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BURNING SPEAR - INVASION (BLACK WADADA)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Burning Spear
Burning Spear
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Winston Rodney
Winston Rodney
Composer
Phillip Fullwood
Phillip Fullwood
Composer
C. Paisley
C. Paisley
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Laurence Lindo
Laurence Lindo
Producer
Jack Ruby
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Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
They take us away from Africa with the intention to steal our culture
The good father pass by and say, humble yourself, my little one
Humble yourself, my children, humble yourself
[Verse 2]
Oh my brother it is (Wa da da, whoa, wa da da)
Who holier than I? (Wa da da, whoa, wa da da)
Means love in Africa (Wa da da, whoa, wa da da), love universal
My interpretation, love universal (Wa da da, whoa, wa da da)
[Verse 3]
Love in Africa
Love in America
Love in Canada (Wa da da, whoa, wa da da)
Who holier than I? (Wa da da, whoa, wa da da)
[Verse 4]
Every knee shall bend (Shall bend, shall bend)
Every tongue shall tell (Shall tell, shall tell)
Down in this valley, down in this valley
Down in this valley of Jehoshaphat
Where is your love, Jamaicans?
Where is your love, Jamaicans?
Where is your love, Jamaicans?
[Verse 5]
I can't see your love, I can't feel your love
Can't even touch your love, I don't know about your love
Taught them the way to love one another
[Verse 6]
Wa da da, whoa, wa da da
Who holier than I? (Wa da da) Whoa, wa da da
Black guidance be with I (Wa da da, whoa, wa da da)
Even within I-man black race (Wa da da, whoa, wa da da)
No plague shall come up on I, to eat up I flesh
(Wa da da, whoa, wa da da)
Keep them away, wa da da (Wa da da, whoa, wa da da)
[Verse 7]
Where is your love, Jamaicans?
Where is your love, Jamaicans?
I can't see your love, I can't feel your love
Can't even touch your love, I don't know
Written by: C. Paisley, Phillip Fullwood, Winston Rodney

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