he asked me, who am I
he asked me, what am I
I said, I am black, I am proud, I am me

he asked me, what can you do
where have you been
where are you going
I said, I can love, I’ve been through hell, I’m going to the top

he asked me, what is love
...what is hell
...where is the top

I said, love is peace, hell is oppression, the top rests in my head

you see o mighty white man
I am now educated
educated by your people
for the once white jobs
Black people are going to the top
we shall overcome white obstruction
for we are now obsessed with a great amount of power
we will rise to someday rule the world.

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