When the black man's word was spoken, yes And the white folks thought it was a token, ooh We have suffered our whole lives through Doing things that you're not supposed to do, no We were beaten 'til our backs were black and blue Oh I, I was born a loser Oh I, I was born a loser Because I'm a black man I was living in my own land I was moved because of white man's plan Now I am living in a white man's land We don't want no war or fighting, oh no All we need is love and some living, ooh We must try and live with each other Knowing that we were made by our Father We have suffered our whole lives through Oh I, I was born a loser Oh I, I was born a loser Because I'm a black man I was living in my own land I was moved because of white man's plan And now I am living in a white man's land Hey man Oh oh oh well, yeah yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah Still I'm living I've got to keep on the going Oh oh