Alborosie - Likkle Africa - Lyrics

Jamaica,
You are my likkle Africa,
Yoah yeaah,

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Likkle Africa I'm a third class citizen,
Puppa ridin inna babylon across di Schengen,
Babylon by bus and by my side there's no friend,
We a go ride through till di end,
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Well,
Me haffi work hard and move right round di clock,
Me haffi push down di rat but mi nah see no jack,
Likkle Africa too small it nuh deh pon di maps so,
That's why dem nah take no chat,
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Well,
Fifty cent inna dem pocket can buy dem no meal,
Inna this ya rat race there is no poor man deal,
Fi dem head hurt so bad an' there's not poor man pill,
Just understand how me feel,
So we affi witness a new rising sun,
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Come to us,
Yeaah,
Is the prophecy of Marcus Garvey,
Teaching us?
Way-ay,
Is the lion of Judah once again,
Walking pon this land?
Woah yeaah,
I say ohhh,
God is a living man,

Only Jah can set my Africa free,
My likkle Africa free,
My likkle Africa free,

Only Jah can set my Africa free,
My likkle Africa free,
My likkle Africa free,

Lkkle Africa,
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Rice and peas [?]
We're gonna fulfill our destiny and walk away free,
My people face ?? come from a silent slavery,
We earned the right to live but locked in deep poverty,
Likkle Africa di story's neva been told,
Someone tell mi seh di truth has been looted and sold,
For a case of long gun and a five pound of gold,
Plus an image of me christ look so pretty and bold,
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So as long as di gun dem,
Restore di order,
As long as a man will die,
Just to trying cross di border,
As long as those tears,
Will sick out mi father,
As long as we will not find no peace,
Likkle Africa shall cryyy,

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Only Jah can set my Africa free,
My likkle Africa free,
My likkle Africa free,
Only Jah can set my Africa free,
My likkle Africa free,
My likkle Africa free,

There will be a brand new day,
Oh my likkle Africa,
My likkle Africa,
Woah yeah yeah yeah........
 

Only Jah can set my Africa free,
My likkle Africa free,
My likkle Africa free.................(x6)

 

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Lyrics checked by Martie"