The ink is black, the page is white, together we learn to read and write. A child is black, a child is white; the whole world looks upon the sight, a beautiful sight. ÇBRIDGE: And now a child can understand that this is the law of all the land, all the land. VERSE: The world is black, the world is white. It turns by day, and turns by night. A child is black, a child is white, together they grow to see the light, to see the light. BRIDGE: And now, at last, we plainly see the alphabet of liberty, of liberty.