_Let black be black and white be white,
As they were meant to be;
But let the hearts of men be right
On every land and sea.
Let brown and yellow boast their race,
Their blood no taint e’er tell;
But let them each possess the grace
To wish a neighbor well.
Let us forget our foolish strife,
And all our groundless hate.
We needs must live a common life,
And share a common fate.
Whatever troubles we must stem,
Whate’er our place or name,
Beneath the crust that covers them
Our hearts are all the same_.