Brown baby   Brown baby   As you grow up   I want you to drink from the plenty cup   I want you to stand up   Tall and proud   I want you to speak up   Speak up clear and cloud      Brown baby   Brown baby   As years roll by   I want you to walk   Walk with your head held high   I want you to live by   Live by the justice code   I want you to walk down   Walk down that freedom road      Brown baby   Lie away   Lie away sleeping   Lie away   Lie away sleeping   Lie away here in my arms   While your mommy and your daddy protect you   While your mommy and your daddy protect you   And keep you save from harm      Brown baby   Brown baby   My baby, it makes me so glad   That you will have things   I have never had   When out of men's hearts   All the hate is hurled   You're gonna live   You're gonna live in a better world      Brown baby   My brown baby   My sweet thing   Lie away   Lie away sleeping   Lie away   Lie away sleeping   Lie away in mommy's arms