War in Sierra Leoni

B'woy, if yah see the remnant of Sufferation and disgrace Where the English government left inna Africa- dog b'woy Them have no respect for the people and Act and a come g'waan like them decent It was way down in West Africa, way Down in the slave country I took a walk, I took a walk down in West Africa Down in West Africa And there I found myself taking a short Stop Way down in Ghana To tell them that me on ya Then after I took a rest I took a walk Way over to Cape Coast slave dungeon To see what was happening (Hear what The song say) Equal rights and justice stand for all Them a preach upstairs rights from Downstairs (Lord have mercy) Them rip up creation Slave trade continue until I found myself Way over in Sierra Leone At the foot of Lion Mountain It was around about Christmastime Then I stop to have a drink of palm wine But one thing- them want the people live Like swine They gave guns and bullets to the rebels And start to Teach them to fight each other for Iamond It was a diamond war (Yet for whom?) And all because there was nothing to Gain I've never seen the United Nation cry Peace again So you nuh see the corruption (and I look At you) Out of the woodland Man a nah nuh fight none Stretch out your hand, put it out yourself What do you want? Long sleeve or short Sleeve? And them a take them cutlass and them Chop it off (Your request now) Long sleeve them chop you on the wrist Short sleeve them a cut it to the arm We have everything in paradise (my God) Here in the West Even them Christmastime them song like A Christmastime without light!! From the woodland Just the sound of a bird. When I woke up in my lonely cottage, Listening to the song of each thing And every man them a fight it don't Know who is gonna win War in a Africa But it is extra slaughter there in Sierra Leone One president fall down