Young, Gifted and Black

To be young, gifted and Black

Oh, what a lovely precious thing

Oh, when you're, yes, yes, when you're

When you're young

Yeah, thank you, Jesus

Gifted and Black

Open your heart is all I need

In this whole world, you know

There are millions of boys and girls

Who are young, gifted and Black

With their souls intact, and that's a fact

"You are young, gifted and Black"

We must begin to tell our young

"There's a world waiting for you, you

Yours is the quest that's just begun"

When you're feeling real low

Here's a great truth you should remember and know

That you're young, gifted and Black

You got your soul intact, oh, and that's a fact

You're young, gifted and Black

Oh, it's a mighty sweet thing, yes, it is now

Young, gifted and Black

Oh, my sisters

Young, gifted and Black

You're young and you're Black, you got your soul intact

You got the future, don't you know it's a fact?

Young, gifted and Black

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