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Mi gente

Angie Stone

My People

My people!
Yeah!
My people!
Yeah!

The foundation of the United States
Rests on the sweat of my people
Every enemy of the USA
Has had to face my people on the front lines

People, my people are dyin'
And we see it all the time
Don't know where our future would be
If he's not here, how do we stay strong?

Only we can save us from us
Bring about change we will show our people love

My people, hold your head up
My people, don't get fed up
My people rise, my people fight
My people do alright

My people walk with pride and
We're marchin' side by side and
My people laugh, my people cry
My people ride and die

People, my people, keep striving
There's a greater master plan
We need to know our history
We were kings and queens of the greatest dynasty

Only we can save us from us
Bring about change we will show our people love

My people, hold your head up
My people, don't get fed up
My people rise, my people fight
My people do alright

My people walk with pride and
We're marchin' side by side and
My people laugh, my people cry
My people ride and die

My people, hold your head up
My people, don't get fed up
My people rise, my people fight
My people do alright

My people walk with pride and
We're marchin' side by side and
My people laugh, my people cry
My people ride and die

Who are my people? Dr. Vernon Johns
Dr. Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks
Nelson Mandela, Malcolm X
Bishop Desmond Tutu, Mohammad Ali
Sydney Poitier, Quincy Jones

Colin Powell, Oprah Winfrey
Barrack Obama, Spike Lee
Michael Jordan, Venus and Serena Williams
Tiger Woods, The Rutgers Women's Basketball Team
We are my people, we are the future

My people, hold your head up
My people, don't get fed up
My people rise, my people fight
My people do alright

My people walk with pride and
We're marchin' side by side and
My people laugh, my people cry
My people ride and die

My people, hold your head up
My people, don't get fed up
My people rise, my people fight
My people do alright

My people walk with pride and
We're marchin' side by side and
My people laugh, my people cry
My people ride and die

Harriet Tubman, Shirley Caesar
Miss Jane Pittman, Juanita Bynum
Maya Angelou, Bishop T.D. Jakes
Madam C.J. Walker, Bishop Noel Jones

Moms Mabley, Reverend Blake Scott
Aretha Franklin, Reverend Jamal Bryant
Dorothy Dandridge, Richard Pryor
Lena Horn, Samuel Jackson
Nancy Wilson, Magic Johnson
Mahalia Jackson, Smokey Robinson

Sugar Ray Robinson, Nikki Giovanni
Adam Clayton Powell, Afeni Shakur
The Funk Brothers, Miles Davis
Mr. James Brown, 2Pac
Bob Marley, Biggie Smalls

Billie Holiday, Cathy Hughes
Charlie Parker, Betty Shabazz
Denzel Washington, Coretta Scott King
Morgan Freeman, Angela Davis
James Earl Jones, Nat King Cole

Curtis Mayfield, Bob Johnson
Marvin Gaye, Johnnie Cochran
Berry Gordy, Nat Turner
Michael Jackson, Bill Cosby
Cuba Gooding Jr., **** Gregory
Chris Tucker, Langston Hughes

Reverend Al Sharpton, Katherine Dandrige
Jesse Jackson, Debbie Allen
Woo! Gregory Hines
Benjamin Zephaniah, Robert Pele
Kofi Annan, Luther Vandross

Tyler Perry, Wynton Marsalis
Zadie Smith, Charles White
Pele, Romare Bearden
Robert Mugambi, Gordon Parks
Omar, John McLean

Mariam Makeba, Susan Taylor
Soul II Soul, Tom Bail
Antwan Fuqua, Damien Marley
Trevor McDonald, The Black Stars
Angie Stone, Count Basie
Duke Ellington, Jackie Robinson

Bill Clinton, that's right I said it
Y'all know that was the first black man in the White House

Mi gente

¡Mi gente!
¡Sí! ¡Sí!
¡Mi gente!
¡Sí! ¡Sí!

La fundación de los Estados Unidos
Descansa en el sudor de mi pueblo
Todos los enemigos de los EE.UU
Ha tenido que enfrentar a mi gente en las líneas del frente

Gente, mi gente está muriendo
Y lo vemos todo el tiempo
No sé dónde estaría nuestro futuro
Si no está aquí, ¿cómo podemos mantenernos fuertes?

Sólo nosotros podemos salvarnos de nosotros
Llevar a cabo el cambio vamos a mostrar a nuestra gente el amor

Mi gente, mantén la cabeza en alto
Mi gente, no se canse
Mi gente se levanta, mi gente lucha
Mi gente lo hace bien

Mi gente camina con orgullo y
Estamos marchando lado a lado y
Mi gente se ríe, mi gente llora
Mi gente cabalga y muere

Gente, mi pueblo, sigue esforzándose
Hay un plan maestro más grande
Necesitamos conocer nuestra historia
Éramos reyes y reinas de la mayor dinastía

Sólo nosotros podemos salvarnos de nosotros
Llevar a cabo el cambio vamos a mostrar a nuestra gente el amor

Mi gente, mantén la cabeza en alto
Mi gente, no se canse
Mi gente se levanta, mi gente lucha
Mi gente lo hace bien

Mi gente camina con orgullo y
Estamos marchando lado a lado y
Mi gente se ríe, mi gente llora
Mi gente cabalga y muere

Mi gente, mantén la cabeza en alto
Mi gente, no se canse
Mi gente se levanta, mi gente lucha
Mi gente lo hace bien

Mi gente camina con orgullo y
Estamos marchando lado a lado y
Mi gente se ríe, mi gente llora
Mi gente cabalga y muere

¿Quiénes son mi gente? Dr. Vernon Johns
Dr. Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks
Nelson Mandela, Malcolm X
Obispo Desmond Tutu, Mohammad Ali
Sydney Poitier, Quincy Jones

Colin Powell, Oprah Winfrey
Barraca Obama, Spike Lee
Michael Jordan, Venus y Serena Williams
Tiger Woods, equipo de baloncesto femenino de The Rutgers
Somos mi pueblo, somos el futuro

Mi gente, mantén la cabeza en alto
Mi gente, no se canse
Mi gente se levanta, mi gente lucha
Mi gente lo hace bien

Mi gente camina con orgullo y
Estamos marchando lado a lado y
Mi gente se ríe, mi gente llora
Mi gente cabalga y muere

Mi gente, mantén la cabeza en alto
Mi gente, no se canse
Mi gente se levanta, mi gente lucha
Mi gente lo hace bien

Mi gente camina con orgullo y
Estamos marchando lado a lado y
Mi gente se ríe, mi gente llora
Mi gente cabalga y muere

Harriet Tubman, Shirley César
Jane Pittman, Juanita Bynum
Maya Angelou, obispo T.D. Jakes
Señora C.J. Walker, Obispo Noel Jones

Las mamás Mabley, Reverendo Blake Scott
Aretha Franklin, Reverendo Jamal Bryant
Dorothy Dandridge, Richard Pryor
Lena Horn, Samuel Jackson
Nancy Wilson, Magic Johnson
Mahalia Jackson, Smokey Robinson

Sugar Ray Robinson, Nikki Giovanni
Adam Clayton Powell, Ateni Shakur
Los hermanos Funk, Miles Davis
Sr. James Brown, 2Pac
Bob Marley, Biggie Smalls

Billie Holiday, Cathy Hughes
Charlie Parker, Betty Shabazz
Denzel Washington, Coretta Scott King
Morgan Freeman, Angela Davis
James Earl Jones, Nat King Cole

Curtis Mayfield, Bob Johnson
Marvin Gaye, Johnnie Cochran
Berry Gordy, Nat Turner
Michael Jackson, Bill Cosby
Cuba Gooding Jr., Gregory
Chris Tucker, Langston Hughes

Reverendo Al Sharpton, Katherine Dandrige
Jesse Jackson, Debbie Allen
¡Guau! Gregory Hines
Benjamín Zefaniah, Robert Pele
Kofi Annan, Luther Vandross

Tyler Perry, Wynton Marsalis
Zadie Smith, Charles Blanco
Pelé, Romare Bearden
Robert Mugambi, Gordon Parks
Omar, John McLean

Mariam Makeba, Susan Taylor
Alma II Alma, Tom Bail
Antwan Fuqua, Damien Marley
Trevor McDonald, Las estrellas negras
Angie Stone, Conde Basie
Duke Ellington, Jackie Robinson

Bill Clinton, eso es lo que dije
Saben que fue el primer hombre negro en la Casa Blanca

Escrita por: Angie Stone / Duke Ellington / Idris Elba