The ink is black, the page is white Together we'll learn to read and write The child is black, the child is white The whole world looks upon a sight A beautiful sight The world is black, the world is white It turns by day and then by night A child is black, a child is white Together they grow to see Jah light To see Jah light And now at last it's plain to see They'll have again a liberty A liberty (yeah) The ink is black, the page is white Together we'll learn to read and write The child is black, the child is white The whole world looks upon a sight A beautiful sight The world is black, the world is white It turns by day and then by night A child is black, a child is white Together they grow to see Jah light To see Jah light And now the child must understand This is the law of all the land All the land And now the child must understand This is the law of all the land All the land