Jah Come Down

Listen to this A long, a long, a time ago A long, a long, a time ago A long, a long, a time ago A long, a long, a time ago When your hand in a lion's mouth Take it easy and pull it out When your hand in a lion's mouth Take it easy and pull it out Don't let it bite your hand, don't! Don't let it bite your hand, don't! Pa lamina was a slave A long time, say a long time, yeah! Mamy Rukor was a slave A long time, say a long time, yeah! My great grandfather was a slave A long time, say a long time, yeah! Even my great grandmother was a slave A long time, say a long time, yeah! Dem took my people away into slavery Dem took my people away into slavery Dem beat them to work like machines, O GOD! Dem beat them to work like machines, O GOD! And some dey die through the disease dem introduce, MY GOD! So Jah Jah, O Jah Jah, Jah Jah come down Jah Jah, Jah Jah come down I am singing but I'm wailing Jah Jah Jah Jah come down O Jah Jah Jah, Jah Jah come down Come down! I am singing but I'm wailing now Jah Jah, Jah Jah come down When your hand in a lion's mouth Take it easy and pull it out When your hand in a lion's mouth Take it easy and pull it out Don't let it bite your hand, don't! Don't let it bite your hand, don't! Pa lamina was a slave Along time, say a long time, yeah! Mamy Rukor was a slave A long time, say a long time, yeah! Sembeh Pieh was a slave A long time, say a long time, yeah! Even the Indians were enslaved A long time, say a long time, yeah! Dem took my people away into slavery Dem took my people away into slavery Dem beat them to work like machines, O GOD! Dem beat them to work like machines, O GOD! And some dey die through the disease dem introduce, MY GOD! So Jah Jah, O Jah Jah, Jah Jah come down Jah Jah, Jah Jah come down I am singing but I'm wailing Jah Jah Jah Jah come down O Jah Jah Jah, Jah Jah come down Come down! I am singing but I'm wailing now Jah Jah, Jah Jah come down Africa, Africa, Africa, Africa