African Violet

African Violet

Ain't you through dreaming yet?

With all your roots so deep

How come you're still asleep?

Afro-American

I tell you like a friend

Try to remember, dear

We're only strangers here

My heart is in Zimbabwe

Because my friends are there

African Violet

Sometimes your eyes are wet

So many dreams you keep

Oh, so many tears you weep

Afro-American

I tell you once again

Try to remember, my dear

We're only pilgrims here

I know you've always done the hardest chores

You cooked the food and you scrubbed the floors

Your sons and daughters fought and died in their wars

How quickly they forget

African Violet

African Violet

You never will regret

When all these trials are done

You'll see the rising sun

Afro-American

I tell you once again

Try to remember, my dear

We're only pilgrims here

My heart is in Zimbabwe

Because my friends are there

I said freedom

Want to talk about freedom

I said freedom

Want to talk about freedom, children, yeah

Long time ago in a land far away

Some people come explore one day

They see beautiful children

Running through the sunshine, yeah

They say, we take these people, peaceful, peaceful people

To another climbing place

Make them work from day to day

Keeping dirt upon their face

Children, yeah, yeah, yeah

Children, yeah, yeah, yeah

Bring them in chains

Take away their names

Keep on them disgrace

Then remove them from this place

Multiply their fears

For four hundred fifty years

Then tell them they are free

But remove the means for them to be

African Violet

African Violet, yeah, yeah, yeah

African Violet

African Violet, yeah, my, my, my, my, my, whoa, ooh, ooh

Yeah, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

Heart is in Zimbabwe

Because my friends are there

My heart is in Zimbabwe

Because my friends are there

I said freedom

Sweet, sweet freedom