The Promised Land
Dennis Brown
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Whoa, well now Hey, whoa, well The promised land Going to the promised land Yes, the promised land, oh, gosh, now To the promised land Make a step down to Wasmara Then we stopped in Addis Ababa Made our way to Shshamane land Riding on the King's highway The promised land Going to the promised land, oh, gosh To the promised land, whoa To the promised land, well There's plenty of land for you and I, by and by Lots of food to share for everyone No time for segregation in the promised land, oh, gosh Take me to the promised land Said the promised land, whoa Yes, the promised land, whoa, oh, yeah Said we're riding on the King's highway From a Cairo to Kenya Made a stop in Wasmara Then we made another one in Addis Ababa The promised land Going to the promised land, oh gosh Said the promised land Yeah, the promised land, whoa Then I said to myself, give a thanks for the Prophet, God For He gave me the teachings so I could see The reality of my true being and levity There's a lot of work to be done, oh gosh In the promised land Yeah, talking 'bout the promised land Yes, to the promised land The promised land Going to the promised land Oh, the promised land Whoa, the promised land Said the promised land Whoa, oh yeah, whoa Brother man, what are you doing for the promised land? Gotta take your stand and let the prophets live on, yeah There's work to be done, though you can't run Got a job to be done, so you've got to do it Even a little by little Yes the promised land Going to the promised land Said the promised land Going to the promised land Prophets of the old, said the west got to perish, eh, oh Don't let your hopes and aspirations drown before you, no way Gotta go, gotta go, got to go, I got to go, got to go To the promised land, oh gosh Yeah, the promised land, whoa
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Written by: MALIK YUSEF EL SHABBAZ JONES, STEVE MCKEEVER
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