Vernacular Lyrics

Freedom boy

Africa bad man dey o

Africa badman dey o 

Africa bad man dey o o 

Hun hun hun hun hun hun hun hun 

Gonna those days

When mi start school

Inna mi father land 

Dem government lie

Dem teacher lie

Inna mi father land 

Dem say him bad

For me to yarn

Inna mi mother tongue 

Dem British  language more

Powerful than me own mother tongue 

Long time ago

Long time long time

Haha long time ago

Oh o oh o oh o oh o

Long time ago ago ago

Ha ha ha ha

Longtime ago ago

Listen please 

I wanna telli you a story o

No be story o

I wanna telli you a story o

No be story o 

I wanna telli you

Yelli you telli you a story o

I wanna telli you a story o no be story o 

Before dem born me and you

Before dem come dabaru me and you 

My people good

No grudge for mind dem

They happy dem Just

They smile 

Dem get dem rules dem get dem gods

Dem get dem education mi no go lie 

Technology and civilisation Na him spoil dem 

Dem leave dem god mi no go lie 

But why when this people come mi side

Why they wan destroy mi side

Destroy mi shine

Why they wanna hold mi down 

Black live matter no be clown

Dem no be clown 

Why you wanna stop mi shine

Why you wanna stop mi shine

And take mi line 

Why you wanna see me cry

Why you choose to do me bad eyi koda

Never forget who you are 

You be back

You be Africa 

Temptation come from near and far 

Just be strong

Sometime it critical 

You strong and Powerful 

Shey you know

Spiritual and in physical 

Na we be king say you now know

Check your history and your biblical 

Gonna those days

When mi start school

Inna mi father land 

Dem government lie

Dem teacher lie

Inna mi father land 

Dem say him bad

For me to yarn

Inna mi mother tongue 

Dem British  language more powerful than me Own mother tongue 

Long time ago

Long time long time

Haha long time ago

Oh o oh o oh o oh o

Long time ago ago ago ha ha ha ha

Longtime ago ago ago

Listen please 

My people my people

My people my people 

My people my people my people 

Waka waka waka

Everyday mi people mi people mi people

Mi people mi people mi people 

Waka waka waka 

If dem go mosque

Dem go church

Dem go shrine

If dem go school

Dem  go pay dem go pay eh eh 

Waka Waka Waka 

My county my people my country my people

My country my people 

Waka waka waka 

When mi Broda sister wake up 

Dey pray to rastafari when dey wake up o

Dem no do bad na him be fuck up 

Waka waka night and day no food to chop up o 

For mi country land mi see some hold up 

Police go slap your face you gonna shut up o

Many many family don break up

With tears and blood

No food to chop up o 

Many many rugged Jean with one top 

Police be your friend not all dem be bad corps o

Everywhere ya go no loose guard o 

No dey shenk your broda

One day you go need back up o 

No money today wey will use buy food

Then sock gari no water to drink up o 

Coro money tell me how ya spend am

Mi Broda faint when camera is still up o o o

Gonna those days

When mi start school

Inna mi father land 

Dem government lie

Dem teacher lie

Inna mi father land 

Dem say him bad

For me to yarn

Inna mi mother tongue 

Dem British  language more powerful than me Own mother tongue 

Long time ago

Long time long time

Haha long time ago

Oh o oh o oh o oh o

Long time ago ago ago

Ha ha ha ha

Longtime ago ago

Listen please