Listen to Apartheid by Peter Tosh

Apartheid

Peter Tosh

Reggae

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OVERVIEW

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Peter Tosh

Vocals

Bunny Waller

Background Vocals

Al Anderson

Guitar

Karl Pitterson

Guitar

Abdul Wall

Guitar

Skully

Percussion

Sly Dunbar

Drums

Carlie Barrett

Drums

Earl Lindo

Keyboards

Tyrone Downie

Keyboards

Robbie Shakespeare

Robbie Shakespeare

Bass

Dirty & Harry

Tenor Saxophone

Bobby Ellis

Trumpet

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Peter Tosh

Composer

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Peter Tosh

Producer

Pauline Morris

Executive Producer

Bruce Dickinson

Bruce Dickinson

Reissue Producer

Chris Athens

Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

You're in a mi land, quite illegal

You're in a mi land, dig out mi gold, yes

In a mi land, digging out mi pearls

In a mi land, dig out mi diamonds

[Verse 2]

We a go fight, fight, fight, fight 'gainst apartheid

We got to fight, fight, fight, fight 'gainst apartheid

[Verse 3]

You're in a mi land, and you build up your 'partment

You're in a mi land, you build up your regimes

You're in a mi land, only talk 'bout justice

You're in a mi land, handing down injustice

[Verse 4]

We gonna fight, fight, fight, fight 'gainst apartheid

Brothers got to fight, fight, fight, fight 'gainst apartheid

[Verse 5]

You're in a mi land, you no build no school for black children

You're in a mi land, no hospital for black people

You're in a mi land, you build your prison

You're in a mi land, you build their camp

[Verse 6]

We got to fight, fight, fight, fight 'gainst apartheid

We gonna fight, fight, fight, fight 'gainst apartheid

[Verse 7]

Africa's for black man

Remember

And certain place in Africa

Black man get no recognition

[Verse 8]

So we a go fight, fight, fight, fight 'gainst apartheid

Black man got to fight, fight, fight, fight 'gainst apartheid

[Verse 9]

You cross the border, you shoot off the children

Cross the border, shoot down women

Cross the border, you take your might

Cross the border to beat for right

[Verse 10]

We gonna fight, fight, fight, fight 'gainst apartheid

We got to fight, fight, fight, fight 'gainst apartheid

[Verse 11]

As for majority

Majority rule, yeah

Who need minority?

But that couldn't rule, yeah

[Verse 12]

So we gon' fight, fight, fight, fight 'gainst apartheid

We gonna fight, fight, fight, fight 'gainst apartheid

[Verse 13]

Break off, break off from Britain

You're quite illegal right where you are

You get your forces from colonial powers

Taking my diamonds, filling ballistic missiles

[Verse 14]

Now we a go fight, fight, fight, fight 'gainst apartheid

Black man got to fight, fight, fight, fight 'gainst apartheid

Come on, help we fight, fight, fight, fight 'gainst apartheid

We got to fight, fight, fight, fight 'gainst apartheid

We gonna fight, fight, fight, fight 'gainst apartheid

We got to fight, fight, fight, fight 'gainst apartheid

Written by: Peter Tosh