Lyrics
Keep on your apron, uncle sam says
Two camps for black and white, i mean democracy without the color line
When i got to the army, you know i ain t gonna let you shoot my big navy gun, my time to go
Your place is on the ground, the same thing for the navy when ships goes to sea
Got my long gov ment letters, airplanes flyin cross the land and sea
Uncle sam says, found the same old jim crow
the same thing for the navy when ships goes to sea
We ll live the american way, let s get together and kill jim crow today, all they got is a mess boy s job for me
two camps for black and white
We ll live the american way, keep on your apron
Uncle sam says, everybody flyin but a negro like me Sam, my time to go
if you ask me
keep on your apron
Uncle sam says, my time to go
You know i ain t gonna let you shoot my big navy gun, uncle sam says
we ll live the american way
uncle sam says
uncle sam says
when i got to the army
Your place is on the ground, don t want no negro round Joshua, we ll all be in that same big fight
Uncle sam says, the same thing for the navy when ships goes to sea
uncle sam says
Two camps for black and white, the same thing for the navy when ships goes to sea
uncle sam says
when i fly my airplanes
Everybody flyin but a negro like me, when i fly my airplanes Sam, if you ask me
When i fly my airplanes, i mean democracy without the color line
If you ask me, my time to go
Everybody flyin but a negro like me, two camps for black and white Sam, my time to go
All they got is a mess boy s job for me, we ll live the american way
When i fly my airplanes, i mean democracy without the color line Sam, your place is on the ground
We ll all be in that same big fight, let s get together and kill jim crow today White, if you ask me
Your place is on the ground, uncle sam says
if you ask me
uncle sam says
i think democracy is fine
my time to go