Third world people Remember where ya comin' from Third world people Know where you belong
Mother Country, Mother Country We 'ave been told That it's England, France, Germany, Portugal Since the days of old
But I know that Life could not start in a refrigerator Has to be in an incubator
So mark I words Mark these words Well - I'n'I could never be the Third
Third world people Remember where ya comin' from Third world people Know where you belong
Father Country, my father country! I've been told, time and time again Says America, France, Germany, Portugal Netherlands, Italy or Spain
But I know that it's Hungry Europe, Barren Asia And Bountiful Africa
So you see Now you know who is first Well - I'n'I could never be the worst
Third world people Remember where ya comin' from Third world people Know where you belong
Ooooooooooh Ooooooooooh Ooooooooooh OOOOOOOOOOh
They want to keep you down in perpetual Insecurity, ignorance and poverty By keeping the pressure on the innocent ones Continually This can't go oooon!
Third world people I'n'I - Remember where ya comin' from Bona fide, dis - Third world people Know where you belong
Ooooooooooh Ooooooooooh Ooooooooooh Ooooooooooh
Civilisation did not go up the Nile It went down the Nile And it reached Europe last
So if you not 'ave the roots You just can't know the Just can't know the truth, now
Africa - my country, my land Africa - where the plants come from, I love to be Africa - our wonderful Africa Where the gold comes from The diamonds come from The platinum, the lignum, the oil, the rubber Ya name it We got it, we got it, we got it, we got it
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