Black and White [Ink Is Black]

Pete Seeger

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Pete Seeger

Peter "Pete" Seeger (born May 3, 1919) is an iconic American folk singer. A fixture on nationwide radio in the 1940s, he also had a string of hit records during the early 1950s as a member of The Weavers, most notably their recording of Lead Belly's "Goodnight, Irene", which topped the charts for 13 weeks in 1950. Members of The Weavers were blacklisted during the McCarthy Era. In the 1960s, he re-emerged on the public scene as a prominent singer of protest music in support of international disarmament, civil rights, and environmental causes. more »


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Oh, 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

Oh, 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 schoolroom doors were closed so tight
Wеre closed up tight

Nine judgеs all, set down their names
To end the years and years of shame
Years of shame

Their robes were black
Their heads were white

Oh, 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

Oh, the slate is black, the chalk is white
Together we learn to read and write
To read and write

Oh, a child is black, or a child is white
The whole world looks upon the sight
What a beautiful sight
For very well, the whole world knows
That this is the way that freedom grows
Freedom grows

Oh, a child is black, or a child is white

Oh, the world is black
And the world is white
It turns by day and turns by night
It turns by night

It turns so each and every one
Can make his station in the sun in the sun

Oh, 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
That this is the love of all the land
All the land

Oh, the ink is black, the page is white
Together we learn to read and write
To read and write

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Written by: LUKE GOSS, MATTHEW GOSS, NICKY GRAHAM

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

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