Worth His Weight In Gold

Rally round the flag
Rally round the red
Gold black and green
Rally round the
Rally round the red gold black and green

Marcus say sir Marcus say
Red for the blood
That flowed like the river
Marcus say sir Marcus say
Green for the land Africa
Marcus say
Yellow for the gold
That they stole
Sir Marcus say
Sir Marcus say
Black for the people
It was looted from

They took us away captivity captivity
Required from us a song
Right now man say repatriate repatriate
I and I patience have now long time gone
Fathers mothers sons
Daughters every one
Four hundred
Four hundred million strong
Ethiopia stretch forth her hand
Closer to God we Africans
Closer to God we Africans
Closer to God we can
In our hearts is Mount Zion
Now you know seek the Lion
Our hearts is Mount Zion
Now you know
Now you know
How can we sing in a strange land
Don't want to sing in a strange land no
Liberation true democracy
One God one aim one destiny

Rally round the
Rally round the red for the blood that flows like the river
Rally round the
Rally round green for the land Africa
Rally round the
Rally round yellow for the gold that they stole
Rally round the
Rally round the we the black people

Remember when we used to dress like kings
Conqueror of land conqueror of seas
Civilization far moved from caves
Oppressor man live deh
I curse that day
The day they made us slaves I say

How can we sing in a strange land
Don't want to sing in a strange land
Liberation true democracy
One God one aim one destiny

Rally round the flag
Rally round the red gold black and green
Rally round the
Rally round the red gold black and green

A bright shining star
(Rally round the black rally round the)
Yeah Africa
(Red gold black and green)
Catch star liner right now
(Rally round the)
Yeah Africa Africa
(Rally round)
A history no more a mystery
(Rally round the)
Africa Africa
(Rally round)
Respect and authority
(Rally round the black rally round the)
Africa Africa
(Red gold black and green)
Climb ye the heights of humanity
(Rally round rally round)
Africa Africa
Come rally
(Rally round the)
Come rally
(Rally round)
Come rally
Come rally round
(Rally round the black)
Come rally
(Rally round the red)
Come rally
(Rally round the red gold black and green
Come rally
Come rally round