[Intro: Damian Marley] Well greetings to all the brothers and sisters once again ah huh Voice of the one big Gong Zilla along side the one called Metaphysics, ah woo Yes off course of course
[Verse 1: Meta & The Cornerstones] From the day that the beat drop, we’ve been there From the day that the tic toc, bounced my head So close to Jah boom box, rhymes for change Hope is all I have, natty rise again Dusty foot democracy, a long walk for equality We nah go shoot no enemy, join the bridges, positive society
[Hook] My beloved Africa you’re my nice one My beloved Africa you’re my nice one Heavy hearted set in stone like the buildings and streets of our home Sometimes I look back where all my good people at?
[Verse 2: Damian Marley] Hear me now Yo dem visit ina dem vision and dem live in a dem dreams The elders reminiscing upon shores they have never been Africans in Africa please don’t forget about the past Somebody thief your cow why would you not reclaim the calf? And tell me which shepard is counting every blade of grass Who wouldn’t save dem own ah child no care how much it cost Who wouldn’t want to find our beloved where did lost Mama Africa you are my nice one Those sneaky Babylonians with their plots and schemes Coulda ah never get we no care wah things seems We dun spot them out on dem criminal themes We dun spot them out on dem mineral themes say
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[Meta & The Cornerstones] Ohhh ohhh ohhh, mi say Africa (yes off course Africa yeah) Ohhh ohhh ohhh, you’re my Africa (mines too) Hear you calling for change (oh beloved art thou oh Mama Africa we love you) Hear who calling for repatriation (reaching out to all the Africans at home and abroad) Citrus in my sweets taste of Heaven (love is large) Its your dream its your dream say you have to know that Dem ah tricky silly will satta money dem about Meta D Jah Jah live where my Natty soldiers Mi say Chale ah go free, Africa is about time
[Damian Marley] Beautiful smiling faces The culture The heritage The history The love The ancestry
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[Damian Marley] When I think about my land (somi chima wouro amen) When I think about where I’m from (somi chima lady amen) I’m very proud (somi chima wouro amen) Its all love
[Meta & The Cornerstones] Our Africa Ohh ohh ohh me say Africa Ohh ohh ohh Africa, my place of birth