I say the people of Handsworth, know One hand wash the other so say So let's join my bredren Make the way for our (our children, our children) And children (their children, their children) Ensuring that get life's fair share of... Equality... justice stand for all Doesn't justice for all justice stand for all mankind We find society putting us Crowning us, crowning us, crowning us, us A of Evil, OH, OH Handsworth us the Black People Handsworth us the Black People We're taiklng now. Jah Jah language!
a long, long way we're coming from To this message across, across Its hidden, forbidden, concealed, unrevealed Its got to come out In the that -
BABYLON IS IS FALLING
It was foolish to build It on the Handsworth shall stand, firm - Jah rock - fighting We once beggars are now No to be losers Striving with ambition And if it takes We rebel in revolution
Dread town, dread town, town, Dread town, town, dread town,
Dread we are for a Deprived of many Experienced laws Hatred Babylon We what you've got to offer We know what's on Don't no favours Cause there is still Innocent Poor wage, labour Only prospers And suffer They are brothers in of Africa One represent all, all over the world bear it no longer Blessed power Of Jah We get stronger And we conquer And ever, and backward never Handsworth Handsworth Revolution Revo- Revolution Revo- Revolution Revo- Revolution Revo- Revolution Revo- Revolution