One day we'll run away

Build a house made of straw and clay

Worship every moonlit night 

While we bang upon the drum

Plant seeds to grow the trees

That will supply the needs

To raise a wall of segregation

While we bang upon the drum

A social enemy has prayed upon thy faith 

A loss of dignity

Is getting in thy way

Real soon the sand dunes

Will blow across every afternoon

Blinding us with a grain of salt 

As we bang upon the drum

We'll plant our feet in land

Far surpassing machines of man

Thanking mother for this revelation

While we bang upon the drum 

A common legacy 

Has graced me with new faith 

A needle and a thread

Has woven my new fate

One day in the afternoon

One day in the afternoon

One day we'll run away 

Build a house made of straw and clay 

Worship every moonlit night

As we bang upon the drum

A social enemy has prayed upon thy faith

A loss of dignity is getting in thy way

One day in the afternoon 

One day in the afternoon