Ebony - Shuga

Took me from my roots

Tried to destroy my stem

They try to cut down my branches

Say dem wah fi see mi life end

But my strength increased

The more that they multiply

The trunk and the root hold firm to the ground

I am Ebony

Ebony is strong

Ebony survives

Ebony is free

I am Ebony

Ebony is strong

Ebony survives

Ebony is free, free

From Kenya, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Uganda

To the greater and the lesser Antilles

They took us from the motherland in shackles and chains to be slaves in the

caribbean

Whoa, weeping my endure for a night

Rejoicing comes in the morning soon we’ll be free

We are Ebony

I am Ebony

Ebony is strong

Ebony survives

Ebony is free

I am Ebony

Ebony is strong

Ebony survives

Ebony is free, free

Interlude

Took me from my roots

Tried to destroy my stem

They try to cut down my branches

Say dem wah fi see mi life end

But my strength increased

The more that they multiply

The trunk and the root hold firm to the ground

I am Ebony

Ebony is strong

Ebony survives

Ebony is free

I am Ebony

Ebony is strong

Ebony survives

Ebony is free, free