FOR ALL BLACK MUSICIANS
Early in the
morning the sun rises
The tiredness
of yesterday is gone
My mind is
now ready for a new tune
My lips are
eager to say it out
THE GATES
OF ZION ARE OPEN
Black people
wake up from your slumber
The curse
has seven years gone by
Our Maker
is now waiting for us
To love, Unite
and be one
Africa mother
land is calling
Come home
my children, come home
To many lands
you are scattered
Your children
need to know their name,
Their language,
their clothes, their food
Our ancestors
are all saddened by the continuous mistakes we make
The time has
come when we must know our past
Our future
must be planned and be carefully monitored
That none
again can make us their slaves
Many will
say that the days of chains are over
But a bigger
chain has taken ove
The chains
of coins they now take to hold us
And drugs
sometimes the key to keep us confused