glory be on to the father and to the son ruler of creation honorable oh israel isikiel them yah rebel warrrior them ah go rebel and i won t fail much less to compel you have the knowledge you tell emanuel say up with jah palaces down with your folly things light in your crevices no matter what it is look within the scene the nyabinghi keeps rollin ey chorus freedom cry black people wipe the tears from your eyes yea black man rise too long you dey under disguise up with jah palaces freedom cry black people wipe the tears from your eyes yea black woman rise too long you ve been under your disguise so long in affliction the conquering lion shall help and everyday the robbers of the people keep on exhalting themselves yo why y all so greedy robbing from the needy hey ey ey where is the poor man s wealth no this isn t easy would you believe me babylon is messing up your wealth they form the reason we have been prisoned youths let your voices be heard yo and every season them target black people to kill the innocent they have the nerve up with jah palaces chorus freedom cry black people wipe the tears from your eyes yea black man rise too long you dey inna your disguise up with jah palaces freedom cry black people wipe the tears from your eyes yea black man rise too long you dey inna disguise no more suffering we ah go home no more rustling to the throne to ease all ah the pain we afi chant fi go home release the mental chain from down inna rome nuttin you ah gain and every day you ah moan no strain to give us the honey from the comb more and more rain pouring down hardcore warrior tell me how me sound inflation ah crush ya just like bomb fluctuation ah rush you outta dem town come we go ah africa and lef dem alone most you slayed why is it you crave for more tell them this chorus well ah freedom cry black people wipe the tears from your eyes yea black woman rise salvation never come inna disguise up with jah palaces freedom cry black people wipe the tears from your eyes yea black woman rise salvation never come inna disguise well i receive the blessing of the morning from afar i hear ethiopia calling tell them fi give i the knowledge of the king the power of the trinity always lie within ah innocent slave down inna the west from africa them tek we that make me vex pon them slave ship ah black man full every deck and down inna the west me nah go flow no flap with ex yo chorus ey freedom cry black people wipe the tears from your eyes yea black man rise salvation never come inna disguise up with jah palaces freedom cry black people wipe the tears from your eyes yea black woman rise salvation never come inna disguise oh israel and isikiel them yah rebel warrrior them ah go rebel and i won t fail much less to compel you have the knowledge you tell emanuel say up with 