Handsworth Revolution

Handsworth Revolution

Handsworth Revolution

I say the people of HandsworthI say the people of handsworth
Know that One hand wash the other (so they say)Know that One hand wash the other (so they say)
So let's join hands my brethrenSo let's join hands my bredren
Make the way for our children (our children, our children)Make the way for our children (our children, our children)
And their children (their children, their children)And their children (their children, their children)
Ensuring that they get life's fair share ofEnsuring that they get life's fair share of
EqualityEquality

Doesn't justice stand for all?Doesn't justice stand for all?
Doesn't justice stand for all?Doesn't justice stand for all?
Doesn't justice stand for all mankind?Doesn't justice stand for all mankind?
We find society putting us downWe find society putting us down
Crowning us, crowning us, crowning us, crowning usCrowning us, crowning us, crowning us, crowning us
A place of evil, oh, ohA place of evil, oh, oh
Handsworth means us the black peopleHandsworth means us the black people
Handsworth means us the black peopleHandsworth means us the black people
We're talking nowWe're talking now
Speaking Jah Jah languageSpeaking Jah Jah language

It's a long, long way we're coming fromIt's a long, long way we're coming from
To send this message across, acrossTo send this message across, across
It's been hidden, forbidden, concealed, unrevealedIts been hidden, forbidden, concealed, unrevealed
It's got to come out in the open thatIts got to come out in the open that

Babylon is fallingBabylon is falling
Babylon is fallingBabylon is falling
It was foolish to build it on the sandIt was foolish to build it on the sand
Handsworth shall stand, firm, like Jah rockHandsworth shall stand, firm, like Jah rock
Fighting backFighting back

We once beggars are now choosersWe once beggars are now choosers
No intention to be losersNo intention to be losers
Striving forward with ambitionStriving forward with ambition
And if it takes ammunitionAnd if it takes ammunition
We rebel inWe rebel in

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Dread town, dread town, dread townDread town, dread town, dread town
Dread town, dread town, dread townDread town, dread town, dread town

Dread we are for a causeDread we are for a cause
Deprived of many thingsDeprived of many things
Experienced phoney lawsExperienced phoney laws
Hatred Babylon bringsHatred babylon brings
We know what we got to offerWe know what we got to offer
We know what's going onWe know what's going on

Don't want no favorsDon't want no favours
'Cause there is still hunger'Cause there is still hunger
Innocent convictedInnocent convicted
Poor wage, hard laborPoor wage, hard labour
Only Babylon prospersOnly babylon prospers
And humble sufferAnd humble suffer
They are brothers in South of AfricaThey are brothers in South of Africa
One black represent all, all over the worldOne black represent all, all over the world

Can't bear it no longerCan't bear it no longer
Blessed with the powerBlessed with the power
Of Jah creatorOf Jah creator
We will get strongerWe will get stronger
And we will conquerAnd we will conquer
And forward ever, and backwardAnd forward ever, and backward
Never revolutionNever revolution

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