Civilized

They told me I had to become civilized, civilized They told me I had to become civilized, civilized They told me I looked pretty When I put makeup on my face They gave me expensive clothes So I wouldn't look like a disgrace They polished all my nails and They told me to do my hair They plucked out the hairs God gave me So my skin was soft and bare They told me I had to become civilized, civilized They told me I had to become civilized, civilized They taught me to smother oil On the produce of the ground And to form a crust of sugar On the sweet peaches I found They gave me all their riches and They gave me all their chains They gave me all their heritage Hoping I would do the same They told me I had to become civilized, civilized They told me I had to become civilized, civilized They gave me all their convenience and They gave me all their pain They gave me all their heritage But I won't carry on that name They told me I had to become civilized, civilized They told me I had to become civilized, civilized They told me I had to become civilized, civilized They told me I had to become civilized, civilized