| Black maybe or maybe it’s just one you say
| Negro tal vez o tal vez es solo uno que dices
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| Black maybe or maybe this is just your color for today
| Negro tal vez o tal vez este es solo tu color para hoy
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| You’ve seen the way they’ve done your bow
| Has visto la forma en que han hecho tu arco
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| And the bow’s still down after three hundred years
| Y el arco sigue abajo después de trescientos años
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| Like maybe you better come around
| Como tal vez sea mejor que vengas
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| Black maybe or maybe you just talkin' trash
| Negro tal vez o tal vez solo hablas basura
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| Black maybe yeah or maybe your color I better not ask
| Negro tal vez si o tal vez tu color mejor no pregunto
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| You’ve seen the way they done your bow
| Has visto la forma en que hicieron tu arco
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| And the bow’s still crying for days in and days out
| Y el arco sigue llorando durante días y días
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| Black woman you better wash your man’s tears away
| Mujer negra, será mejor que laves las lágrimas de tu hombre
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| Maybe you’re red, or maybe you’re green
| Tal vez eres rojo, o tal vez eres verde
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| But your real color l’ve never seen
| Pero tu color real nunca lo he visto
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| Oh oh black maybe or maybe you’re just talkin' trash
| Oh, oh, negro, tal vez o tal vez solo estás hablando basura
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| Tell me black maybe or really would you rather for me not to ask
| Dime negro tal vez o de verdad preferirías que no pregunte
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| You see the time is running out and your man’s been sad
| Ves que el tiempo se acaba y tu hombre ha estado triste
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| For ages and ages and ages
| Por edades y edades y edades
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| Black maybe it’s time for you to wake up, come around, come
| Negro, tal vez es hora de que despiertes, ven, ven
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| Around | Alrededor |