Africa for the Africans Songtext
von U‐Roy

This is the I-wah
For each an′ everyone should know your culture
So, dis a is the I-wah when you should
A-know your culture (Yeah, you know?)

Pack up your baggage, make we leave
Out of Babylon (A-root, oh, a-root)
Pack up your baggage, make we leave out of Babylon (Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh)

So, Jah pickney in America, say, Jah pickney in a Canada
I say, Jah pickney, mi say, in a London
Africa for di Africans
Say, di down-down for di down-downians
Kingston, mi say, fi di Kingstonian

Pack up your baggage, make we leave out of Babylon (Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh)
Jah Jah chariot soon leave, an' mi no need
No ticket fi go board Jah Jah chariot


Jah Jah chariot a go leave, say, Jah Jah chariot sure go-go leave
Said, mi say, no want no ticket, make we step it on board
Cah, carry a heavy load, said, mi say, a so mi really say
An′ mi say, Africa fi di Africans
I says, a London fi di Londonians

Pack up your baggage, make we leave
Out of Babylon (A-root, oh, a-root)
Pack up your baggage, make we leave out of Babylon (Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh)

No violence, say, you're gonna go down in silence
I wanna say, mi says, a ain't no more violence
I from mi say, you′re gonna go down in silence
Africa is for di Africans, home of the proud
An′ I would say, mi say, a so mi say
Said, a Africa is for di Africans
Out of Babylon fi di Londonians
Said, America, mi say, a fi di Americans
Say, I say, a Canada fi di Canadians (Wow)

Riot out of Babylon
Cah, make we step it out of Babylon an' step it in a Zion


Easy squeeze makes a riot
Man gotta keep a real quiet when we step out Jah Jah chariot
Say, fi pack up your baggage, make we leave
I said, I say, fi pack up your baggage, make we leave (Wow)
Easy squeeze don′t make no-no riot
Some answer to the wind, Ras, nuff people's words turn anger
So, pack up your baggage, make we leave
Said, I say, fi Babylon, your baggage, make we leave (Wow)
I say, fi step it out of Babylon an′ step it in a Zion

So, you fi leave Babylon an' come
Leave a Babylon an′ come
Said, dis is so long Jah Jah-Jah Jah call you (Wow)
Leave Babylon an' come
Cah, I would say, mi say, leave Babylon an' come (Wow)
So, fi pack up your baggage, make we leave

A when mi say, I said, a Africa is for di Africans
Say, America fi di Americans
Say, America fi di Jamaicans
Africa, mi say, a fi di Africans
So, fi you pack up your baggage, make we leave (Wow)
Said-a, said-a, said-a, so mi say
You know, so now make we step it out of Babylon an′ walk in a Zion
Pack up your baggage, make we step it (Go deh)