IF MISSUS ANN HAS A TEMPTING TAN
AND IS SPOKEN OF HIGHLY AS SUCH
WHAT SAY THEE OF ME, WHO'S THE SAME SHADE AS SHE
BUT FROM BIRTH AND FROM GOD'S GOLDEN TOUCH
BEING BORN WITH MINE AM I NOT JUST AS FINE?
AM I NOT WORTHY OF EQUAL PRAISE?
WHY SHOULD WHAT'S REAL HAVE A LESSER APPEAL
IF THAT'S SO THEN I'VE GOT HELL TO RAISE
THIS COPPERTONE IS A SHADE OF MY OWN
AND CAME NOT FROM HOURS OF BURNING
IT'S THE SAME IN DECEMBER FOR AS LONG AS I REMEMBER
AND SHALL BE FOR EACH SEASON RETURNING
SO WHAT'S ALL THE STIR, I'M MORE GENUINE THAN HER
BUT THROUGH HISTORY MY COLOR'S BEEN SHAMED
IT SEEMS QUITE IRONIC THAT SHE RUBS ON SUN TONIC
AND TURNS DARK BUT HER CHARACTER'S NOT MAIMED
I'M REAL-DOWN BROWN, WITH REASON TO FROWN
FOR SHE IS A REAL HYPOCRITE
AFTER PUTTING BLACKS DOWN SHE TURNS RIGHT AROUND
AND TANS DARK AS SHE CAN GET
BUT THAT'S OKAY, 'CAUSE SHE'LL HAVE HER DAY
JUST AS SURE AS THE SUN'S SHINING DOWN
FOR SHE WILL FIND OUT ALL THE HORRORS ABOUT
BEING TAN BUT NOT REAL-DOWN BROWN
COPYRIGHT 2000
written by d.a.
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