Choice Of Colours Songtext
von The Impressions

If you hand a choice of colours
Which one would you choose
My brothers?
If there was no day or night
Which one would you prefer to be right?

How long have you hated your white teacher?
Who told you loved your black preacher?
Do you respect your brother′s woman friend?
And share with black folks not of kin?
People must prove to the people
A better day is comin'
For you and for me
With just a little bit more education
And love for our nation
Would make a better society


Now some of us would rather cuss
And make a fuss
Than to bring about a little trust
But we shall overcome
I believe some day
If you′ll only listen to what I have to say

If you hand a choice of colours
Which one would you choose
My brothers?
If there was no day or night
Which one would you prefer to be right?

How long have you hated your white teacher?
Who told you loved your black preacher?
Do you respect your brother's woman friend?
And share with black folks not of kin?
People must prove to the people
A better day is comin'
For you and for me
With just a little bit more education
And love for our nation
Would make a better society


How long have you hated your white teacher?
Who told you loved your black preacher?
Do you respect your brother′s woman friend?
And share with black folks not of kin?
People must prove to the people
A better day is comin′
For you and for me
With just a little bit more education
And love for our nation
Would make a better society.