Rise ye black child of Zion

Prince and Princess

righteousness keep going on and on

hey


CHORUS

Oh woman of Africa, keep going on

love when you hold me in you arms

Woman of Africa,

never you stop giving your royalty charms

Woman of Africa, keep going on

love when you hold me in you arms

Woman of Africa,

never you stop giving your royalty charms


You bring forth me daughter bring forth me son

The loving for eachother woman it just can't done

Give the Rastaman your lovin Rastaman will never shun

No heathen nah ride and none ah we nah go run

You and I are the black child of the sun

To my heart you ah a richer joy and that ah the sum

Love black woman so don't destroy none

I behold you glory so abode and blossom


CHORUS

Oh woman of Africa, keep going on

love when you hold me in you arms

Woman of Africa,

never you stop giving your royalty charms

Woman of Africa, keep going on

love when you hold me in you arms

Woman of Africa,

never you stop giving your royalty charms


Emanuel is love so let us all love

Heights of meditation straight up above

Woman them ah float like dove

And Emperor Selassie say fi wipe way the grudge

Yo no frustration cyar hold we down

Woman your folly the thing so let me turn it around

Woman you did deh deh when Selassie I ah crown

Empress Menen done sit inna the throne

Yo yo yo yo


CHORUS

Oh woman of Africa, keep going on

love when you hold me in you arms

Woman of Africa,

never you stop giving your royalty charms

Yo black princess of Africa,

never you stop giving your royalty charms

Youths of Africa,

never stop hold black woman inna your arms


King of kings, King of creation 

King of kings, with the queen of the nation

King of kings, King of iration 

King of kings, with the queen of the nation


So gimme that now, long gone those days

Jesus a go, ah King Selassie me praise

Yo Babylon ah listen but ah I first made

Move all your clause and sink all yuh phrase

Ey you haze


CHORUS

Black woman and Africa, keep going on

love when you hold me in you arms

Woman of Africa,

never stop giving I your royalty charms

Woman of Africa, keep going on

love when you hold me in you arms

Woman of Africa,

never stop giving I your royalty charms


You bring forth me daughter bring forth me son

The loving for eachother woman it just can't done

Give the Rastaman your lovin Rastaman nah shun

No heathen nah ride and none ah we nah go run

You and I are the black child of the sun

Black woman come first so don't destroy none

To my heart you ah a richer joy and that ah the sum

I behold you glory upon you so bud and blossom


CHORUS

Oh woman of Africa, keep going on

love when you hold me in you arms

Woman of Ethiopia,

never stop giving I your royalty charms

Woman of Africa, keep going on

love when you hold me in you arms

Woman of Africa,

never stop giving I your royalty charms


No frustration cyar hold we down,

We folly life woman come make we turn it around

Empress who did deh whe Selassie I ah crown

Empress Menen done sit up inna the throne

Yea yea yea


King of kings, King of creation 

King of kings, with the queen of the nation

King of kings, King of creation 

King of kings, with empress of the nation ey


CHORUS

Oh woman of Africa, keep going on

love when you hold us in you arms

Woman of Africa

never stop give the ghetto youth all your royalty charms

Woman of Africa...