(Fight) Apartheid - Alternate Version

by Peter Tosh

From the album: Equal Rights

Duration: 7:09

Equal Rights cover art

Lyrics for (Fight) Apartheid - Alternate Version

You inna mi land Quite illegal You inna mi land Dig out mi gold Inna mi land Digging out mi pearl Inna mi land Dig out mi diamond We have to fight, fight, fight Fight against apartheid We got to fight, fight, fight Fight against apartheid You inna mi land And you build up your parliament You inna mi land You build up your regime You inna mi land Only talk 'bout justice You inna mi land Handing down injustice We gonna fight, fight, fight Fight against apartheid Brothers got to fight, fight, fight Fight against apartheid You inna mi land You no really love skin For black children You inna mi land No hospital for black people You inna mi land You build pure prison You inna mi land You build pure camp We got to fight, fight, fight Fight against apartheid We gonna fight, fight, fight Fight against apartheid Africa is for black man Remember In certain place in Africa Black man get no recognition So we have to fight, fight, fight Fight against apartheid Black man got to fight, fight, fight Fight against apartheid Across the border You shoot up the children Across the border You shoot down women Across the border You take your might Across the border To beat the right We gonna fight, fight, fight Fight against apartheid We got to fight, fight, fight Fight against apartheid Ask for majority Majority rule Could be minority But that couldn't rule So we gon' fight, fight, fight Fight against apartheid We gonna fight, fight, fight Fight against apartheid Break off Break off from Britain You're quite illegal Right where you are You get forces From colonial powers Taking my diamond Building ballistic missiles Now we have to fight, fight, fight Fight against apartheid Black man got to fight, fight, fight Fight against apartheid Come on and we fight, fight, fight Fight against apartheid We got to fight, fight, fight Fight against apartheid We gonna fight, fight, fight Fight against apartheid We got to fight, fight, fight Fight against apartheid We got to fight, fight, fight Fight against apartheid We got to fight, fight, fight Fight against apartheid We got to fight, fight, fight Fight against apartheid Brothers, we got to fight, fight, fight Fight against apartheid Come on and we fight, fight, fight Fight against apartheid We don't give up We gotta fight, fight, fight Fight against apartheid, yeah Fight, fight, fight

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