Take a pinch of white man
   Wrap him up in black skin
   Add a touch of blue blood
   And a little bitty bit of red Indian boy
   Oh like a Curly Latin kinkies
   Oh Lordy, Lordy, mixed with yellow Chinkees, yeah
   You know you lump it all together
   And you got a recipe for a get along scene
   Oh what a beautiful dream
   If it could only come true, you know, you know
  
   What we need is a great big melting pot
   Big enough enough enough to take
   The world and all its got
   And keep it stirring for
   A hundred years or more
   And turn out coffee coloured people by the score
  
   Rabbis and the friars
   Vishnus and the gurus
   We got the Beatles or the Sun God
   Well it really doesn't matter
   What religion you choose
   And be thankful little Mrs. Graceful
   You know that livin' could be tasteful
   We should all get together in a lovin machine
   I think I'll call up the queen
   It' s only fair that she knows, you know, you know
  
   What we need is a great big melting pot
   Big enough enough enough to take
   The world and all its got
   And keep it stirring for
   A hundred years or more
   And turn out coffee coloured people by the score
  
   Coffee coloured people
   Coffee coloured people
   Coffee coloured people by the score