Black Woman

Black woman African woman Black woman African woman Strong woman The black woman The pride of Africa Essence of life The first, the center, the last The beginning, the end A source of inspiration A source of humanity The beginning of life It be like say we don' forget, say Na' we who get am Na' because of us life be Without us, nothing works I write this song for you (Black woman) And I see everything you go through (Black woman) I see your tears and your joy and your pain and your fears (Black woman) And your strength to endure all the beatings and the war (Black woman) That's why me respect you And I believe in you and I see your struggle I never fear your strength I never say you weak And when them fear your sense Them no go let you speak Black woman na' black power I say God's own daughter Black woman na' black power Free God's own daughter She got the soul and the spirit Black woman to the limit (Black woman) Uhuhuh I say this one's for you (Black woman) She's black to the limit all in her spirit (Black woman) You dey lose your soul if you lose your own (Black woman) I nor talk about your hair or your shoes or the clothes that you wear (Black woman) I talk about your mind I talk about your courage I dey talk about your strength Your hopes and how you manage to achieve so much When they give you so little Caught in the vicious cycle The victim of every battle I tell them how you conscious I tell them say you serious I tell them how you virtuous Say you priceless and you precious Ahhhh... Black woman no bleach your skin so (You be the heart of our land) Black woman, wear your Afro (You be the bless of the people) Black woman no bleach your skin so (You be the heart of our land) Black woman, wear your Afro (You be the bless of the people) You kill your skin if you go bleach so (You be the heart of our land) No lose yourself to TV picture (You be the bless of the people) You look good ina your Afro (You be the heart of our land) No lose yourself to foreign scripture (You be the bless of the people) Black woman, wear your Afro (You be the heart of our land) Black woman, no bleach your skin so (You be the bless of the people) Say, black woman, wear your Afro (You be the heart of our land) Black woman no bleach your skin so (You be the bless of the people) You kill your skin if you go bleach so (You be the heart of our land) No bleach your skin for nobody (You be the bless of the people) I say this one's for you (Black woman) She fight for every little thing wey she get (Black woman) She struggle for every little thing wey she be (Black woman) She struggle to go school, she struggle to vote (Black woman) Olufunmilayo Anikulapo (Black woman) Maya Angelou (Black woman) Angela Davis (Black woman) Zeinab Badawi (Black woman) Queen Amina, Nina Simone (Black woman) (Black woman) I love you just the way you are Black woman Ohh ohh Black code Black woman African woman Black woman African woman Strong woman Strong woman All we need is The will to survive Too much trouble Oh look what is now new Now when we Oh my my my Spiritual Madonnas Oh Mother Oh, ooh-ooh Oooh