We come a long way, black people come a long way,

Chorus:
Black people a we run the world and it evident
Cause we a move from slavery to president
All over the world we have life again
Yu nuh see say dem White House nuh white again
Cause a we run the world and it evident
Yes we a move from slavery to president
Yu nuh see say civil rights don't apply again
Power to the people we them can't deny again

Verse 1:
How mi know say black people a survivor
From the back a the bus to the driver
We may not full a tricks like MacGyver
But a long time we a live off a saliva
Long time we a work Saturday to Saturday
Nuh happy deh
But memba say wha nuh dead nuh dash it weh
Now we on top a the world we naw stop a the world
Them did think we deh back a the world

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Verse 2:
Remember Paul Bogle and Nanny them
Nelson Mandella, Luther King, Malcolm X and Marcus Garvey them
Them set the thing we affi honour them
Huey Newton, Angella Davis, Steve Beiko, Bob Marley them
Don't forget Jessie Owen, Jackie Robinson, HarrietTubman, Fredrick Douglas
Cause a them fight fi human rights
Now a new man rise
Obama rise the banner we have new-born life

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Verse 3:
Them fight fi gol' and oil
But we fight for equal rights
True them we have sleepless nights
So now that the table turn
Hope them learn that's my concern

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Outro:
This is a statement not a question, so mi nuh need no answer
Them can't hold we nuh longer
Respect due to the Black Panther