African Story

Mama Africa (Mama Africa)

Yeah yeah

Teach di yute dem an African story

Tell dem 'bout dem African glory

Let dem know they are kings and queens

Build up their self-esteem

Yo you better teach di yute dem an African story

Tell dem 'bout dem African glory

Let dem know they are kings and queens

And build up their self-esteem

Nuh teach dem 'bout Christopher Columbus, oh

Dat guy deh only rob us

Nuh teach dem 'bout Marco Polo

'Cause we don't wanna know

Because they distort our history

Try to make it inna mystery

But we are from ancient sea

Billions of years B.C., so

Teach di yute dem an African story

Tell dem 'bout dem African glory

Let dem know they are kings and queens

And build up their self-esteem

Yes you better teach di yute dem an African story

Tell dem 'bout dem African glory

Build up their self-esteem

Let dem know they are kings and queens, yeah

Teach dem 'bout the pyramids

That were built on the banks of the Nile

And about their ancestors who brought civilization thousands of miles

We develop agriculture

Teach the world how to till the soil

If you don't believe what I say

Then you can check the files, so

You better teach di yute dem some African story

Tell dem 'bout dem African glory

Let dem know they are kings and queens

Build up their self-esteem

Yo you better teach di yute dem an African story

Tell dem 'bout dem African glory

Let dem know they are kings and queens

And build up their self-esteem

Woii, one of di wickedest act

Babylon a try degrade everything black

We give dem geometry and we teach dem maths

And left dem di protection of di world map, hey

Babylon want di yute dem fi fire bare shot

And all I see is black against black, woah

When will my people take stock