arise afrika arise

siphoning our raw materials
while in abject poverty we wallow
taking away our gold,diamonds and platinum
while we adorn our bodies with fake jewellery

propagating their anglophone ideas
spreading their francophone thinking
somewhere lusophone ideas held supreme
afrikan philosophies on the dung heap

the poisoned and stunted present crop
choosing to forget marcus mosiah garvey
choosing to forget kwame nkrumah
choosing to remove reggae from the air waves

that dream should now bear fruit
those chasms have to be bridged
the senseless bickering should end
afrika with mud and spittle get your sight