YES, WEES GOT ER FLAG.

YES, WEES GOT ER FLAG.

Ise hyeahd while in mah ramblin’sDat ah mos’ subnoxshus choon,Dat ebry bressed nayshun’sGot er flag excep’ de coon.I hyeah de white fo’ks sing it,An’ I hyeah de niggahs, too—De way de niggahs sing itSeems dey ’cep’ de thing fo’ true.Yes wees got er flag!It’s de red! de white! de blue!It’s de only one to whichDe niggahs should be true!It sut’ly am mos’ ’gustin’Way de niggahs sing de thing.Dey clap dey ban’s an’ hollahSot de kentry all er ring.I doesn’t blame de white fo’ksHa’f ez much I do de coonFo’ singin’ an’ er whis’lin’Sech er “singyooaytin’” chune.Yes wees got er flag!It’s de red! de white! de blue!It’s de only one to whichDe niggahs should be true!De little pickahninniesWhy dey sing dat meetah, too!Dey clap dey han’s an’ hollah,’Zackly lak de ol’ fo’ks do—An’ when I hyeah dem sing itEz dey dance an’ joobah pat—I feels lak walzin’ to ’emAn’ jes’ knock’n dem out dey hat.Yes wees got er flag!It’s de red! de white! de blue!It’s de only one to whichDe niggahs should be true!De blood ub ah ol’ foddahsAh er cry in’ fum de groun’.Lissun! chillun, lissun!Doan’ yo’ hyeah de doleful soun’?Ergin’ sech kine ub ’spreshunsAn’ er gin sech kine ub choons,“Dat ebry race an’ nayshun’sGot er flag excep’ de coon.”Yes wees got er flag!It’s de red! de white! de blue!It’s de only one to whichDe niggahs should be true!Dey fo’git when Bruddah LinkkumGibb er call in sixty-one.Fo’ fo’ks to jine de armyEbry niggah grabb’d his gun!He lef his little cabinWhile de ole fo’ks stood in tears.To fight fo’ dis hyeah kentryEz true faithful volunteers.Yes wees got er flag!It’s de red! de white! de blue!It’s de only one to whichDe niggahs should be true!Doh de po’ ol’ niggahDoesn’t allus git his rights.Fo’ his loyal kindnessLots er kicks an’ lots ub smites.Yet ’twas ’neef dat bannerHa’f er millun niggahs fought.He’p’d to win de vict’rysDat dis mighty kentry wrought.Yes wees got er flag!It’s de red! de white! de blue!It’s de only one to whichDe niggahs should be true!Let all ub de niggahsTeach dey chillun all to love.Dat ol’ starry bannerDat am floatin’ up er ’bove.Spite ub all ah trubbleThings dat makes ah progress lagg,’Membah dat Ol’ GloryAm ah bannah, am ah flag!Yes wees got er flag!It’s de red! de white! de blue!It’s de only one to whichDe niggahs should be true!Lissun! chillun, lissun!When dis niggah’s in his grave,Let dat dah ol’ bannerO’er dis niggah ebbah wave.’Kaze dat dah ol’ bannerUndah which ah foddahs fought,Am de only bannerFo’ to love dat I was taught.Yes wees got er flag!It’s de red! de white! de blue!It’s de only one to whichDe niggahs should be true!

Ise hyeahd while in mah ramblin’sDat ah mos’ subnoxshus choon,Dat ebry bressed nayshun’sGot er flag excep’ de coon.I hyeah de white fo’ks sing it,An’ I hyeah de niggahs, too—De way de niggahs sing itSeems dey ’cep’ de thing fo’ true.Yes wees got er flag!It’s de red! de white! de blue!It’s de only one to whichDe niggahs should be true!It sut’ly am mos’ ’gustin’Way de niggahs sing de thing.Dey clap dey ban’s an’ hollahSot de kentry all er ring.I doesn’t blame de white fo’ksHa’f ez much I do de coonFo’ singin’ an’ er whis’lin’Sech er “singyooaytin’” chune.Yes wees got er flag!It’s de red! de white! de blue!It’s de only one to whichDe niggahs should be true!De little pickahninniesWhy dey sing dat meetah, too!Dey clap dey han’s an’ hollah,’Zackly lak de ol’ fo’ks do—An’ when I hyeah dem sing itEz dey dance an’ joobah pat—I feels lak walzin’ to ’emAn’ jes’ knock’n dem out dey hat.Yes wees got er flag!It’s de red! de white! de blue!It’s de only one to whichDe niggahs should be true!De blood ub ah ol’ foddahsAh er cry in’ fum de groun’.Lissun! chillun, lissun!Doan’ yo’ hyeah de doleful soun’?Ergin’ sech kine ub ’spreshunsAn’ er gin sech kine ub choons,“Dat ebry race an’ nayshun’sGot er flag excep’ de coon.”Yes wees got er flag!It’s de red! de white! de blue!It’s de only one to whichDe niggahs should be true!Dey fo’git when Bruddah LinkkumGibb er call in sixty-one.Fo’ fo’ks to jine de armyEbry niggah grabb’d his gun!He lef his little cabinWhile de ole fo’ks stood in tears.To fight fo’ dis hyeah kentryEz true faithful volunteers.Yes wees got er flag!It’s de red! de white! de blue!It’s de only one to whichDe niggahs should be true!Doh de po’ ol’ niggahDoesn’t allus git his rights.Fo’ his loyal kindnessLots er kicks an’ lots ub smites.Yet ’twas ’neef dat bannerHa’f er millun niggahs fought.He’p’d to win de vict’rysDat dis mighty kentry wrought.Yes wees got er flag!It’s de red! de white! de blue!It’s de only one to whichDe niggahs should be true!Let all ub de niggahsTeach dey chillun all to love.Dat ol’ starry bannerDat am floatin’ up er ’bove.Spite ub all ah trubbleThings dat makes ah progress lagg,’Membah dat Ol’ GloryAm ah bannah, am ah flag!Yes wees got er flag!It’s de red! de white! de blue!It’s de only one to whichDe niggahs should be true!Lissun! chillun, lissun!When dis niggah’s in his grave,Let dat dah ol’ bannerO’er dis niggah ebbah wave.’Kaze dat dah ol’ bannerUndah which ah foddahs fought,Am de only bannerFo’ to love dat I was taught.Yes wees got er flag!It’s de red! de white! de blue!It’s de only one to whichDe niggahs should be true!

Ise hyeahd while in mah ramblin’sDat ah mos’ subnoxshus choon,Dat ebry bressed nayshun’sGot er flag excep’ de coon.I hyeah de white fo’ks sing it,An’ I hyeah de niggahs, too—De way de niggahs sing itSeems dey ’cep’ de thing fo’ true.

Ise hyeahd while in mah ramblin’s

Dat ah mos’ subnoxshus choon,

Dat ebry bressed nayshun’s

Got er flag excep’ de coon.

I hyeah de white fo’ks sing it,

An’ I hyeah de niggahs, too—

De way de niggahs sing it

Seems dey ’cep’ de thing fo’ true.

Yes wees got er flag!It’s de red! de white! de blue!It’s de only one to whichDe niggahs should be true!

Yes wees got er flag!

It’s de red! de white! de blue!

It’s de only one to which

De niggahs should be true!

It sut’ly am mos’ ’gustin’Way de niggahs sing de thing.Dey clap dey ban’s an’ hollahSot de kentry all er ring.I doesn’t blame de white fo’ksHa’f ez much I do de coonFo’ singin’ an’ er whis’lin’Sech er “singyooaytin’” chune.

It sut’ly am mos’ ’gustin’

Way de niggahs sing de thing.

Dey clap dey ban’s an’ hollah

Sot de kentry all er ring.

I doesn’t blame de white fo’ks

Ha’f ez much I do de coon

Fo’ singin’ an’ er whis’lin’

Sech er “singyooaytin’” chune.

Yes wees got er flag!It’s de red! de white! de blue!It’s de only one to whichDe niggahs should be true!

Yes wees got er flag!

It’s de red! de white! de blue!

It’s de only one to which

De niggahs should be true!

De little pickahninniesWhy dey sing dat meetah, too!Dey clap dey han’s an’ hollah,’Zackly lak de ol’ fo’ks do—An’ when I hyeah dem sing itEz dey dance an’ joobah pat—I feels lak walzin’ to ’emAn’ jes’ knock’n dem out dey hat.

De little pickahninnies

Why dey sing dat meetah, too!

Dey clap dey han’s an’ hollah,

’Zackly lak de ol’ fo’ks do—

An’ when I hyeah dem sing it

Ez dey dance an’ joobah pat—

I feels lak walzin’ to ’em

An’ jes’ knock’n dem out dey hat.

Yes wees got er flag!It’s de red! de white! de blue!It’s de only one to whichDe niggahs should be true!

Yes wees got er flag!

It’s de red! de white! de blue!

It’s de only one to which

De niggahs should be true!

De blood ub ah ol’ foddahsAh er cry in’ fum de groun’.Lissun! chillun, lissun!Doan’ yo’ hyeah de doleful soun’?Ergin’ sech kine ub ’spreshunsAn’ er gin sech kine ub choons,“Dat ebry race an’ nayshun’sGot er flag excep’ de coon.”

De blood ub ah ol’ foddahs

Ah er cry in’ fum de groun’.

Lissun! chillun, lissun!

Doan’ yo’ hyeah de doleful soun’?

Ergin’ sech kine ub ’spreshuns

An’ er gin sech kine ub choons,

“Dat ebry race an’ nayshun’s

Got er flag excep’ de coon.”

Yes wees got er flag!It’s de red! de white! de blue!It’s de only one to whichDe niggahs should be true!

Yes wees got er flag!

It’s de red! de white! de blue!

It’s de only one to which

De niggahs should be true!

Dey fo’git when Bruddah LinkkumGibb er call in sixty-one.Fo’ fo’ks to jine de armyEbry niggah grabb’d his gun!He lef his little cabinWhile de ole fo’ks stood in tears.To fight fo’ dis hyeah kentryEz true faithful volunteers.

Dey fo’git when Bruddah Linkkum

Gibb er call in sixty-one.

Fo’ fo’ks to jine de army

Ebry niggah grabb’d his gun!

He lef his little cabin

While de ole fo’ks stood in tears.

To fight fo’ dis hyeah kentry

Ez true faithful volunteers.

Yes wees got er flag!It’s de red! de white! de blue!It’s de only one to whichDe niggahs should be true!

Yes wees got er flag!

It’s de red! de white! de blue!

It’s de only one to which

De niggahs should be true!

Doh de po’ ol’ niggahDoesn’t allus git his rights.Fo’ his loyal kindnessLots er kicks an’ lots ub smites.Yet ’twas ’neef dat bannerHa’f er millun niggahs fought.He’p’d to win de vict’rysDat dis mighty kentry wrought.

Doh de po’ ol’ niggah

Doesn’t allus git his rights.

Fo’ his loyal kindness

Lots er kicks an’ lots ub smites.

Yet ’twas ’neef dat banner

Ha’f er millun niggahs fought.

He’p’d to win de vict’rys

Dat dis mighty kentry wrought.

Yes wees got er flag!It’s de red! de white! de blue!It’s de only one to whichDe niggahs should be true!

Yes wees got er flag!

It’s de red! de white! de blue!

It’s de only one to which

De niggahs should be true!

Let all ub de niggahsTeach dey chillun all to love.Dat ol’ starry bannerDat am floatin’ up er ’bove.Spite ub all ah trubbleThings dat makes ah progress lagg,’Membah dat Ol’ GloryAm ah bannah, am ah flag!

Let all ub de niggahs

Teach dey chillun all to love.

Dat ol’ starry banner

Dat am floatin’ up er ’bove.

Spite ub all ah trubble

Things dat makes ah progress lagg,

’Membah dat Ol’ Glory

Am ah bannah, am ah flag!

Yes wees got er flag!It’s de red! de white! de blue!It’s de only one to whichDe niggahs should be true!

Yes wees got er flag!

It’s de red! de white! de blue!

It’s de only one to which

De niggahs should be true!

Lissun! chillun, lissun!When dis niggah’s in his grave,Let dat dah ol’ bannerO’er dis niggah ebbah wave.’Kaze dat dah ol’ bannerUndah which ah foddahs fought,Am de only bannerFo’ to love dat I was taught.

Lissun! chillun, lissun!

When dis niggah’s in his grave,

Let dat dah ol’ banner

O’er dis niggah ebbah wave.

’Kaze dat dah ol’ banner

Undah which ah foddahs fought,

Am de only banner

Fo’ to love dat I was taught.

Yes wees got er flag!It’s de red! de white! de blue!It’s de only one to whichDe niggahs should be true!

Yes wees got er flag!

It’s de red! de white! de blue!

It’s de only one to which

De niggahs should be true!


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