Rally round the flag
Rally round the red
Gold black and green


Marcus say sir Marcus say
Red for the blood

That flowed like the river
Marcus say sir Marcus say
Green for the land Africa

Marcus say
Yellow for the gold
That they stole

Marcus say
Black for the people
It was looted from


They took us away captivity captivity
Required from us a song

Right now man say repatriate repatriate
I and I patience have now long time gone
Father's mothers sons daughters every one

Four hundred million strong
Ethiopia stretch forth her hand
Closer to God we Africans

Closer to God we can
In our hearts is Mount Zion
Now you know seek the Lion

How can we sing in a strange land
Don't want to sing in a strange land no
Liberation true democracy

One God one aim one destiny

CHORUS

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Rally round the flag

Remember when we used to dress like kings
Conqueror of land conqueror of seas
Civilization far moved from caves

Oppressor man live deh
I curse that day
The day they made us slaves I say


How can we sing in a strange land
Don't want to sing in a strange land

Liberation true democracy
One God one aim one destiny


CHORUS
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Rally round the flag
Red gold black and green
A bright shining star--Africa

Catch star liner right now--Africa
A history no more a mystery--Africa
Respect and authority--Africa

Climb ye the heights of humanity
Rally come rally rally come rally