Album: Total Reggae: Greensleeves 40th (1977-2017)

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...

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