Uncle Tom - Arthur Adams

I work hard every day

And I try to do a good job

My boss often walks up to me and says

«Hey boy, you sure been doing a nice job»

But I could always tell when he’s had a fight with his wife

'Cause he comes to work screaming at me

He calls me a «nigga,» he calls me «trash»

I call him a «cracker,» I called him «trash»

If you treat me like a man, I’ll treat you like a man

But I ain’t gonna be no Uncle Tom like my father was

I remember when I was a little boy

Living with my father on a farm

His boss would walk up and kick him behind and said

«Hey boy, tomorrow, you better be on time»

Father would smile and say, «Okay, Mr. Jones»

And that’s when I would start to cry

I said, «Daddy, you’re bigger than him

Don’t take that from him

You don’t have to be an old Uncle Tom like your father was»

Now that’s why I left home, went out on my own

So I could find a better life for myself

But I found out it’s the same old scene living everywhere

But I ain’t gonna be no Uncle Tom like my father was

Now do you hear what I say, and don’t you know what I mean?

I ain’t gonna be no Uncle Tom like my father was, no, no no