what you doin man i think i ll go on down the corner one of the black boys said i need none of your pity it s your mama that don t like you loose in the city but stick about take note take a tip and take no back lip come closer let me see you snap your fingertip because standing on my corner just might suit ya or maybe baby there s something else that you wanna do yeah like rolling dice nice like shooting pool hey that s cool i m a little black boy and i don t know my place i m a little black boy and i just threw my ace i m a little black boy recognize the face one of the black boys said i m a giving a warning people been putting me down i m so tired i m yawning a new suit pretty boots to boot i m feeling slick yeah i m gonna go to town look around pull a chick yeah of course standing on the corner just might suit you or maybe baby there s something else that you wanna do yeak like playing poker joker like to back a race ace i m a little black boy and i don t know my proper place i m a little black boy get my head in it s space i m a little black boy and i just play my bass i m a little black boy and i just threw my ace i m a little black boy recognize the face