I was born a sufferer A tree cut from its root It was not very long ago Since I and I found the truth I was washed away from sin Taken to their christening Never knew the meaning Till I and I get a revealing
×2 You got crawl before you walk Walk before you run And if you run and get a fall Just get up and brush it off
Locked up in captivity Shipped across Caribbean seas So many years after slavery I still don't know my identity Once a man and twice a child My people stories make you cry Born with wings but cannot fly We living on the edge of tomorrows light They say
×2 You got crawl before you walk Walk before you run And if you run and get a fall Just get up and brush it off