Promised Land

Whoa-oo-oo-oi

Well now

Hey

Whoa, well

The promised land

Going to the promised land

Yes, the promised land

Oh, gosh, now

To the promised land

Well

Make a step down to Wasmara

Then we stopped in Addis Ababa

Made our way to Shashamane land

Riding on the King's highway

To 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

Whoa, gosh

Take me to the promised land

Said the promised land, whoa

Yes the promised land

Whoa-oo-oh-oo

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 Gad

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, whoa gosh

In the promised land

Yeah

Talking 'bout the promised land

Yes, to the promised land

The promised land

Going to the promised land

Whoa

The promised land

Whoa, the promised land

Said the promised land

Whoa-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 gotta 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, oi

Don't let your hopes and aspirations crumble for you

No way

Gotta go

Gotta go

I got to go

I got to go

Got to go

To the promised land

Oh gosh

Yeah, the promised land, whoa

Promise, the promised