- words by David Arkin, music by Earl Robinson, © 1956The 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 sightAnd now a child can understand
That this is the law of all the land, all the landThe 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 lightAnd 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 sightThe 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 lightThe 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 sightThe 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
