The ink is black, the page is white

Together we learn to read and write

A child is black, a child is white

The whole world looks upon the sight, a beautiful sight



And now a child can understand

That this is the law of all the land, all the land



The world is black, the world is white

It turns by day and then by night

A child is black, a child is white

Together they grow to see the light, to see the light



And now at last we plainly see

We'll have a dance of Liberty, Liberty!



The world is black, the world is white

It turns by day and then by night

A child is black, a child is white

The whole world looks upon the sight, a beautiful sight



The world is black, the world is white

It turns by day and then by night

A child is black, a child is white

Together they grow to see the light, to see the light



The world is black, the world is white

It turns by day and then by night

A child is black, a child is white

The whole world looks upon the sight, a beautiful sight



The world is black, the world is white

It turns by day and then by night

A child is black, a child is white

Together they grow to see the light, to see the light



C'mon, get it, get it

Ohh-ohhhh, yeah, yeah

Keep it up now, around the world

Little boys and little girls

Yeah, yeah-eah, oh-ohhh