i dream a world where man no other man will scorn where love will bless the earth and peace its paths adorn i dream a world where all will know sweet freedom s way where greed no longer saps the soul nor avarice blights our day a world i dream where black or white whatever race you be will share the bounties of the earth and every man is free where wretchedness will hang its head and joy like a pearl attends the needs of all mankind of such i dream my world my world