This song I'm gonna sing about

People all know it's true

If you're black and you got a white livin'

This is what they say to you

If you're white, it's alright

If you're brown, you stick around

But if you're black, oh brother

Get back, get back, get back!

Well, I was in a place one night

They were all havin' fun

Everybody was drinkin' red wine

But they wouldn't sell me one

So if you're white, it's alright

If you're brown, you stick around

But if you're black, oh brother

Get back, get back, get back!

Now I went to the phone office

For a number I got in line

They called everybody's number

But they never did call mine

If you're white, it's alright

And if you're brown, you stick around

But if you're black, oh brother

Get back, get back, get back!

Me and a man were workin' side by side

And this is what it meant

They paid him a dollar an hour

But they paid me fifty cents

If you're white, it's alright

If you're brown, you stick around

But if you're black, oh brother

Get back, get back, get back!

Now this story I told you about

Believe me, it's true

'Cause blacks and Jews fight for livin'

And that's why I'm tellin' you

If you're white, it's alright

If you're brown, you stick around

But if you're black, oh brother

Get back, get back, get back!