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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,

 Who are young, gifted and black... and that's a fact!

Interlude

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.

 When you're young, gifted and black; your soul's in-tact.

Interlude

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; is where it's at!

Interlude

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

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;

 To be young, gifted and black... is where it's at!

Interlude

Outro

(It's where its at),

 (It's where its at),

 (It's where its at).

(Repeat to Fade)

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