Innocent Blood

Too much black blood a run

It's a long time I know hear a Chiney man

Take a gun to shoot another Chiney man

It's a long time I know read where an Indian

Take a gun to shoot another Indian

It's a long time I know see a Syrian

Take a gun to shoot another Syrian

You will never see a ministerial politician

Take a gun to shoot down another one

Then how you a go gun down your black brother?

How you a go shoot down your black sister?

How you a go burn down your grandmother?

When di whole a we come from Africa

When di whole a we come from Africa

How you a go shed innocent blood?

How you a go shed innocent blood?

How you a go shed innocent blood?

When a your own flesh an blood

You're only destroying your own black nation

A your own flesh an blood

No take no right to destroy your nation

It's a long time I know see a congressman

Take a gun to shoot another congressman

It's a long time I know read where a president

Take a gun to kill another president

It's a long time I know read where a prime minister

Take a gun to shoot a prime minister

You will never see a ministerial politician

Take a gun to shoot down another one

So when you gonna gun down your black brother?

And when you gonna shoot down your black sister?

When you gonna burn down your black brother?

Remember dat di whole a we come from Africa

Remember dat di whole a we come from Africa

So when you gonna shed innocent blood?

When you gonna shed innocent blood?

When you gonna shed innocent blood?

Remember, I know you a reap di sweet

A pure broke pocket an no food fi eat

Said, I know you a reap di sweet

A pure long sentence an' you cyaan come a street

Lock dis political-tribal massacre

For di whole a we come from Africa

Lock dis black political-tribal massacre

For di whole a we come from Africa

Remember, a your own flesh an blood

'Member, a your own flesh an blood

You're only destroying your own black nation

A your own flesh an blood