I got a people
Hey Lou, you got a people
Oh-oh, I got a people
Grab your dick, white boy
So what's wrong with cheap dirty jokes, man, fuck you
I never said I was tasteful
I'm not tasteful
So what, what, uh, hey
I wanna be black, let's see
I'm gonna look up a jive ass nigger
No, too white
Hey, I'll check out the girls, is that alright
(Uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh, ooohhh yeah alright, hahahaha..)
Hard to find a nigger these days, really
Oh
James Brown
(Wah-oh)
Andre Previn
(Ooohhh-ah)
He's French
(Oh, excuse ....)
Speak to me
I wanna be black man like Malcolm X
And I cast a big hex over President John Kennedy's tomb
Yeah-yeah
And have a big prick too
Hey, I don't wanna be no fucked up
middle class Jewish, middle class college student no more
(Fucked up college student no more)
I just wanna have myself a stable of foxy little
(Stable of foxy little)
Hey
I wanna be black, yeah
I wanna be black, they said
Yeah-yeah, I wanna be black, they said
Yeah-yeah, I wanna be black
Don't fuck with me, Michael
* see the posted transcriptions/corrections below.
intro x/A}
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g.solo {A}{A}{A}{A}
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sax. {A}{A}{A}{A}
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{A}{A}{A}{A} background vocals
{A}{A}{A}{A} background vocals
{A}{A}{A}{A} background vocals
{A}{A}{A}{A} background vocals
{A}{A}{A}{A} background vocals
{A}{A}{A}{A} background vocals
{A}{A}{A}{A} background vocals
{A}{A}{A}{A} (Hey, I wanna be black man ...)
{A}{A}{A}{A} (Stormy Monday, yeah)
{A}{A}{A}{A} (The man was just too overcome ...)
{A}{A}{A}{A} (What, I wanna be black, Let's see)
{A}{A}{A}{A} (Hey man, hey man, I wanna be black ...)
{A}{D}{A}{A} (- lead a whole generation too ...)
....
{A}{A}{A}{A} (I wanna be black man like Malcolm X ...)
{A}{D}{A}{A} (- Kennedy's tomb, Yeah-yeah ...)
{E}{E}{A}{A} (- I don't wanna be a fucked up ...)
{E}{E}{A}{D} (- just wanna have myself a stable of ...)
{A}{D}{A}{D} (I wanna be black, yeah ...)
{A}{D}{A}{D} (Yeah-yeah, I wanna be black ...)
break {A7}{A7}{A7...
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thanks: Nate Zelnick (natez@mediaone.net)
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There's a couple of errors that may be related to cultural
clues and slang... here's a better version, done from memory.
I haven't listened to this song for a few years but
trust me on this-this makes a lot more sense.
I've edited down the "Yeahs" and "oh ohs" for clarity.
"I Wanna Be Black"
I wanna be black,
have natural rhythm
Shoot twenty foot of jism too
and fuck up the jews
I wanna be black,
I wanna be a panther
Have a girlfriend named Samantha
and have a stable of foxy whores
Oh, oh, I wanna be black
I don't wanna be a fucked up middle class college student no more
I just wanna have a stable of foxy little whores
Yeah, yeah, I wanna be black
Oh, oh, I wanna be black
Yeah, yeah, I wanna be black
I wanna be black,
I wanna be like Martin Luther King
And get myself shot in spring
And lead a whole generation, too
and fuck up the jews
I wanna be black,
I wanna be like Malcolm X
And pass the hex
over President Kennedy's tomb
And have a big prick, too
Oh, I don't wanna be a fucked up
middle class college student no more
Yeah, I just wanna have a stable of foxy little whores
Yeah, yeah, I wanna be black (repeat)
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thanks: Klaus
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it took a while,
but it is a starting point for the lyrics of this album.
(Take No Prisoners)
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"I Wanna Be Black"
Yeah yeah, I wanna be black,
Let's see
Stormy Monday
Man we're just too overcome
Suck my dick
I wanna be black, let's see
Hey man, hey man
I wanna be black
I wanna be like Martin Luther King
And get myself shot in spring
And lead a whole generation, too
and fuck up the jews and fuck up the jews
Hey you talking about my people
If I got a people, hey Lou you got a people,
oh I got a people, maybe...
white boy, so what's wrong with you dirty jokes man fuck you
I never said I was tasteful. I'm not tasteful.
So, what, no I wanna be black let's see. I'm gonna look up ... name.
No, too white.
Hey I check the girls hard to find a nigger these days.
James Brown. I'm ... He's French
I wanna be black, man
I wanna be like Malcolm X
And pass the hex
over President Kennedy's tomb yeah yeah
And have a big prick, too
Hey, I don't wanna be a fucked up middle class Jewish
middle class college student no more
Yeah, I just wanna have a stable of foxy little whores yeah
Yeah, yeah, I wanna be black
Go fuck with me Michael
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thanks: Taco Veenstra (taco@tppveenstra.myweb.nl)
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In the transciptions are a few (little) gaps left,
and there may be a few (minor) mistakes in them.
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"I Wanna Be Black"
(_Take No Prisoners_)
(Yeah, yeah, I wanna be black)
(yeah, yeah, I wanna be black)
(Yeah, yeah, I wanna be black)
(Yeah, yeah, I wanna be black)
(Yeah, yeah, I wanna be black)
(yeah, yeah, I wanna be black)
(Yeah, yeah, I wanna be black)
(Yeah, yeah, I wanna be black)
(Yeah, yeah, I wanna be black)
(Yeah, yeah, I wanna be black)
(Yeah, yeah, I wanna be black)
(Yeah, yeah, I wanna be black)
(Yeah, yeah, I wanna be black)
(Yeah, yeah, I wanna be black)
Hey, I wanna be black man, I wanna be, let's see
Stormy Monday Lou
The man with just two of a come
Suck my dick
I wanna be black, let's see
Hey man, hey man, I wanna be black
I want a body like Martin Luther King
get my ass shot in the spring
and lead a whole generation too
and fuck up the jews,
(and fuck up the jews)
hey
You're talking 'bout my people
If I got a people
Hey Lou, you got a people?
Oh, oh I got a people
Baby dick white boy
So what is wrong with cheap dirty jokes man, fuck you
I never said I was tasteful
Am I tasteful?
So, wa, wa, uh,
Hey, I wanna be black
Let's see
I'm gonna look up a ..... name
No, too white
(hahahaha)
Hey, I check with the girls,
is that allright?
(ah ah ah ooh yeah, ooh yeah allright)
It is hard to find a nigger these days, really, ooh
James Brown
(wauw)
Andre Previn
(ooohh well)
He's French
(ooo excuse)
Excuse me too
I wanna be black man, like Malcolm X
and I cast big hex over President John.F.Kennedy's tomb
(ooohhh ooohhh)
yeah, yeah, and have a big prick too
(Big prick too)
Hey, I don't wanna be no fucked up
middle class Jewish middle class college student no more
(Fucked up college student no more)
I just wanna have myself a stable foxy little
(Stable foxy little)
Yeah
(I wanna be black)
I wanna be black, yeah
(Yeah, yeah I wanna be black)
I wanna be black, they said
Yeah, yeah, I wanna be black, they said
Yeah, yeah, I wanna be black
(hahahahahahaha)
Don't fuck with me Michael
(hahahahaha)
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transcribed by Shiroh KOUCHI (wildside@mx21.tiki.ne.jp)
http://ww21.tiki.ne.jp/~wildside/
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