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Backlash Blues Lyrics by Nina Simone

Sugar in My Bowl: The Very Best of Nina Simone 1967-1972

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[Verse 1]
Mr. Backlash, Mr. Backlash
Just who do you think I am?
You raise my taxes, freeze my wages
And send my son to Vietnam
You give me second-class houses
And second-class schools
Do you think that all colored folks
Are just second-class fools?

[Chorus]
Mr. Backlash
I'm gon' leave you with the backlash blues

[Verse 2]
When I try to find a job
To earn a little cash
All you got to offer
Is your mean, old, white backlash
But the world is big
Big and bright and round
And it's full of folks like me
Who are black, yellow, beige, and brown

[Chorus]
Mr. Backlash
I'm gon' leave you with the backlash blues

[Instrumental Break]

[Outro]
Mr. Backlash, Mr. Backlash
Just what do you think I got to lose?
I'm gon' leave you with the backlash blues
You're the one who'll have the blues, not me
Just wait and see

About “Backlash Blues” by Nina Simone

Read the complete lyrics to "Backlash Blues" by Nina Simone from the album "Sugar in My Bowl: The Very Best of Nina Simone 1967-1972". On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under USA, In English, Politics.

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"Backlash Blues" appears on "Sugar in My Bowl: The Very Best of Nina Simone 1967-1972".

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