Hey, she's been a boogie singer
Singin' in an RnB band
She never had a problem
Lightin' up the one-night stands

Then everything around her
Got to start to feelin' so low
So she decided quickly
Yes, she did
To mosey down and check out the hoedown

She was square dancin' and singin'
And movin' to the twangin'
At the hootenanny
Somebody turned around and shouted

"Sing that country music, black girl
Sing that country music right
Sing that country music, black girl
Bypass the boogie
Sing that country music
'Til you're white"

'Til you're white?

They tried to understand this
They thought that she was out of her mind
How could she be so foolish
To think she could sing hillbilly style

But still she kept on fighting
Learning every step of the way
… she can do
She said, "yes I can get there
Even though I'm black
Black or white, it's really all the same"

She was square dancin' and singin'
And groovin' to the twangin'
At the hootenanny
Somebody turned around and shouted

"Sing that country music, black girl
Sing that country music right
Sing that country music, black girl
Bypass the boogie
Sing that country music
'Til you're white"

'Til you're white?
Oh, 'til you're white

Had to sing some very twangy country music

Now wait a minute

At first it wasn't easy
Changing those bumpkin minds
And things were gettin' shaky
She thought she'd have to leave it behind

Oh, but now it's so much better (it's so much better)
She's hicking out in a good way
But she'll never lose that feelin' (you know, she won't)
Of how she learned to change up that day

She was square dancin' and singin'
And movin' to the twangin'
At the hootenanny
Somebody turned around and shouted

"Sing that country music, black girl
Sing that country music right
Sing that country music, black girl
Bypass the boogie
Sing that country music
'Til you're white"