Manilla!
They use us and they refuse us
Really and truly
All over the world
We want to be free
Free from babylon
Really and truly
Free from the wicked man
Ohyoy wohyoy
We want to be free!
Mh hmm
Free from babylon
Free from oppression
Look what they have done
A long long time ago - really and truly
They flag us their whipers
In the burning sun
Now they want to treat us
Like they really don't like us
They use us and they refuse us
Whohyo wohyoy
We want to be free!
Free from babylon
Africa!
Free from the wicked man
Whohyo wohyoy
We want to be free!
Whohhh wohyoy
Free from babylon
Free from oppression
We have to get over
Nothing to stop us
Nothing to hold us back in this time
Nothing at all
They are trying so hard
To kill the prophets
Mh hmm
But now is the time
Whohyo yo whohy
We gone show dem the right way
We gone stand up for equal rights
We not gone give up this fight - no way...
We gone a fight for the right way
Fight my brother keep on fight on
Whohyo yo whohy
Africa don't give up!
Europeans dont give up!
Now is the time
We gone a cross over babylon - cross over babylon
Come brotherman
Mh hmm
Come my sister come on
Really and truly
Come natty dreadlocksman
Come natty dreadlocks
Really and truly
Mwhohy yh whohy yh whohyhh
Whohyo yo whohy
A long time dem a fight
A long long long time
The righteous man
A long long long time
A long time dem a try
Mh hmm
To kill our prophets
A long long long time
But now is the time
We gone a move on
Mh hmm
Move on african
Really and truly
Move on brotherman
Whohyo yo whohy
Can't stop the righteous man
No way - no way
Whohwhohy
We want to be free!
Africa!
Free from babylon
Free from the wicked man
Whohyo wohyoy
We want to be free!
Whohhh wohyoy
Free from babylon
Free from oppression
Whohyo wohyoy