Apartheid
by Peter Tosh
From the album: Equal Rights
Track 8 of 30 on Equal Rights (1977).
Duration: 5:23
Lyrics for Apartheid
Inna me land, quite illegal You inna me land, dig out me gold, yes Inna me land, diggin' out me pearl Inna me land, dig out me diamond We a go fight, fight, fight Fight 'gainst apartheid We got to fight, fight, fight Fight 'gainst apartheid You inna me land an' you build up your parliament You inna me land, you build up your regime You inna me land, only talk 'bout justice You inna me land, handin' down injustice We gonna fight, fight, fight Fight 'gainst apartheid Brothers got to fight, fight, fight Fight 'gainst apartheid You inna me land, you no build no schools for black children You inna me land, no hospital for black people You inna me land, you built your prison You inna me land, you built your camp We got to fight, fight, fight Fight 'gainst apartheid We gonna fight, fight, fight Fight 'gainst apartheid Africa is for black man, remember But certain place in Africa Black man got no recognition So we have to fight, fight, fight Fight 'gainst apartheid Black man got to fight, fight, fight Fight 'gainst apartheid You cross the border, you shoot after children Cross the border, shoot down women Cross the border, you take your might Cross the border to beat the right We gonna fight, fight, fight Fight 'gainst apartheid We got to fight, fight, fight Fight 'gainst apartheid Ask for majority Majority rule, yeah You the minority But that couldn't rule, yeah So we go fight, fight, fight Fight 'gainst apartheid We gonna fight, fight, fight Fight 'gainst apartheid Break off, break off from Britain You're quite illegal right where you are You get sources from colonial powers Takin' my diamond, fillin' ballistic missiles Now we have to fight, fight, fight Fight 'gainst apartheid Black man got to fight, fight, fight Fight 'gainst apartheid Come on and you fight, fight, fight Fight 'gainst apartheid We got to fight, fight, fight Fight 'gainst apartheid We gonna fight, fight, fight Fight 'gainst apartheid We got to fight, fight, fight Fight 'gainst apartheid
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