See i'm a big old black man a big old black man
a big old black wacky tacky black man
born with my mama arrived alone
and i'm alive and survive in a one room home
never take a hand-me-down never dig a bone
i give and i live and i handle my own
used to a peewee now i'm full grown
not a shufflin' jigaboo i'm hard like stone
i drink out the jug i eat out the pot
i learn and i earn and i love what i got
i'm a big old black man never had a friend
sittin' on the roof top listenin' to the wind
my life is on the end my grin is pretend
i'm a die in my rockin' chair sippin' on gin hey.