This Is My Country
The Impressions
(Curtis Mayfield)

               (do-do-do)
        Some people think we don't have the right
        To say it's my country
        Before they give in, they'd rather fuss and fight
        Than say it's my country
        I've paid three hundred years or more
        Of slave driving, sweat, and welts on my back
        This is my country
               (do-do-do)
        Too many have died in protecting my pride
        For me to go second class
        We've survived a hard blow and I want you to know
        That you must face us at last
        And I know you will give consideration
        Shall we perish unjust or live equal as a nation
        This is my country
               (do-do-do)
        And I know you will give consideration
        Shall we perish unjust or live equal as a nation
        This is my country
               (do-do-do)