Rick James — Sapphire

Sapphire Sapphire Sapphire Black as night, good as gold Whether young, whether old Sapphire Sapphire When I'm watching you dance, I fall in a trance Take me higher History knows that when you were a child You were the queen of the Egyptian Nile Kings at your feet and people doing the same Calling on Isis and screaming your name Queen of Sheba called Makeba, Cleopatra They were all Sapphires Sapphire So damn strong, so damn proud How you stand out in a crowd Sapphire Sapphire From your womb, then came me And your love set me free Desire History knows that when you came to be You were the reason so many are free Standing for justice and singing out loud Screaming for freedom, you're Black and you're proud Harriett Tubman, Barbara Jordan, Rosa Parks They were all Sapphires Sapphire Sapphire Sapphire Sapphire This song is dedicated to all the Black women of the world You are all precious jewels Like Sapphire