Jah Come Down
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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
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
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Writer(s): Reuben Koroma
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