They brought us from so far To a land of slavery They stole everything they could While they made us work for free They told us lies (told us lies) To hide their history They even tried (even tried) To destroy us culturally Only Jah Jah knows how we survived (×2) They divided and they ruled So my brothers could not see They taught us in their school That we had no identity They told us lies (told us lies) To hide their history They even tried (even tried) To destroy us culturally Only Jah Jah knows how we survived (×2) They brought us from so far To a land of slavery They stole everything they could While they made us work for free They told us lies (told us lies) To hide their history They even tried (even tried) To destroy us culturally Only Jah Jah knows how we survived (×2)