Listen to The Promise Land by Dennis Brown

The Promise Land

Dennis Brown

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Dennis Brown

Performer

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Brinsley Allen Ford

Brinsley Allen Ford

Songwriter

Tony Robinson

Songwriter

Angus Gaye

Songwriter

Dennis Biddy

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Dennis Brown

Producer

Tad Dawkins

Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Whoa oh, well now

Eh

Whoa, well

[Verse 2]

The Promised Land

Going to the Promised Land

Yes, the Promised Land, oh gosh now

To the Promised Land, well

[Verse 3]

Make a step down to Wasmara

Then we stopped in Addis Ababa

Made our way to Shahamane land

Riding on the King's highway

[Verse 4]

To the Promised Land

Going to the Promised Land, oh gosh

To the Promised Land, whoa

To the Promised Land, well

[Verse 5]

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

[Verse 6]

Take me to the Promised Land

Said the Promised Land, whoa!

Yes, the Promised Land, whoa oh, yeah

[Verse 7]

Said we're riding on the King's highway

From ah Cairo to Kenya

Made a stop in Wasmara

Then we made another one in Addis Ababa

[Verse 8]

The Promised Land

Going to the Promised Land, oh gosh

Said the Promised Land

Yeah, the Promised Land, whoa

[Verse 9]

Then I said to myself, give a thanks for the Prophet God

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, oh gosh

In the Promised Land

[Verse 10]

Yeah, talking 'bout the Promised Land

Yes, to the Promised Land

The Promised Land

Going to the Promised Land

[Verse 11]

Whoa, the Promised Land

Whoa, the Promised Land

Said the Promised Land

Whoa oh yeah, whoa

[Verse 12]

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've got to do it

Even, a little by little

[Verse 13]

Yes, the Promised Land

Going to the Promised Land

Said the Promised Land

Going to the Promised Land

[Verse 14]

Prophets of the old, said the west got to perish, eh, oh

Don't let your hopes and aspirations drown before you, no way

Gotta go, gotta go, got to go

I've got to go, got to go

[Verse 15]

To the Promised Land, oh gosh

Yeah, the Promised Land, whoa

Written by: Dennis Brown

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