There's a river runnin' sweat right through our land

Through our land

Driven by a man with a bull whip in his hand

In his hand

And I've taken just as much as I can stand

I can stand

Oh, we've got to free our brothers from their shackles, yeah if we can

If we can Most nights I have to watch my woman cry

Oh, she cries

Everyday I watch the colonel smile

Oh, he smiles

His painted ladies ridin' in from town

In from town

Oh, I swear one day I'm gonna burn the *** house to the ground

To the ground Slave, slave, to fight the violence, we must be brave

Hold on strong to the love God gave, slave There's a rumor of a war that's yet to come

Yet to come

That may free our families, free our families and our sons

And our sons

It may lay green lands to barren waste, all to waste

All to waste

Oh, the price of release is a bitter blow to face

Oh, the face Slave, slave, to fight the violence, we must be brave

Hold on strong to the love God gave, slave Slave, slave, to fight the violence, we must be brave

Hold on strong to the love God gave Slave, slave, to fight the violence, we must be brave

Hold on strong to the love God gave, slave