black in metropolis

it is a little known fact that before the 1970's the world was entirely black and white
your grandparents met in black and white
the cote d'azure was known as the cote de gris
your dad was born in black and white
wars were fought with black bullets
shooting greyish soldiers
the blood they shed was more black than white
the sun beat down in a greyish white
causing blackish sunburn (and cancer)
embarassed schoolgirls blushed grey
when a handsome man smiled their way
Harold Holt drowned in black and white
the divers who searched for his body were greyish
the japanese who didn't take him were a darker shade of grey
the beatles mops were plenty black
to offset their white shirts
race was harder to define
greenpeace struggled for identity
the trains and trams were shades of black
(not actually possible)
it didn't specifically slow them down
the rails were a blackish hue
and the passengers didn't dare break the monochrome
charlie black was a favourite kids comic
political scandals all occurred in black and white
prostitutes plied there trade with glossy black lipstick
short blackish dresses
and lurid greyish white make up
family reunions were all variants of grey
little boys ran around in their grey long shorts
baby girls had slightly whiter jump suits
blues music was generally known as greys
at xmas time all the presents were wrapped in colourful black and white paper
sometimes black with grey splashes and white dots
the fireworks sure were something to behold
lighting the black sky up with splashes of white and grey
nobody ever succeeded in painting the town red
big hair was often black, grey or white
never red, brown or blonde
'all the colours of the rainbow' meant a little less
blackish oceans with white caps rocked black boats
schools of grey fish dived and weaved to avoid the vivid white seabirds with their black beaks
ignorant white men in north america called the indigineous peoples greyskins
juries sat on dark grey benches
listening to black haired lawyers
whilst defendants shivered in their black suits
blood black roses promised eternal devotion
cowards were accused of being light grey
for not dying pointlessly in a foreign land
mobsters sped down dark grey alleys in their black cars
burning down black shops with dazzling white flames
and beat them black and white
when the proprietors paid no heed money
pouring nice grey concrete booties for supergrassi
that screamed black murder as they were dragged down the pier
politicians took black and white bribes
so grey buildings could take the place of blackened forests
i wonder what oranges were called?
and
Limebeavers were unheard of...