| I and I have got to wipe I weeping eye, down ina Babylon, yah!
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| Each and every man I say, have got a right you know,
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| To stand up and fight for his owner right — yes!
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| Each and every man I say, have got a right you know,
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| To stand up and fight for his owner right.
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| For out of I and I, cometh all nations,
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| For I and I and I was here way from creation.
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| So do you ever see a black rose in a white garden?
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| I will stand up, like the son of a wretch in the way,
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| An' a move, like a roaring lion,
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| To stand up for my brothers and sisters rights.
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| I will stand up an' fight, oh yea,
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| To lightning and thunder an)?)
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| To fight for my brothers rights, in this time,
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| In South Africa or anywhere.
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| For out of I and I, cometh all nations, hey!
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| For I and I and I was here way from creation.
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| So do you ever see a black rose in a white garden?
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| Out of I and I, cometh all nations, I!
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| I and I and I was here way from creation.
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| So do you ever see a black rose in a white garden?
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| I will stand up, like a roaring lion, Lord,
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| To fight for my sisters and brothers rights,
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| There in South Africa, yea!
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| Them fight against them,
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| Like the spiritual weapon I’ll be there.
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| I will stand up, Lord,
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| Like the son of a wretch in the way, ah!
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| I will stand up, oh Lord,
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| I will stand up gratchnat wretch in the way,
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| I will stand up, like a roaring lion,
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| Make me tell dem now.
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| Like a roaring lion, hey,
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| I will stand up for everyone’s right,
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| Even for the blind, hey!
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| I will stand up I know I’m able to defend,
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| Like sons of a wretch, hey,
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| I’ll stand up for the peoples right. |