I'm not like the other girls on this show I'm something of a sore thumb I'm starting to think that I'm different And I suspect I know how come My complexion stands out and my voice does as well And in case you haven't noticed I'm black as hell It's an obligatory part of every new musical It's the random black girl singing the soul Every show must have an ensemble Without it things wouldn't be right And every crowd needs at least one person Who doesn't happen to be white Well that girl is usually me Feels like I'm just filling a quota And any time I ever have lines They're yes’m, and yessir and nosa’ When it comes to the plot I play no significant role I'm just a random black girl singing the soul And I conduct with my hands And I’ll squinch up my eyes And then I'll open my mouth unbelievably wide And at the end of the song when it's time to let go I'll give'em a dose of my crazy vibrato Why couldn't I be cast for a part in the Color Purple Instead of the random black girl singing the soul My agent gave me advice Those words I'll never forget, he said Don't think you'll ever be cast as Eponine or Cosette But I guess things always could be worse When it comes to my Broadway station at least I'm not cursed Enough to have been born Asian Then I'd be stuck in Miss Saigon Dancing on a pole instead of the random black girl singing the soul The designers can't light me Director don't know my name And the make-up artist thinks that we all wear the same shade And Mister Stage Manager thinks I got too much sass And costumer don't know what to do with my big ol' black hair Oh! Maybe I should audition for American Idol They love the random black girl singin' the soul So what does this song change Well not a relevant thing But you gotta be thinking to yourself Goddamn, that sista cansing! Don't you hate it when song are so self referential I'm just a random black girl singing the Don't stop me know, cause baby, I'm on a roll I'm just a random black girl singing the I can me an entire phrase out of one syllable 'Cause I'm a random black girl singing the soul