Music Video
Stevie Wonder - Black Man
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Stevie Wonder
Keyboards
Al Fann Theatrical Ensemble
Speaker
George Bohanon
Trombone
Glenn Ferris
Trombone
Greg Phillinganes
Keyboards
Hank Redd
Alto Saxophone
Michael Sembello
Lead Guitar
Nathan Watts
Bass
Raymond Lee Pounds
Drums
Steve Madio
Trumpet
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Stevie Wonder
Songwriter
Gary Byrd
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Stevie Wonder
Producer
Gary Olazabal
Recording Engineer
John Fischback
Recording Engineer
Jeff Sanders
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
First man to die
For the flag we now hold high
Was a black man
The ground where we stand
With a flag held in our hand
Was first the red man's
Guide of a ship
On the first Columbus trip
Was a brown man
The railroads for trains
Came on tracking that was laid
By the yellow man
[Chorus]
We pledge allegiance
All our lives
To the magic colors
Red, blue, and white
But we all must be given
The liberty that we defend
For with justice not for all men
History will repeat again
It's time we learned
This world was made for all men
[Verse 2]
Heart surgery
Was first done successfully
By a black man
Friendly men who died
But helped the pilgrims to survive
Was a red man
Farm workers' rights
Were lifted to new heights
By a brown man
Incandescent light
Was invented to give sight
By the white man
[Chorus]
We pledge allegiance
All our lives
To the magic colors
Red, blue, and white
But we all must be given
The liberty that we defend
For with justice not for all men
History will repeat again
It's time we learned
This world was made for all men
[Bridge]
Hear me out
[Bridge]
Oh, now, I know the birthday of a nation
Is a time when a country celebrates
But as your hand touches your heart
Remember we all played a part
In America, to help that banner wave
[Verse 3]
First clock to be made
In America was created
By a black man
Scout who used no chart
Who helped lead Lewis and Clark
Was a red woman
Use of martial arts
In our country got its start
By a yellow man
And the leader with a pen
Signed his name to free all men
Was a white man
[Chorus]
We pledge allegiance
All our lives
And the magic colors
Red, blue, and white
But we all must be given
The liberty that we defend
For with justice not for all men
History will repeat again
It's time we learned
This world was made for all men
[Bridge]
The world was made for all men
This world was made for all men
The world was made for all men
God saved this world for all men
[Bridge]
All peoples
All babies
All children
All colors
All races
This world's for you
And me
This world
My world
Your world
Everybody's world
This world
Their world
Our world, this world was made for all men
[Outro]
Who was the first man to set foot on the North Pole?
Matthew Henson, a black man
Who was the first American to show the pilgrims at Plymouth
The secrets of survival in the new world?
Squanto, a red man
Who was the solider of Company G who won high honors
For extraordinary heroism in World War I?
Sing Kee, a yellow man
Who is the leader of the United Farm Workers
Who helped farm workers maintain dignity and respect?
César Chávez, a brown man
Who was the father of blood plasma
And the director of the Red Cross Blood Bank?
Dr. Charles Drew, a black man
Who was the great American heroine
Who aided the Lewis and Clark expedition?
Sacagawea, a red woman
Who was the famous educator and semanticist
Who made outstanding contributions to education in America?
Hayakawa, a yellow man
Who invented the world's first stop light and the gas mask?
Garrett Morgan, a black man
Who was the American surgeon
Who was one of the founders of neurosurgery?
Harvey William Cushing, a white man
Who was the man who helped design the nation's capitol
Made the first clock to give time in America and wrote the first almanac?
Benjamin Banneker, a black man
Who was the legendary hero who helped
Establish the League of Iroquois?
Hiawatha, a red man
Who is the leader of the first micro-biotic centers in America?
Michio Kushi, a yellow man
Who was the founder of the city of Chicago in 1772?
Jean Baptiste, a black man
Who was one of the organizers of the American Indian Movement?
Dennis Banks, a red man
Who was the Jewish financier who raised funds to sponsor
Christopher Columbus' voyage to America?
Luis de Santángel, a white man
Who was the woman who led countless slaves to freedom
On the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman, a black woman
Written by: Gary Byrd, Stevie Wonder
