Lyrics

[Chorus] We've been down in the valley much too long We've been down in a poverty also long (Yeah) We've been down in captivity much too long We've been down in humility also long [Verse 1] So, rise and shine An' win your liberation For, now's the time When all nations must be free (So) Rise and shine Restore your strength and power Waste no more time Remember your history [Chorus] We've been down in a sufferation much too long We've been down in humiliation also long We've been down in a condemnation much too long We've been down in a segregation also long [Verse 2] So, rise and shine As the morning sun that surrounds you It's international morality time Where mankind must be born anew (So) Rise and shine For the sake of the young generations To win hearts and minds To brotherhood and unity [Chorus] We've been down in the valley much too long We've been down in a poverty also long (Yeah) We've been down in captivity much too long We've been down in humility and also long We've been down in a sufferation much too long We've been down in a tribulation also long (Yeah) We've been down in a condemnation much too long An' we've been down in a seggregation also long (Yeah, yeah) We've been down in the valley much too long We've been down in a poverty also long (Yeah) We've been down in captivity much too long We've been down in humility and also long [Outro] So, rise and shine An' win your liberation