Promised Land

Lyrics

[Intro] Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oy Well, now (Hey) Wo-ho, well [Chorus] The promised land Going to the promised land Yes, the promised land (Oh gosh now) To the promised land (Well) [Verse 1] Make a step down to Wasmara Then we stopped in Addis Ababa Made our way to Shahamane land Riding on the king's highway [Chorus] To the promised land Going to the promised land (Oh gosh) To the promised land (Wo-hoy) To the promised land (Well) [Verse 2] There's plenty of land for you and I, by and by Lots of food to share for everyone No time for segregation in the promised land (Oh gosh) Take me to the promised land [Chorus] Said, the promised land (Wo-hoy) Yes, the promised land (Wo-ho-oy, ye-yeah) [Verse 3] Said, we're riding on the king's highway From-a Cairo to Kenya Made a stop in Wasmara Then we made another one in Addis Ababa [Chorus] The promised land Going to the promised land (Oh gosh) Said, the promised land Yeah, the promised land (Wo-hoy) [Verse 4] Then I said to myself, give a thanks for the prophet, God For he gave me the teachings, so I could a see The reality of my true being and levity There's a lot of work to be done (Oh gosh) In the promised land (Yeah) [Chorus] Talking 'bout the promised land Yes, a to the promised land The promised land Going to the promised land (Oh-oy) The promised land Whoa, the promised land Said, the promised land (Wo-hoy, wo-hoy, yeah) [Verse 5] Brother-man, what are you doing for the promised land? Got to take your stand and let the prophets live on (Yeah) There's work to be done, though you can't run Got a job to be done, so you've got to do it Even, a little by little [Chorus] Yes, the promised land Going to the promised land Said, the promised land Going to the promised land [Outro] Prophets of the old, said, the West got to perish (Eh, oh) Don't let your hopes and aspirations crumble before you (No way) Got to go, got to go, got to go, I got to go, got to go To the promised land (Oh gosh) Yeah, the promised land (Woah-oh-oh-oh-oy)