Pleasing Position

I finished the errands
I finished all my chores
And now it was time to rest
But where shall I rest?
On a stool?
On the bed?
On the sofa?
In the shed?
Where shall I rest
Where can I sit
Why am I moaning?
I am a servant
I am black, with no money
And white folks who boss me around
I have no family to feed me
Instead I eat when I'm told
Why am I moaning?
Where could I sit?
How can I sit?

I am black
I am a servant
Resting is not part of my errands
Instead I should be
dusting and polishing, sweeping up
and cooking
Why am I moaning, about where I will sit?
I should be satisfied where I am
But where am I?
At a white folks home, getting bossed around
Just to clean, that's all.
So I shouldn't moan, no I shan't moan
I should carry on with my cleaning
Shall I? Or shan't I?
I don't know what to do?
I'll stay polishing for a while
and see what the white folks say
Although I have finished, so they won't mind
Oh, just for a minute, maybe for a second
I really need to rest now.
What shall I do?
Lean on the kitchen worktop?