Columbus Lyrics

Columbus - Burning Spear

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I and I old I know

I and I old I say

I and I reconsider

I and I see upfully that

Christopher Columbus is a damn, blasted liar

Christopher Columbus is a damn, blasted liar

Yes Jah

He is saying that

He's the first one

Who discovered Jamaica

I and I say that,

"What about the Arawak Indians..

and the few black man who were round here before him?"

The Indians couldn't hang on no longer

Here comes black man and woman and children

Inna Jamdown lan' ya

Whole heap o' mix-up, mix-up

A whole heap o' ben' up, ben' up

It haffe straighten out

Christopher Columbus is a damn, blasted liar

Christopher Columbus is a damn, blasted liar

Yes Jah

(..)

What a long way from home

I and I longing to go home

Within I red, green and gold robe

Come on, 12 tribes of Israel

Come on, 12 tribes of Israel

Outta Jamdown lan' ya

A whole heap o' mix-up, mix-up

A whole heap o' ben' up, ben' up

Come on, 12 tribes of Israel

Come on, 12 tribes of Israel

Outta Jamdown lan' ya

Yes Jah

Christopher Columbus is a damn, blasted liar

Christopher Columbus is a damn, blasted liar

Yes Jah, he's a liar

Yes Jah, he's a liar

Yes Jah, he's a liar

Yes Jah, Columbus, he's (a) liar

Yes Jah, Christopher Columbus, he's a liar