Up Ye Mighty Race Songtext
von Buju Banton

Rise up my people rise up
Rise up my people rise up
Let us stand in solidarity to defend what′s ours
Every man, woman and child, every nation

How long must our people be a human sacrifice
Stand up defend your rights
Up up ye mighty refuge can accomplish what you will
Stand up defend your rights
In one day they destroy what took a thousand to build
Stand up defend your rights
You may conquer our land you never kill the will
Stand up defend your rights

Liberty and democracy are truly expensive can even cost your life
And those who stand for nothing fall for any little thing
Father heal the blinded eye
The immortal advantage they take my people
The heavens heard the cry
Saviour our calamity is so great
Patiently the humble wait


How long must our people be a human sacrifice
Stand up defend your rights
Up up ye mighty refuge can accomplish what you much
Stand up defend your rights
In one day they destroy what took a thousand to build
Stand up defend your rights
You may conquer our land you never kill the will
Stand up defend your rights

To attain freedom, freedom
Why must there be shedding of blood
Is there no real love, real love
Are they still holding a grudge
Penal institution to keep us inside
Regulating our progress blocking every forward stride
Let the souls of every living being nationwide
Feel a shifting of the tide
Ah ah ah ah ah
Ah ah ah ah ah

How long must our people be a human sacrifice
Stand up defend your rights
Up up ye mighty refuge can accomplish what you will
Stand up defend your rights
In one day they destroy what took a thousand to build
Stand up defend your rights
You may conquer our land you never kill the will
Stand up defend your rights


Put it together stop being selfish
No more shall we submit
Man champion of course now
Equal rights and justice
Advise for the poor man
Proclaiming through that music
My flesh has been afflicted

The soul they couldn't abuse it
From the hands of cruelty
We have gained solidarity
Rewriting the pages of history
Rewriting the pages yeah
We are re, what what what do you say
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah

How long must our people be a human sacrifice
Stand up defend your rights
Up up ye mighty refuge can accomplish what you will
Stand up defend your rights
In one day they destroy what took a thousand to build
Stand up defend your rights