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Back home, we got this great big old factory sittin' right in the middle of town |
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And almost everybody in town works there |
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Yeah, it's almost about like every other factory around there, I guess |
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The white folks do the easier work and wear the white uniforms |
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The colored folks do the hard labor and wear the blue uniforms |
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This is the story about an old boy waiting outside the factory for his girl to get off work |
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And the boy speaks...: |
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Man, this sidewalk is hot; almost five o'clock |
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Wait 'til that whistle blows and that door opens |
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And out she'll come and fall in my arms |
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Man when them folks see that |
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They'll want to ride us out of town on a rail |
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Well, I guess they just don't understand |
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About my brown girl, my brown girl |
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Brown girl, brown girl |
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With the blue dress on |
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She used to have a good job |
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But you know, as soon as folks found out we's goin' together |
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They handed her a broom and said |
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"Here girl, keep things clean" |
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But you know they just can't fire her, the union won't let them |
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She's the highest payed sweeper in town |
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And I'm the luckiest guy in the world |
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'Cause I found brown girl, my brown girl |
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Brown girl, brown girl |
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With the blue dress on |
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You know, all day long folks put her down |
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Saying nasty things, making smart little remarks |
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But she never cries, not until she's in my arms |
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Why, even her own folks won't speak to her |
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And at times, I bet her poor little heart is as blue as the uniform she wears |
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Yep, when she gets off she'll be tired, but she'll smile |
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Midst the sneers, the leers, and the jeers and the curse words |
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She'll smile, 'cause you know love can conquer anything |
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It can climb the highest mountain, swim the deepest ocean |
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Bridge the widest gap, even between men's hearts |
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Yep, love is the great cleanser |
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Take an old pair of dungarees |
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The more they're washed, the whiter they get |
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Yeah, love conquers all, even hate |
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I can't wait for my brown girl, my brown girl |
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Brown girl, brown girl |
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With the blue dress on |
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She wears it well |
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She wears it well |
