Pardon me, your epidermis is showing, sir
I couldn't help but note your shade of melanin
I tip my hat to the colorful arrangement

Cause I see the beauty in the tones of our skin
We've gotta come together
And thank the Maker of us all


We're colored people, and we live in a tainted place
We're colored people, and they call us the human race

We've got a history so full of mistakes
And we are colored people who depend on a Holy Grace


A piece of canvas is only the beginning for
It takes on character with every loving stroke
This thing of beauty is the passion of an

Artist's heart By God's design, we are a skin kaleidoscope

Ignorance has wronged some races

And vengeance is the Lord's
If we aspire to share this space
Repentance is the cure


We're colored people, and we live in a tainted place
We're colored people, and they call us the human race

We've got a history so full of mistakes
And we are colored people who depend on a Holy Grace


Well, just a day in the shoes of a color blind man
Should make it easy for you to see
That these diverse tones do more than cover our bones

As a part of our anatomy

We're colored people, and they call us the human race

We're colored people, and we all gotta share this space
We're colored people, and we live in a tainted world
We're colored people, every man, woman, boy, and girl