I paint my nails black
I dye my hair a darker shade of brown
Because you like your women, Spanish, dark, strong and proud
I paint the sky black
You said if you could have it your way
You'd make a night time, what a day
So it suits the mood of your soul
Oh, what can I do?
Nothing, my sparrow blue

Oh, what can I do?
Life is beautiful, but you don't have a clue
Sun and ocean blue
They're magnificent, it don't make sense to you

Black beauty, oh
Black beauty, oh

I paint that house black
My wedding dress black leather, too
You have no room for light, love is lost on you
I keep my lips red
They seem like cherries in the spring
Darling, you can't let everything seem so dark blue

But, oh, what can I do to turn you on
Or get through you?

Oh, what can I do?
Life is beautiful, but you don't have a clue
Sun and ocean blue
They're magnificent, it don't make sense to you

Black beauty, oh
Black beauty, oh

Black beauty, oh
Black beauty, oh
Black beauty, oh
Black beauty, baby
Black beauty, baby

Oh, what can I do?
Life is beautiful, but you don't have a clue
Sun and ocean blue
They're magnificent, it don't make sense to you

Black beauty, oh
Black beauty, oh
Black beauty, oh
Black beauty, oh