Liberation For The African

[Intro]
Hey, this is eighty-three an' we know dat Africa have to be free
By the order of his majesty
You know? (Murda!)

[Verse 1]
Say, I Sister Carol as your roots dawta
Would-a never go to entertain South Africa
An' if mi do dat, mi would-a ask fi mi God
Fi strike mi with lightning an' thunder

[Chorus]
Say, liberation fi di African (Hey now, so mi say)
Liberation fi di African (Tu-shung-peng)
Liberation fi di African (Wanna tell you)
Liberation fi di African

[Verse 2]
If I had a spliff
I would-a light it in the morning
I would-a light it in the evening
All over Babylon
I would-a light it for danger
I would-a light it for warning
I would-a light it fi love between mi idren an' mi sistren (Yeah!)
All over Babylon, all over Babylon (You know?)

[Verse 3]
He-hey, he-hey, he-he-he-hеy
He-hey, he-hеy, he-he-hey-hey
Dem say dat in Mount Zion everything is very irie
Mi say, we get di milk an' di honey
An' we don't need no money
Dem say dat in Mount Zion everything is very irie (Hey!)
Mi say, we don't need to fuss nor fight
'Cause, a Jah sweet victory (Hey!)

[Verse 4]
Jah mi say, I don't want to be left in a Babylon
Jah mi say, Jah Jah, mi say, mi want to go
In a Africa, you know?
Jah Jah, mi say, mi want to go
Forward home, dat a home, sweet home (Want to chuck in)
Mi nose before the gates are close (Hey!)

[Chorus]
Mi said, tell it to dem, say, Sister Carol come again
Tell it to dem, say, Sister Carol come again
Tell it to dem, a mister tu-shung-peng

[Verse 5]
Mi bredrin went, oh, for ya earth
Mi bredrin went, oh, for the sea
A when him come back, him bring him ganja fi mi
Mi no burn bush herb, dat a strictly sensi
We burn it in a rizla, man, a in a chalwa
We also give thanks unto Jah Jah
We get a pound of sensimilla from JA
Mi get it from a virgin-man, a so mi never pay
Mi bag it in a nickel, man, mi bag it in a tray
A when mi sell it up, mi go to dance, go deejay
Fi mi son school fee, Jah Jah know, it have fi pay
No matter what di wicked of the world want say
Bow down to Selassie, mi a bow down an' pray
Some a smoke Yankee J, some a smoke Craven A
Some time I Carol don't know what the hell to say

[Outro]
You love it an' it irie, say "yeah"
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