Rise Up

So, we rise up from this little island
Where reggae music spring from
So, we rise up from this little island
Where Marcus Garvey come from

He spread his wings, yes, in foreign countries
He spread his wing to help foreign people
African American people

So, we rise up from this little island
Where reggae music spring from
So, we rise up from this little island
Where Marcus Garvey come from

Harlem, Harlem, Harlem, Harlem, Harlem
It was happiness, brightness
You could see that light
Not streetlight, but Garvey light

So, we rise up from this little island
Where reggae music spring from
So, we rise up from this little island
Where Marcus Garvey come from

Yes, there was that war
Italians invading Ethiopia
And he sent soldiers

So, we rise up from this little island
Where reggae music spring from
So, we rise up from this little island
Where Marcus Garvey come from

Let's look back on the works of Mr. Garvey
Let's look back on the improvements of Mr. Garvey
Let's look back on the development of Mr. Garvey

So, we rise up from this little island
Where reggae music spring from
So, we rise up from this little island
Where Marcus Garvey come from

And when he go to foreign countries
He didn't go to stay
But to do a little business
And then return

So, we rise up from this little island
Where reggae music spring from
So, we rise up from this little island
Where Marcus Garvey come from

It's a shame, his return
Didn't accept him from the island where he come from
It's a shame, his return
Didn't accept him from the island where he come from

So, we rise up from this little island
Where reggae music spring from

And they turn their back against him
And they criticize him
And they turn their back against him
And they criticize him

So, we rise up from this little island
Where reggae music spring from
So, we rise up from this little island
Where Marcus Garvey come from

So, we rise up from this little island
Where reggae music spring from
So, we rise up from this little island