Quando É Pra Trabalhar Nego Pode

When It's Time to Work, Man Can

Quando É Pra Trabalhar Nego Pode

When it's time to work, man canQuando é pra trabalhar nego pode
When it's time to suffer, man canQuando é pra sofrer nego pode
When it's time to win, man can'tQuando é pra ganhar nego não pode
When it's time to succeed, man can'tQuando é pra vencer, nego não pode

Maria, where's my time card?Maria cadê meu ponto
For this man to workPra esse nego trabalhar
It's the man of the bossÉ o nego de sinhô
It's the man of the ladyÉ o nego de sinhá

Maria, where's my time card?Maria cadê meu ponto
For this man to workPra esse nego trabalhar
It's the man of the bossÉ o nego de sinhô
It's the man of the ladyÉ o nego de sinhá

Look at the man (look at the man)Olha o nego (olha o nego)
Look at the man (look at the man)Olha o nego (olha o nego)
Look at my boss's manOlha o nego meu sinhô

Look at the man (look at the man)Olha o nego (olha o nego)
Look at the man (look at the man)Olha o nego (olha o nego)
Look at my boss's manOlha o nego meu sinhô

Look over there, the man (man of the lady)Olha lá o nego (nego sinhá)
Look over there, the man (man of the lady)Olha lá o nego (nego sinhá)
Look over there, the man (man of the lady)Olha lá o nego (nego sinhá)
Look over there, the man (man of the lady)Olha lá o nego (nego sinhá)

Man wants to clock inNego quer bater o ponto
To finish the workPro trabalho acabar
But a Black man has no rightMas preto não tem direito
To work just to get hitTrabalhar pra apanhar

When he gets tired, the boss hitsQuando cansa sinhô bate
When he stops, the boss kicksQuando para sinhô chuta
This is slave laborEsse é o trabalho escravo
Forced by brute strengthLevado na força bruta

Maria, where's my time card?Maria cadê meu ponto
For this man to workPra esse nego trabalhar
It's the man of the bossÉ o nego de sinhô
It's the man of the ladyÉ o nego de sinhá

Maria, where's my time card?Maria cadê meu ponto
For this man to workPra esse nego trabalhar
It's the man of the bossÉ o nego de sinhô
It's the man of the ladyÉ o nego de sinhá

The boss is the little masterO patrão é o sinhosinho
The lady is the mistressA patroa é sinhá
To this day, exploitationAté hoje a exploração
Keeps rolling onContinua a rolar

But there's a differenceMas tem uma diferença
For a slave todayPra hoje o escravo ser
On the farm, it was punishmentNa fazenda era castigo
And now it's just clocking inE o hoje é ponto pra bater

Maria, where's my time card?Maria cadê meu ponto
For this man to workPra esse nego trabalhar
It's the man of the bossÉ o nego de sinhô
It's the man of the ladyÉ o nego de sinhá

Maria, where's my time card?Maria cadê meu ponto
For this man to workPra esse nego trabalhar
It's the man of the bossÉ o nego de sinhô
It's the man of the ladyÉ o nego de sinhá

Look at the man (look at the man)Olha o nego (olha o nego)
Look at the man (look at the man)Olha o nego (olha o nego)
Look at my boss's manOlha o nego meu sinhô

Look at the man (look at the man)Olha o nego (olha o nego)
Look at the man (look at the man)Olha o nego (olha o nego)
Look at my boss's manOlha o nego meu sinhô

Look at the man (look at the man)Olha o nego (olha o nego)
Look at the man (look at the man)Olha o nego (olha o nego)
Look at my boss's manOlha o nego meu sinhô

Look at the man (look at the man)Olha o nego (olha o nego)
Look at the man (look at the man)Olha o nego (olha o nego)
Look at my boss's manOlha o nego meu sinhô

Look over there, the man (man of the lady)Olha lá o nego (nego sinhá)
Look over there, the man (man of the lady)Olha lá o nego (nego sinhá)
Look over there, the man (man of the lady)Olha lá o nego (nego sinhá)
Look over there, the man (man of the lady)Olha lá o nego (nego sinhá)

Look over there, the man, man of the ladyOlha lá o nego, nego sinhá
Man of the ladyNego sinhá
Man of the ladyNego sinhá