i was a king

world-ah right up

painted across the sky

black man

first kings. black woman

the first queen

eddie murphy sing and shabba chant

scene. i was

i was a king

you brought i to your land in chains

you forced i to work by the rod

you taught i to worship your god

you stripped i to the bone

you raped i

took my soul

abused i

records show

you bought and you sold and you killed i

your blood was cold

disgraced i

why do you hate i why do you hate i why do you

i was

i was a king

a little?

white nation black nation who's the? caribbean?

wise up wise up my brother wise up

rise up rise up my nation rise up

wise up wise up my sister wise up

get-up an' up eddie says wise up

get-up an' up shabba says wise up

i was

i was the first

of all man to walk on this earth

you're from i or did you forget

your father deserves some respect

you use i to the bone

you hurt i

took my soul

you cheat i

records show

your nation was built on my sweat why

why do you hate i why do you hate i

why do you hate i why do you

i was

i was a king

look at me now

lift every voice and sing

'till love in heaven

yeah

ring in harmony

o-oh

please

wise up wise up my brother wise up

wise up wise up my sister wise up

rise up rise up my nation rise up

stop fight stop fuss that only kill us

we stop hear religion that try to fool us

we buy? any system? that try to school us

get up?

wise up wise up my brother wise up

shabba rank him say wise up

wise up wise up my sister wise up-a

eddie murphy say wise up

this is the time that we all stand up

malcolm x try to let us wise up

fought to see the conscious and pay the cost

martin luther try to let us wise up

fought to see the conscious and pay the cost

each one teach us not to kill us

this-a tell-a that one not to hurt us?

stop your fighting stop all your fuss

find you conscious you must an' up

rise up rise up one nation rise up-a