Lyrics:

Africans must be free by the year 1983
When I and I people shall rejoice
On the hills of Mount Zion

Africa must be free by the year 1983
We have worked too hard for the white man
In the blazing sun
No more work, no more beating
No more slavery, no more brutality

Africa must be free by the year 1983
I think it’s time for us to live a better life
Freedom is what we want in Africa
Freedom
Freedom is what we want in Africa

Africans must be free by the year 1983
When I and I people shall rejoice
On the hills of Mount Zion