| I’m sure my days will be long
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| And my nights won’t be few
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| Through the vision that’s in me
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| I can see clearly
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| Where there is gonna be peace
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| Love and harmony, black understanding
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| Among my people, whoah yes, among my people
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| They’re gonna jump and shout
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| Black liberation dey-ya, oh yes
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| We’re gonna sing and shout
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| The right understanding dey-ya, oh yes
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| They’re gonna jump and shout
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| Black liberation dey-ya, oh yes
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| We’re gonna sing and shout
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| The right understanding dey-ya, oh yes. |
| Men and people will try to, cut you down
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| Trying their very best to rearrange you
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| But no matter what they do
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| They won’t conquer you, no matter what they do
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| Oh no we gonna free our brothers
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| We gonna free our brothers
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| We gonna help our brothers
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| We gonna love our sisters
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| And we’re gonna jump and shout
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| Black liberation dey-ya, oh yes
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| We’re gonna sing and shout
|
| The right understanding dey-ya, oh yes
|
| We’re gonna jump and shout
|
| Black liberation dey-ya, oh yes
|
| We’re gonna sing and shout
|
| The right understanding dey-ya, oh yes
|
| Men and people will try to, cut you down
|
| Trying their very best to rearrange you
|
| But no matter what they do
|
| They won’t conquer you, no matter what they do
|
| Oh no we gonna free our brothers
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| We’re gonna free our brothers
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| We’re gonna help our sisters
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| And we’re gonna love our neighbours
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| And we’re gonna jump and shout
|
| Black liberation dey-ya, oh yes
|
| We’re gonna sing and shout
|
| The right understanding dey-ya, oh yes
|
| We’re gonna jump and shout
|
| The black understanding dey-ya, oh yes
|
| We’re gonna sing and shout
|
| The right understanding dey-ya, oh so
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| I’m sure my days will be long
|
| And my nights won’t be few
|
| Through the vision that’s in me
|
| I can see clearly
|
| Where there is gonna be peace
|
| Love and harmony, black understanding
|
| Among Jah people, whoah yes, among my people
|
| And we’re gonna jump and shout
|
| Black liberation dey-ya, oh yes
|
| We’re gonna sing and shout
|
| The right understanding dey-ya, oh yes. |