SEAWEED   I can't see    Why people look at me    And only see the color of my face       And then there's those    That try to help, god knows    But always have to put me in my place       but i won't ask you to be color blind    'Cause if you pick the fruit    Then girl, you're sure to find...       The blacker the berry    The sweeter the juice    I could say it ain't so    But darlin', what's the use?       The darker the chocolate    The richer the taste    And that's where it's at...    ...now run and tell that!!       ENSEMBLE    Run and tell that!       SEAWEED    Run and tell that!       ENSEMBLE    Run and tell that!       SEAWEED (& ENSEMBLE)    I can't see    Why people disagree    Each time i tell them what i know is true       And if you come    And see the world i'm from    1 bet your heart is gonna feel it too       Yeah. I could lie    But baby. Let's be bold    Vanilla can be nice    But if the truth be told...       The blacker the berry    The sweeter the juice    I could say it ain't so    But darlin', what's the use       The darker the chocolate    The richer the taste    That's where it's at      Now run and tell that!!      ENSEMBLE   Run and tell that!         SEAWEED   Come on girl, This is my sister Lil' Inez!       LIL' INEZ   Oh I know Tracy Turnblad! Good For you girl you got on the show!      TRACY   Well you better be next      LiL' INEZ   You got that right.      SEAWEED   Oh you know she is you better show em' girl!         LIL' INEZ   I'm tired of coverin' up all my pride      SEAWEED & ENSEMBLE   So give me five on the black-hand side      LIL' INEZ   I've got a new way of movin'    And i got my own voice      SEAWEED & ENSEMBLE   So how can i help   But to shout and rejoice      LIL' INEZ   The people 'round here    Can barely pay their rent    They're "try'n to make dollar   Out 'a fifteen cent"    But we got a spirit    Money just cant buy      LIL' INEZ & ENSEMBLE   It's deep as a river    And soars to the sky!!      SEAWEED & ENSEMBLE   I cant see   The reason it cant be    The kinda world where we all get our chance      The time is now    And we can show them how    To turn the music up and let's all dance      'Cause all things are equal    When it comes to love    Well, that ain't quite true    'Cause when push comes to shove...      The blacker the berry    The sweeter the juice    I could say it ain't so      But darlin', what's the use    The darker the chocolate    The richer the taste    That's where it's at      SEAWEED   ...Now run and tell that!!      ENSEMBLE   Run and tell that!      SEAWEED   Run and tell that!!