Big Mountain (For The Indians On Turtle Island) - Mutabaruka

Redman redman

Yuh afi fight fi yuh lan

Jus like de days of old

You’ll have to be cold and bold

Dont let the witeman tongue fool u

Dont let his paper cool u

With tricks and lies he stole the land

Refuse and resist the witeman plan

Stand on big mountain its your ancestors earth

Land is power without it life has no worth

Stand on big mountain you’ll have to be strong

Good must over come the struggle is long

He came to turtle island with fire water in hand

Gave it to the redman

Then stole his land

Gave us a image of indians so wild

The image we got on the screen as a child

Who is to blame who is to blame

I say the image of john wayne

Dont let the witeman tongue fool u

Dont let his paper cool u

Dont let his fire water get u down

Stand up and fight for your piece of ground

Stand on big mountain its your ancestors earth

Land is power without it life has no worth

Stand on big mountain you’ll have to be strong

Good must over come the struggle is long

In afrika and asia he went to civilize nations

Yet in the land of liberty and justice he has reservation

On the big screen he played his silly game

Usin the image of john wayne

Robbin and rapin he stole the land

Refuse ahd resist the witeman plan

Dont let the witeman tongue fool u

Dont let his papers cool u

Dont let the ancestors die in vain

U have nothin to loose much to gain

Stand on big mountain its your ancestors earth

Land is power without it life has no worth

Stand on big mountain you’ll have to be strong

Good must over come the struggle is long