Chorus
I and I you see you got to get back to your roots
Then you'll find a way to burn out Babylon from Africa for good
x2
Verse
Fighting and fighting has brought us suffering and sadness
Anger has fooled us into killing one another
Africa where's your humanity
Ooh Africa go back to your roots
Chorus
Verse
I can see you think some war mofaya right now
Whoa whoa no lord
Inequity has control of Africa
Fighting fire four hundred years ago oh lord
Chorus
Verse (in Ngala, typed here phonetically)
Na lin geena zon gam boca siomo ninga ma bey ey ah
Na lin geena zon gam boca siomo ninga polo
Saalogo
Ban goca la diso ba dit gehyeh
Ga nat an gon bor
ben nena be lang neyair
Chorus
Bridge
Back back to your roots go back back back to your roots
Go back back back to your roots go back back to your roots
Back back back to your roots go back back to your roots
Go back back back to your roots go back back to your roots
Chorus
Bridge
Back back to your roots go back back back to your roots
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Lyrics submitted by Tom Stephens.