A negress
Who drank milk
Ah! She said to herself
If I could
Dip my face
In my bowl of milk
I would be whiter
Than all the English
A Briton
In front of his chocolate
Ah! He said to himself
And why not
Dip my face
In that thing
I would be more
Black than a black man from Kenya
An intellectual
Who drank tea
Ah! She said to herself
If I could
Dip my face
In my cup of tea
I would be yellower
Than the girls of Yang- Tsé
An American
Who drank blood
Ah! He said to himself
If I had the time
To dip my face
In my bowl of blood
I would be redder
Than a Mohican

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