Hot winds and hunger cries, Ethiopia
Flies in your babies' eyes, Ethiopia
Walking sticks on burning plains
Betrayed by politics, abandoned by the rainsOn and on, the human need
On and on, the human greed profanesEthiopia, Ethiopia, EthiopiaYour top soil flies away, Ethiopia
We pump ours full of poison spray, EthiopiaBetween the brown skies
And sprinkling lawns
I hear the whine of chain saws
Hacking rain forests downOh on and on, insanities
On and on, short sighted greed aboundsEthiopia, Ethiopia, EthiopiaLittle garden planet, oasis in space
Some hearts hurt, they can hardly stand it
Famine phantoms at the garden gatesEthiopia, Ethiopia, EthiopiaEvery Sunday on TV, Ethiopia
You suffer with such dignity, EthiopiaA TV star with a PR smile
Calls your baby "It"
While strolling through your tragic trialsOh, on and on, stupidity
On and on, the basic needs are defiled
Good air, good water, good earthEthiopia, Ethiopia, EthiopiaLittle garden planet, oasis in space
Some hearts hurt, they can hardly stand the wasteEthiopia, Ethiopia, EthiopiaEthiopia, Ethiopia, EthiopiaEthiopia, Ethiopia, Ethiopia