Mama held my hand and she told me
Adomaa, don't be so scared Yenkor
Hold your head up high
Walk with pride
Don't let their taunts ever make you bleed
They wouldn't if they know you care
They wouldn't if they know you could see their longing
See their need
To feel beautiful, to be beautiful
So take their words
Put it in a song
And let the world know there's magic in this melanin
So take their words
Put it in a song
And let the world know there's magic in your melanin
Ooooooh she is
I be tar baby
Ooooooh she is
I be tar baby
Ooooooh she is
Call me a tar baby
Ooooooh she is
I'm a tar baby
Mama always called me her moonlight
Cuz I always shine the brightest on the darkest night
Mama said they'd try to steal that shine
With creams that'll dim my glow
You've got to hide that dark circle
To be beautiful
You've got to get your skin tone right To be beautiful
You're too pretty for a dark girl You're not beautiful
But he's not even a white boy
Ah tsw
But I took their words
And put it in my song
Cuz the world should know
There's magic in my melanin
Yeah I took my words
Put it in my song
Cuz the world should know
There's magic in my melanin
So you can take your words
And put it in your song
And let the world know there's magic in your melanin
So take your words
Own your own song
And let the world know there's magic in your melanin
Ooooooh she is
Hey hey I'm a tar baby
Ooooooh she is
I'm looking for my tar baby
Ooooooh she is
I'm a I'm a tar
I'm a I'm a I'm a tar baby
Ooooooh she is
Whoaaaa
All my dark girls, would you glow
All my black girls, show you glow
All my brown girls, own your glow
You got that melanin, so let it glow
All my dark girls, would you glow
All my black girls, show you glow
All my brown girls, own your glow
You got that melanin, so let it glow
All my dark girls, would you glow
All my black girls, show you glow
All my brown girls, own your glow
You got that melanin, so let it glow
Glow glow glow
I'm a tar baby
Tar baby
Call me a tar baby
Tar baby
I'm looking for my tar baby
Tar baby
I'm a tar baby
Tar baby
I'm tar baby
Tar baby
Hey tar baby
Tar baby
Ooooh
I'm a tar baby
Mama held my hand and she told me
Adomaa, don't be so scared Yenkor
Hold your head up high
Walk with pride
Don't let their taunts ever make you bleed