Pretty Brown Skin
(专辑: Jubilee: The Juneteenth Edition - 2021)
Pretty, brown skin Pretty, light skin Pretty, dark skin I
see African written in your DNA Hella choco-melanin from the
motherland With your black skin Never should you want it any other way First things first I'm blackity, black black I'm blackity, black black I'm blackity, black black If you don't like that, you're wackity, wack wack You're wackity, wack– I
said what I
said and that's that (Ayy) This is for them queens that's rocking 'em kinky twist (Ooh, ooh, ooh) From box braids to bantu knots and full lips (Ooh, ooh) Them dreadlocks, crochets, afros and real hips (Ooh, ooh, ooh) Them pom-poms and sew-ins with edges that's real slick (Ooh, ooh) Now catch this (Ooh, ooh, ooh) Your black presence is necessary From big mama to Aunty Obama as First Lady are validated (Ooh, ooh) I
still remember my mother's gumbo (Ooh, ooh, ooh) Saturday mornings waking to soulful sounds of gospel (Ooh, ooh) The
richness of ancestral legacies and culture (Ooh, ooh, ooh) Our history extends beyond American borders (Ooh, ooh) So please believe the
hype (Ooh, ooh, ooh) You're not too much, you are enough Never shrink back, always speak up (Ooh, ooh) Head tilted high, one fist to the
sky (Ooh, ooh, ooh) Don't doubt your worth Always add tax, know yourself first (Ooh, ooh) One thing's for sure (Ooh, ooh, ooh) You're made in the
image of God, shape of the
melanin bob Black woman, you will never be stopped (Ooh, ooh, ayy) Pretty, brown skin Pretty, light skin Pretty, dark skin I
see African written in your DNA Hella choco-melanin from the
motherland With your black skin Never should you want it any other way Second things first Still blackity, black black Still blackity, black black Still blackity, black It's a
blessing not a
curse Don't ever forget that Don't ever forget If you need reminders then run this back "You're so pretty for a
black girl" is not a
compliment (Ooh, ooh, ooh) Don't whitewash who you are to be an option (Ooh, ooh) "You don't sound white," you just finished up your doctorate (Ooh, ooh, ooh) Black Benz, new house, pocket's real lucrative (Ooh, ooh) Pop, pop, pop, pop Boss is CEO Boss, boss, boss, boss, boss chick (Ayy) Killing stereotype, switching up the
narrative (Ooh, ooh, ooh) Ain't no explanation needed, that's all Harriet (Ooh, ooh) Raising black kids with some black sense (Ooh, ooh, ooh) Liberation, educate them (Ooh, ooh) Let them dream big, adding flavor (Ooh, ooh, ooh) Keep it seasoned, give 'em reasons To believe in what our ancestors dreamed of (Ooh, ooh) You are beautiful, invaluable (Ooh, ooh, ooh) Distinguishably royal Next time you look in the
mirror, pause and say, "Black girl, I
love you" (Ooh, ooh) I
love you, I
love you (Then repeat) One thing's for sure (Ooh, ooh, ooh) You're made in the
image of God, shape of the
melanin bob Black woman, you will never be stopped (Ooh, ooh, ayy) Pretty brown skin, pretty light skin, pretty dark skin (Ooh, ooh, ooh) I
see African written in your DNA (Ooh, ooh) Hella choco melanin from the
motherland (Ooh, ooh, ooh) With your black skin Never should you want it any other way (Ooh, ooh) Pretty brown skin, pretty light skin, pretty dark skin (Ooh, ooh, ooh) I
see African written in your DNA (Ooh, ooh) Hella choco melanin from the
motherland (Ooh, ooh, ooh) With your black skin Never should you want it any other way (Ooh, ooh) Remember who you are, oh (Ooh) Remember who you are (Ooh) and whose you are, shooting star Don't forget that part (Ooh, ooh) (Ooh) Know that you belong just as you are (Ooh, ooh) With your pretty, brown skin (Ooh)