Queen Ifrica
Tell dem Shuga
Took me from my roots
Try to destroy my stem
Try to cut down my branches, say them waa fi see me life end
But my strength increased
The more that they multiply, the trunk and the roots hold firm to the ground.
I am Ebony
Ebony is strong
Ebony survives
Ebony is free
Ebony is free, free.
From Kenya, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Uganda
To the Greater and the Lesser Antilles
They took us from our motherland in shackles and chains to be slaves in the Caribbean, whoa
Weeping may endure for a night, rejoicing comes in the morning
Soon we'll be free
We are Ebony.
Took me from my roots
Try to destroy my stem
Try to cut down my branches, say them waa fi see me life end
But my strength increased
the more that they multiply, the trunk and the roots hold firm to the ground.
