Cry Freedom - The Gang

Cry baby cry Make your mother sigh She's old enough to know better. The King of Marigold was in the kitchen Cooking breakfast for the Queen The Queen was in the parlor Playing piano for the children of the King. Cry baby cry Make your mother sigh She's old enough to know better. So cry baby cry. The King was in the garden Picking flowers for a friend who came to play The Queen was in the playroom Painting pictures for the children's holiday. Cry baby cry Make your mother sigh She's old enough to know better. So cry baby cry. The Dutchess of Kircaldy always smiling And arriving late for tea The Duke was having problems With a message at the local Bird and Bee. Cry baby cry Make your mother sigh She's old enough to know better. So cry baby cry. At twelve o'clock a meeting round the table For a seance in the dark With voices out of nowhere Put on specially by the children for a lark. Cry baby cry Make your mother sigh She's old enough to know better. So cry baby cry cry cry cry baby Make your mother sigh. She's old enough to know better Cry baby cry Cry cry cry Make your mother sigh She's old enough to know better. So cry baby cry.

Glory be on to the Father and to the Son Ruler of creation, Honorable Oh Israel, Isikiel, Them yah rebel warrrior, them ah go rebel And I won't fail, much less to compel You have the knowledge you tell Emanuel say up with Jah palaces, Down with your folly things Light in your crevices, No matter what it is, Look within the scene, The Nyabinghi keeps rollin', ey [CHORUS:] Freedom cry, Black people wipe the tears from your eyes, yea Black man rise, too long you dey under disguise Up with Jah palaces Freedom cry, Black people wipe the tears from your eyes, yea Black woman rise, too long you've been under your disguise So long in affliction, the Conquering Lion shall help And everyday the robbers of the people, Keep on exhalting themselves Yo, why y'all so greedy? Robbing from the needy, Hey ey ey where is the poor man's wealth? No this isn't easy, would you believe me? Babylon is messing up your wealth They form the reason, we have been prisoned Youths let your voices be heard Yo, and every season them target Black people To kill the innocent they have the nerve Up with Jah palaces [CHORUS:] Freedom cry, Black people wipe the tears from your eyes, yea Black man rise, too long you dey inna your disguise Up with Jah palaces Freedom cry, Black people wipe the tears from your eyes, yea Black man rise, too long you dey inna disguise No more suffering, we ah go home No more rustling, to the throne To ease all ah the pain we afi chant fi go home Release the mental chain from down inna Rome Nuttin you ah gain and every day you ah moan No strain to give us the honey from the comb More and more rain pouring down Hardcore warrior tell me how me sound Inflation ah crush ya just like bomb Fluctuation ah rush you outta dem town Come we go ah Africa and lef dem alone Most you slayed why is it you crave for more Tell them this [CHORUS:] Well ah Freedom cry, Black people wipe the tears from your eyes, yea Black woman rise, salvation never come inna disguise Up with Jah palaces Freedom cry, Black people wipe the tears from your eyes, yea Black woman rise, salvation never come inna disguise Well, I receive the blessing of the morning From afar I hear Ethiopia calling Tell them fi, give I the knowledge of the King The power of the Trinity always lie within Ah innocent slave down inna the west From Africa them tek we that make me vex Pon them slave ship ah black man full every deck And down inna the west me nah go flow no flap with ex, yo [CHORUS:] Ey Freedom cry, Black people wipe the tears from your eyes, yea Black man rise, salvation never come inna disguise Up with Jah palaces Freedom cry, Black people wipe the tears from your eyes, yea Black woman rise, salvation never come inna disguise Oh Israel and Isikiel, Them yah rebel warrrior, them ah go rebel And I won't fail, much less to compel You have the knowledge you tell Emanuel say up with [echoing]

Our flag is proudly floating On the land and on the main, Shout, shout the battle cry of Freedom! Beneath it oft we've conquered, And we'll conquer oft again! Shout, shout the battle cry of Freedom! CHORUS: Our Dixie forever! She's never at a loss! Down with the eagle And up with the cross! We'll rally 'round the bonny flag, We'll rally once again, Shout, shout the battle cry of Freedom! Our gallant boys have marched To the rolling of the drums, Shout, shout the battle cry of Freedom! And the leaders in charge cry out, "Come, boys, come!" Shout, shout the battle cry of Freedom! CHORUS They have laid down their lives On the bloody battle field, Shout, shout the battle cry of Freedom! Their motto is resistance "To tyrants we'll not yield!" Shout, shout the battle cry of Freedom! CHORUS While our boys have responded And to the fields have gone, Shout, shout the battle cry of Freedom! Our noble women also Have aided them at home, Shout, shout the battle cry of Freedom!

Would you, ooh? Would you, ooh? Hey, I know this might sound weird to say But would you love me if I ran away? (Away) I know you probably think I'm insane Ain't nothin' change but the pocket change (Pocket change) I know they gotta feel my pain (Feel it) I make them birds Lauryn Hill sang (Brr) And everywhere I go they know my name (And what you claim?) 'Cause I be reppin' gang gang (Gang gang) Posted with the gang gang (Gang gang) Pull up with the gang gang (Gang gang) Suit up with the gang gang (Gang gang) I be reppin' gang gang (Gang gang) I shoot with the gang gang (Gang gang) Bang with the gang gang (Gang gang) Ride out with the gang gang (Gang gang) Always rep' the gang gang Always rep' the gang, gang, gang, gang (Gang) Always rep' the gang, gang, gang, gang Whole lotta gang shit, gang, gang, gang (Gang) Whole lotta gang shit ay, gang, gang, gang, yeah She froze up when that ghost came (Ghost came) Big body rolls, it be hoggin' up both lanes (Both lanes) She lift her nose up when she want that cocaine (Cocaine) I lift my doors up the Lambo', take propane (Propane) After my show we put hoes in the chokehold (Chokehold) At the door, we take cell phones, no photos Money comin' in too much I can't hold, truckload I'm hot, I can't be trappin' in the streets, that what the plug for And all I want is nachos And all I want is Huncho (Huncho) Pulls strings like a banjo (Banjo) And the keys a piano (Piano) Take me back to the back door (Back door) I can see my foot on a door knob Make it back to the gang, that's the whole job Chop it up and just talk about what we got (Whatcha got? Whatcha got? Whatcha got?) Whippin' that Draco (Cold, brr) She said she love me But that's somethin' we'll never know (Never know) Honestly, that's somethin' I really wanna know (Wanna know) Ain't tryna waste my time, it's time to let you go (Let you go) And get back to that back end on the road I can't go out sad about a hoe (Hell no) Married to the money, I propose Always rep' the gang, gang, gang, gang Suit up with the gang gang Always rep' the gang, gang, gang, gang I be reppin' gang gang Whole lotta gang shit, gang, gang, gang Hit her with that gang gang Whole lotta gang shit, gang, gang, gang Always reppin' gang gang