Piece of Ground (feat. Msaki)

When the white man first came here from over the seas

He looked and he said, this is God's own country

He was mighty well pleased with this land that he'd found

And he said I will make here my own piece of ground

Then one fine day in 1883

Gold was discovered in good quantity

Now the country was rich and was richer than planned

Each digger wanted his own piece of land

White diggers were few and the gold was so deep

Black man was called 'cause his labor was cheap

With cruel and shovel he toiled underground

Six pennies a day to tender the ground

For the black man's demanding

His own piece of ground

White man don't sleep long and don't sleep too deep

For your life and possessions, how long will you keep?

Cause I've heard a rumor that's running around

For the black man's demanding

His own piece of ground

For the black man's demanding

His own piece of ground

For the black man's demanding

His own piece of ground

For the black man's demanding

His own piece of ground