The Ink is Black, the Page Is White
Earl Robinson| Original | Versione dei Three Dog Night dall’album “Seven Separate Fools” del 1972 |
| THE INK IS BLACK, THE PAGE IS WHITE The ink is black, the page is white, Together we learn to read and write. To read and write. And now a child can understand This is the law of all the land; All the land! The ink is black, the page is white, Together we learn to read and write; To read and write. Their robes were black, their heads were white The schoolhouse doors were closed so tight; Were closed up tight. Nine judges all set down their names To end the years and years of shame, Years of shame! The robes were black, the heads were white The slate is black, the chalk is white, The words stand out so clear and bright So clear and bright. And now at last we plainly see The alphabet of liberty, Liberty! The slate is black, the chalk is white Together we learn to read and write, To read and write. A child is black, a child is white, The whole world looks upon the sight, A beautiful sight. For very well the whole world knows This is the way that freedom grows; Freedom grows! A child is black, a child is white The whole world looks upon the sight The world is black, the world is white, It turns by day and it turns by night; It turns by night. It turns so each and everyone Can take his station in the sun, In the sun! The world is black, the world is white. | BLACK & WHITE 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 ohhh, yeah, yeah Keep it up now, around the world Little boys and little girls Yeah, yeah-eah, oh-ohhh. |
