i was a king

world-ah right up, painted across the sky, black man, first kings. black woman, the first queen, eddie murphy sing and shabba chant, scene. i was, i was a king, you brought i to your land in chains, you forced i to work by the rod, you taught i to worship your god, you stripped i to the bone, you raped i, took my soul, abused i, records show, you bought and you sold and you killed i, your blood was cold, disgraced i, why do you hate i why do you hate i why do you, i was, i was a king, a little?, white nation black nation who's the? caribbean?, wise up wise up my brother wise up, rise up rise up my nation rise up, wise up wise up my sister wise up, get-up an' up eddie says wise up, get-up an' up shabba says wise up, i was, i was the first, of all man to walk on this earth, you're from i or did you forget, your father deserves some respect, you use i to the bone, you hurt i, took my soul, you cheat i, records show, your nation was built on my sweat why, why do you hate i why do you hate i, why do you hate i why do you, i was, i was a king, look at me now, lift every voice and sing, 'till love in heaven, yeah, ring in harmony, o-oh, please, wise up wise up my brother wise up, wise up wise up my sister wise up, rise up rise up my nation rise up, stop fight stop fuss that only kill us, we stop hear religion that try to fool us, we buy? any system? that try to school us, get up?, wise up wise up my brother wise up, shabba rank him say wise up, wise up wise up my sister wise up-a, eddie murphy say wise up, this is the time that we all stand up, malcolm x try to let us wise up, fought to see the conscious and pay the cost, martin luther try to let us wise up, fought to see the conscious and pay the cost, each one teach us not to kill us, this-a tell-a that one not to hurt us?, stop your fighting stop all your fuss, find you conscious you must an' up, rise up rise up one nation rise up-a