Statue in Lagos Lyrics

e dishonest, the destroyers and the clueless

Depart, stand aside

That our path may be clear.

6. STATUE IN LAGOS

There’s a statue in downtown Lagos 

Of a lady who sold her brothers and sisters

For mirrors and beads

She thought she had it made

But the Whiteman was done buying black flesh

The taste was changing in Europe, new beginnings

Now the battle lines are drawn

Ha hey oh, this land is not big enough for the two of us

Ha hey oh, pack your bags and leave here

Your time is up, your day is done

Go on, don’t look back.

There’s a little square in the town beneath a rock

Bears the name of the same crafty lady

Selling tools of war

She thought she had it made

But to the white man, she was a dealer in arms

A greedy criminal queen with hands in blood

Forever banished from this coast

Ha hey oh, this land is not big enough for the two of us

Ha hey oh, pack your bags and leave here

Your time is up, your day is done

Go on, don’t look back.

Hear the voices of the ones from the depth of the ocean

Listen to the voices of the ones who died on the slave ships

Can’t you hear the voices of the wretched ones you sold

Listen to the voices - 

Can you hear them, can you hear them?