African
by Peter Tosh
From the album: Equal Rights
Track 6 of 30 on Equal Rights (1977).
Duration: 3:43
Lyrics for African
Don't care where you come from As long as you're a black man, you're an African No mind your nationality You have got the identity of an African 'Cause if you come from Clarendon (You are an African) And if you come from Portland (You are an African) And if you come from Westmoreland, you're an African So don't care where you come from As long as you're a black man, you're an African No mind your nationality You have got the identity of an African 'Cause if you come Trinidad (You are an African) And if you come from Nassau (You are an African) And if you come from Cuba (You're an African) So don't care where you come from As long as you're a black man, you're an African No mind your complexion There is no rejection You're an African 'Cause if your 'plexion high, high, high If your 'plexion low, low And if your 'plexion in between, you're an African So don't care where you come from As long as you're a black man, you're an African No mind denomination That is only segregation You're an African 'Cause if you go to the Catholic (You are an African) And if you go to the Methodist (You are an African) And if you go to the Church of Gods, you are an African So don't care where you come from As long as you're a black man, you're an African No mind your nationality You have got the identity of an African 'Cause if you come from Brixton (You are an African) And if you come from Weesday (You are an African) And if you come from Wingstead (You are an African) And if you come from France (You are an African) And if you come from Brooklyn (You are an African) And if you come from Queens (You are an African) And if you come from Manhattan (You are an African) And if you come from Canada (You are an African) And if you come from Miami (You are an African) And if you come from Switzerland (You are an African) And if you come from Germany (You are an African) And if you come from Russia (You are an African) And if you come from Taiwan (You are an African)
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