Bra Fie

[Intro: Kwame Nkrumah] I made it quite clear That from now on – today We must change our attitudes, our minds We must realise that from now on We are no more a colonial but a free and independent people We are prepared to pick it up And make it a nation that will be respected by every other nation in the world Today, from now on, there is a new African in the world! That new African is ready to fight his own battles And show that after all, the black man is capable of managing his own affairs We are going to demonstrate to the world That we are going to create our own African personality and identity Our independence is meaningless unless it is linked up with the total liberation of the African continent [Verse 1: Fuse ODG] Take the shackles off my feet Make I go, make I go It's a battle with the beast Take your shield, help me go Kwame Nkrumah takeover New Africa, makeover Let's bow our heads and pray oh lord Our father help us fight the war [Chorus: Fuse ODG] Bra fie ooo, bra fie Bra fie na yɛ twɛn woo Bra fie ooo, bra fie Bra fie na yɛ twɛn woo [Verse 2: Fuse ODG] Oh yes, thank you I'm a human being in Africa But a black man in America African in England Don't forget where you are from Ghana down to Suriname Taken from our motherland Don't forget your mother tongue Please don't shoot me, we are one [Chorus: Fuse ODG] Bra fie ooo, bra fie Bra fie na yɛ twɛn woo Bra fie ooo, bra fie Bra fie na yɛ twɛn woo Bra fie ooo, bra fie Bra fie na yɛ twɛn woo Bra fie ooo, bra fie Bra fie na yɛ twɛn woo [Verse 3: Damian Marley] Now have a look through history's binoculars And please don't tell me you've forgotten us Your last children living anonymous In a very strange land where dem carried us And it must be a natural phenomenon How we still can remember where we're coming from Even tru the brainwashing curriculum Up through the ages and milleniums Last 400 years has been fabulous We been working as slaves, living ravenous But to overdo ya stay can be hazardous Now a time fi go home thanks for having us Please make a ya promise o promised land And welcome me home any time I land And make I feel like I belong with us Until that day, no giving up [Outro: Kwame Nkrumah] Ghana is free forever