I Return Lyrics

Intro Mama yeah mama yeah yo when we were taken away from Africa They said that we would never return but through the indomitable spirit Of the ancestors and the powers of the most I Rastafari

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Verse1 I am my ancestors my ancestors are I Their spirit live inna I n I it can never die Now I have turned their sadness and turned it into joy I can say to my ancestors wipe those tears from your eye

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Verse2 Mama say eh son a you dat Welcome my son yes you come back Say you left inna chain and padlock Come back inna plane with pilot Mama know say mi woulda make contact Mama know say mi deh pon the right track See the ancestor’s pon the hill top Them a laugh and chat

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Verse3 So where do I come from in Africa well I guess I come from the west But people a travel inna Africa long before any jumbo jets Scientists say they can pinpoint where you come from with a DNA test Identify part of your family but what about all of the rest Cause your mother coulda come from Ghana And your father come from Botswana Great granny coulda come from Gambia Grandfather come from Rwanda Ithipoia, Kenya, Uganda All we really can do is just wonder So any country we touch inna Africa we say hallelujah

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Bridge What a day what a day what a day what a day They could not keep us away Them a say them a say them a say them a say You’ll never come back no way What a day what a day what a day what a day Every night we hope and we pray Give thanks and praise every night and day That we can say that

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