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Mighty Sparrow
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The Slave
I'm a slave from a land so far I was caught And I was brought here from Africa I'm a slave from a land so far I was caught And I was brought here from Africa Well it was licks like fire From de white slavemaster Everyday I down on knees Weeks and weeks before we cross de seas To reach in de West Indies
And den they make me work Oh yes ah work Good lord no pay Ah toil, ah toil Ah toil, ah toil So hard each day I'm dying... Yeah I'm crying... Oh... Oh Lord I wanna be free!
Many times ah wanted to run But de English slavemaster Standing dey wit de gun Oh I know he going to shoot to kill So ah stay, ah stay and ah pray But ah planning still I study night and day how to break away Ah got to make a brilliant escape But everytime ah tink 'bout de whip an' dem dogs Meh body does start to shake
Because dey made me work Oh yes ah work Oh good lord no pay And den ah toil, ah toil, Ah toil, ah toil So hard each day I'm dying... I'm crying... Oh... Oh Lord I wanna be free!
In my heart, there was much to say Ah always hope de boss 更多更详尽歌词 在 ※ Mojim.com 魔镜歌词网 Woulda listen to me some day Although he knew My request was small It was de sting ah the whip there To answer me when ah call We had to chant and sing to express our feelings To dat wicked and cruel man That was the only medicine to make him listen And is so calypso began
Oh when dey make you work Oh Lord you work Good lord no pay And den you toil and toil And toil and toil So hard each day I'm dying... Yeah, oh Lord I'm crying... Oh... Oh Lord I wanna be free!
Times have changed in so many ways Till one day somebody said 'Free de bloody slaves' I was then put out on the street Ah got no food, got no clothes And no place to sleep I had no education And no particular ambition This I cannot conceal Forgot my native culture Ah lived like a vulture From de white boss ah had to steal
He made me work Oh yes ah work Oh Lord no pay Yeah yeah yeah ah toil and toil And toil and toil So hard each day I'm dying... Oh I'm crying, oh dying... Oh... Oh Lord, Lord I wanna be free!
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