To Be Young, Gifted And Black

(1969) nina simone, weldon irvine jr



To be young, gifted and black,

Oh what a lovely precious dream

To be young, gifted and black,

Open your heart to what i mean



In the whole world you know

There are billion boys and girls

Who are young, gifted and black,

And that's a fact!



Young, gifted and black

We must begin to tell our young

There's a world waiting for you

This is a quest that's just begun



When you feel really low

Yeah, there's a great truth you should know

When you're young, gifted and black

Your soul's intact



Young, gifted and black

How i long to know the truth

There are times when i look back

And i am haunted by my youth



Oh but my joy of today

Is that we can all be proud to say

To be young, gifted and black

Is where it's at


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