I remember when they came
400 years ago
Given us their Bible
and took away our gold
Now they come again
crawling like snakes
What else is there we got
that you didn’t already take
Give us just a chance
to try and make our ends meet
We don’t live from your commercials
and want something to eat
Don’t want your dirty system
by the river Nile
This time we’re gonna rub a dub
a different style
Ref
Calling Africa
Can you hear me?
Don’t let the Capitalists in your countries
Listen to me Black man
here I stand in Europe
They know I’ve got no money
so make me deal some dope
Try to make me drink,
try to make me smoke,try to break my spirit
till I can no longer cope
If I wanna find a job
they make me rob
If I wanna go to school
they charge me like a fool
Tired of them kicking us
and pushing us around
This time we’re gonna rub a dub a different sound
Ref
Calling Africa
Now they hide behind the system
they call democracy
Just another face
of their wicked hypocracy
Where one man has plenty
and plenty have nothing
And no one cares for joy full
and glad tidings I bring
Their media is just
spreading propaganda
Lord gives them the warning
with lightening and thunder
And they call us terrorists
and call us Communists
’Cause instead of spreading legs
we’d be clenching our fists
Ref
Calling Africa