Tonart: C major
Verse 1
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Oh, the ink is black, the page is white
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Together we learn to read and write
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To read and write
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And now a child can understand
This is the law of all the land
All the land
Verse 2
with child's voice: Oh,
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the ink is black, the page is white
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Together we learn to read and write
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To read and write
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Their robes were black, their
Verse 3
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heads were white
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The schoolroom doors were
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closed so tight
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Were closed up tight
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Nine judges
Verse 4
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all, set down their names
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To end the years and years of shame
Years of shame
Verse 5
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with child's voice:
Their robes were black,
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their heads were white
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(Whistling the tune)
Verse 6
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Oh, the slate is black, the chalk is white
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The words stand out so clear
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and bright
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So clear and bright
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And now at last, we
Verse 7
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plainly see
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The alphabet of liberty
Liberty
Verse 8
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with child's voice:
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Oh, the slate is black, the chalk is white
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Together we learn to read and write
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To read and write
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Oh, a child is
Verse 9
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black, or a child is white
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The whole world looks upon the sight
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What a beautiful sight
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For very
Verse 10
well, the whole world knows
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That this is the way that
freedom grows
Freedom grows
Verse 11
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with child's voice:
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Oh, a child is black,
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or a child is white
(Whistling the tune)
Verse 12
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Oh, the world is black,
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and the world is white
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It turns by day and turns by night
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It turns by night
Verse 13
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It turns so each and every one
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Can make his station in the sun
Verse 14
In the sun
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with child's voice:
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Oh, the ink is black, the page is white
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Together we learn to read and write
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To read and write
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And now a child can understand
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That this is the love of all the land
All the land
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continued with child's voice: Oh, the ink is black, the
Verse 15
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page is white
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Together we learn to read and write
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To read and write
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