For many years Egypt was our home We lived and prospered, we were left alone All has changed when new king came to power Deeds of our fathers he ignores Viceroy Joseph's nobody to him He hates us Now we're enslaved Crushed and dismayed Forced labor we must do It's hell what we go through There's nothing we can do Before daylight Till the late night They breathe down our necks As sweat runs down our backs Our future is all black Under oppression as hard as it can get We became numerous, multiplied and spread As our numbers grew so did their fear Fear that we could join their enemies Leave the country when a war breaks out And fight them Now we're enslaved Crushed and dismayed Forced labor we must do It's hell what we go through There's nothing we can do Before daylight Till the late night They breathe down our necks As sweat runs down our backs Our future is all black This is not the way it was meant to be We don't want to live this tyranny Created equal by the Almighty God We own our freedom, Pharaoh does not Now we're enslaved Crushed and dismayed Forced labor we must do It's hell what we go through There's nothing we can do Before daylight Till the late night They breathe down our necks As sweat runs down our backs Our future is all black