The ink is black, the page is whiteTogether we learn to read and writeA child is black, a child is whiteThe whole world looks upon the sightA beautiful sight
And now a child can understandThat this is the law of all the landAll the land
The world is black, the world is whiteIt turns by day and then by nightA child is black, a child is whiteTogether they grow to see the lightTo see the light
And now, at last, we plainly seeWe'll have a dance of libertyLiberty
The world is black, the world is whiteIt turns by day and then by nightA child is black, a child is whiteThe whole world looks upon the sightA beautiful sight
The world is black, the world is whiteIt turns by day and then by nightA child is black, a child is whiteTogether they grow to see the lightTo see the light
The world is black, the world is whiteIt turns by day and then by nightA child is black, a child is whiteThe whole world looks upon the sightA beautiful sight
The world is black, the world is whiteIt turns by day and then by nightA child is black, a child is whiteTogether they grow to see the lightTo see the light
C'monGet itGet itOhh-ohhhh yeahYeahKeep it up now, around the worldLittle boys and little girlsYeahYeah-eah, oh-ohhh