[Intro]
Man say, give thanks an' praise while challis blaze
We caught concepcion, Selassie I, correction
Play 'bout di hit bound, you fi gather around
[Refrain]
Mi say, mi live in Jamaica, dem a call mi loafer
Mi live in Jamaica, dem a call mi loafer
Mi have mi passport, mi say, mi have mi visa
Mi take a taxi an' go at Palisadoes
[Verse 1]
For, mi say, free up black man, make dem go a Africa
Free up black man, make dem go a Africa
Beca', we born as a sufferer
Cah, let mi tell you, say, we born as a sufferer
Well, watch out man, in a di bare foot hustling
Cah, let mi tell you, in a di bare foot hustling
Well, watch out man!
Some a sell star, some a sеll up buckle
Dem choose stonе an' buckle pon di [?] (Mi say)
Free up black man, make dem go a Africa (Hey!)
Free up black man, make dem go a Africa
Fi babylon a armor like they make out a iron
Him can't stop di righteous fi go a zion
Say, free up black man, dem go a Africa
Cah, di Africa a Africa
Cah, let mi tell you, mi say, hustler a hustler
[Bridge]
Say, black are di best, say, a some a confess
Say, black are di best an' a some a confess
Di best in a di east an' di best in a di west
A pity dem no know, say, mi full of progress
[Verse 2]
For mi say, in di evening a di sun goes down (Hey!)
In di evening, a di sun goes down
Say, I man gwan to stream up mi sound
As it reach night, say, mi gone pon di mic
Your skin, it could a black, mi say, your skin, it could a white
Mi fight against di hypocrite an' di parasite
Free up black man, make dem go a Africa
Free up black man, make dem go a Africa
Di drink weh mi love, it a Tia Maria
Di drink weh mi love, it a Tia Maria
But, free up black man, make dem go a Africa
Play about a number one champion
Say, di black is di best a of di nation
You better free up black man, make dem go a Africa
Some a go a Canada and a Bermuda
Some a go to a shop it over place call America
For, when dem come back, dem step it in Jamaica
You fi free up black man, make dem go a Africa
In a di bare foot hustling
Cah, let mi tell you, 'bout di flat foot hustling
Well, watch out man!
Say, some a sell star, some a sell up buckle
Dem choose stone an' buckle pon di [?]
In a di bare foot hustling
Cah, let mi tell you, in a di bare foot hustling (Yeah)
[Bridge]
Man say, give thanks an' praise while challis blaze
For, we caught concepcion, Selassie I, correction
Crump up our eyes, all dem worship wicked one, one
[Outro]
Free up black man, make dem go a Africa
Di white man a step it in a Europe
Mi say, di Indian a step it in a India
Di white man a step it in a Europe
For, you fi free up black man, make dem go a Africa
Di drink weh mi love, it a Tia Maria
We come fi nice up chi area
Mi a go nice up chi area
Free Up Black Man was written by Nicodemus.
Free Up Black Man was produced by Maurice Wellington & Bingy Bunny.
Nicodemus released Free Up Black Man on Fri Feb 18 1983.