I say the people of Handsworth, know One hand wash the other so say So let's hands my bredren Make the way for our (our children, our children) And children (their children, their children) Ensuring they get life's fair share of... Equality... Doesn't stand for all justice stand for all Doesn't justice stand for all We find society putting us Crowning us, us, crowning us, crowning us A of Evil, OH, OH Handsworth means us the Black Handsworth means us the People We're now. Speaking Jah Jah language!
It's a long, long way we're from To this message across, across Its hidden, forbidden, concealed, unrevealed Its got to come out In the open -
IS FALLING BABYLON IS
It was foolish to It on the sand shall stand, firm - like Jah rock - fighting We once beggars are now No intention to be Striving with ambition And if it takes We rebel in revolution
town, dread town, dread town, Dread town, town, dread town,
Dread we are for a Deprived of things Experienced phoney Babylon brings We know you've got to offer We what's going on want no favours Cause there is hunger convicted Poor wage, hard Babylon prospers And humble They are in south of Africa One Black represent all, all the world Can't it no longer wlththe power Of Jah We get stronger And we will And forward ever, and never Handsworth Handsworth Revolution Revo- Revolution Revo- Revolution Revo- Revolution Revo- Revo- Revo- Revolution