Afrikan Must Be Free

Lyrics

[Intro] Peace, love an' unity, my desire for the African community So without any apology, we dal integrity Give thanks an' praise unto his majesty [Verse 1] Because they took us from a world of bliss Then they put us on a long slave ship Some were di Dutch, some were di British Portuguese, French an' di other Spanish But I an' I did a chant di Amharic Di Amharic di Ethiopian language Di Amharic the first language [Chorus] But Africans, you know we must be free Africans, you know we must be free Got to give thanks to his majesty Say, we don't own apology Cah, do you know, do you know, do you know-know-know? A do you know, no you know, no you know-know-know [Verse 2] Say, dem carry us through di Middle Passage Di ship was di only carriage It start to rock it overload The crew just throw some overboard But what a wicked sight to see, my brothers in a sea An' no help they could a get from me An' no help they could a get from me [Chorus] But Africans, you know we must be free Africans, you know we must be free Got to give thanks to his majesty Say, we don't own apology Cah, do you know, do you know, do you know-know-know? A do you know, no you know, no you know-know-know [Verse 3] From Africa they carry us beyond To work they should a plantation As fi step there, man a no self You have to obey [?] Di missionary tell me how we can get saved The slave master tell me 'bout a shallow grave [Chorus] But Africans, you know we must be free Africans, you know we must be free Got to give thanks to his majesty Say, we don't own apology Cah, do you know, do you know, do you know-know-know? A do you know, no you know, no you know-know-know [Interlude] [Verse 4] Say, we goin' to the mountains an' find di maroon But too much [?] They put me under deep meditation Under nuff consecution, we must have a revolution Man, I say we need liberation, we need liberation (Hey-a!) A so mi follow di army, hey, di general's army The plantation must be empty Say, peace an' love must be plenty [Outro] Mi say, away with slavery Mi say, away with slavery Cah, do you know, do you know, do you know-know-know? A do you know, no you know, no you know-know-know Africans, you know we must be free