| Oh what a happening, oh what a pain in this slave ship, look what’s going on
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| We have been robbed of our rights, and even my sister has been tricked
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| Oh where is the dignity and pride for our ladies
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| Oh it’s a shame upon our race murder!
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| Still rest of my heart, still rest of my heart, still rest of my heart till now
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| Believe me what a pain
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| Still rest of my heart, still rest of my heart, still rest of my heart till now.
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| mmmm
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| Can you imagine, the way the people felt traveling from home to Jamaica?
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| They traveled so very far, packed up in slave ships, I’m gonna name them for you
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| One called the Nina, one called the Pinta, the other the Santa Maria
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| Believe me when I say
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| Still rest of my heart, still rest of my heart, still rest of my heart till
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| Now Grand mother feel it. |
| Still rest of my heart. |
| still rest of my heart
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| Still rest of my heart till now
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| After hard days labor, they took my neighbor, place him down on his
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| Knees hear me now. |
| And then this slave master, (yes) climb on his back
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| And mount upon his horse. |
| That burns me to my heart
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| Still rest of my heart, still rest of my heart, still rest of my heart till
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| Now. |
| Believe me when I say. |
| Still rest of my heart, still rest of my heart
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| Still rest of my heart till now
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| When slave master eating and drink his wine, and beat my sister in drunkenness
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| Say that she’s not working, she’s getting sloppy
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| Yet my sister keep him clean. |
| What ungrateful man
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| Still rest of my heart, still rest of my heart, still rest of my heart till now
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| My sister was tricked. |
| Still rest of my heart, still rest of my heart, still
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| Rest of my heart till now
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| No education, no rest for the weary, all I can see is frustration, can you
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| Hear me when I say
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| Still rest of my heart, still rest of my heart, still rest of my heart till now
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| The agony and pain. |
| Still rest of my heart, still rest of my heart, still
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| Rest of my heart till now. |
| I forgive them lord but… |