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(1969) Nina |
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Simone, Weldon |
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Irvine jr |
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To be young, gifted and black, |
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Oh what a lovely precious dream |
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To be young, gifted and black, |
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Open your heart to what |
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I mean In the whole world you know |
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There are billion boys and girls |
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Who are young, gifted and black, |
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And that's a fact! |
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Young, gifted and black |
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We must begin to tell our young |
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There's a world waiting for you |
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This is a quest that's just begun |
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When you feel really low |
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Yeah, there's a great truth you should know |
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When you're young, gifted and black |
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Your soul's intact |
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Young, gifted and black |
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How I long to know the truth |
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There are times when |
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I look back |
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And I am haunted by my youth |
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Oh but my joy of today |
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Is that we can all be proud to say |
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To be young, gifted and black |
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Is where it's at |