...YOUNG, GIFTED & BLACK... by Bob & Marcia
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Intro:
Young, gifted and black...
Verse 1:
Oh, what a lovely precious dream.
To be young, gifted and black,
Open your heart to what I mean.
Chorus 1:
In the whole world, you know,
There are a billion boys and girls,
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Who are young, gifted and black... and that's a fact!
Interlude:
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Verse 2:
Young, gifted and black,
We must be-gin to tell our young;
There's a world waiting for you,
This is a quest that's just begun.
Chorus 2:
When you feeling really low,
Yeah, there's a great truth you should know.
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When you're young, gifted and black; your soul's in-tact.
Interlude:
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Verse 3:
Young, gifted and black,
Oh, how I long to know the truth.
There are times, when I look back,
And I am haunted by my youth.
Chorus 3:
Oh but my joy of to-day,
Is that we can all be proud to say;
To be young, gifted and black;
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Is where it's at!
Interlude:
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Verse 4:
Young, gifted and black,
We must be-gin to tell our young;
There's a world waiting for you,
This is a quest that's just begun.
Chorus 4:
When you feeling really low,
Yeah, there's a great truth you should know.
()
When you're young, gifted and black; your soul's in-tact.
Interlude:
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Verse 5:
Young, gifted and black,
Oh how I long to know the truth.
There are times, when I look back,
And I am haunted by my youth.
Chorus 5:
Oh, but my joy of to-day,
Is that we can all be proud to say;
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To be young, gifted and black... is where it's at!
Interlude:
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Outro:
(It's where its at),
(It's where its at),
(It's where its at).
(Repeat to Fade)
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