LITTLE BLACK GIRL UGLY AS CAN BE

THAT IS WHAT HE SEES, SO HE HURT ME

SHE NEVER TOLD
HAPPY AS CAN BE THAT IS WHAT MAMA SEES,
HAPPY AS CAN BE, THAT WAS SUPPOSE TO HAVE BEEN ME

IT WAS NOT

I HURT, MY HEART WAS COLD
SHE NEVER TOLD
PLAYING WITH DOLLS RIDING BIKES
THAT'S WHAT LITTLE GIRLS IIKE.

DO YOU THINK THAT COULD HAVE BEEN ME IF I TOLD
SHE NEVER TOLD
ONE SWEET NIGHT SHE PUT UP A FIGHT

TO THIS VERY DAY SHE HAS SOME FRIGHT
SHE NEVER TOLD
SAD AND COLD, BECAUSE SHE NEVER TOLD.
THAT WAS HOW SHE LEARNED TO BE.

SHE SMILED WHEN SOME ONE TOLD HER

SHE IS NOT UGLY.