For we were there, we were there
When it shonn
For we were there, we were there
When it shonn
Say we were there, we were there
When it shonn
Say we were there, we were there
When it shonn

From Israel to Egypt
From Ethiopia to Sudan
When it shonn
From Ayi Kushiman yi no
We prayed and we said dame and
When it shonn
Soso Timbuktu, Ghana, Mali
Sumanguru yi no when it shonn
For we were there, we were there
When it shonn

Soso Timbuktu, Ghana, Mali
Sumanguru yi no when it shone
King Tackie came and Sumanguru yi no
We were just there
We were there when it shonn

Osei Tutu yi no
Kwaa Mansa yi no
Yaa Asantewaa yi no
When it shonn
From Israel to Egypt
From Ethiopia to Sudan
When it shonn
They claim they came to wipe our tears away
They wiped away our history
They claim they came to wipe our tears away
They wiped away our glory

So what do we turn to
So who do we turn to
So where do we turn to
So what do we turn to
So who do we turn to
So where do we turn to

They say there's nowhere to turn to
But it's not true
Come on everybody

We were there first then so we know
When heaps of lepers
We were there, we were there
When the walls of Jericho came tumbling down
We were there first then so we know
They claim they came to wipe our tears away
They wiped away our history
They claim they came to wipe our tears away
They wiped away our glory

So what do we turn to
So who do we turn to
So where do we turn to
So what do we turn to
So who do we turn to
So where do we turn to

They say there's nowhere to turn to
But it's not true
Come on everybody
We were there first then so we know

How can you expect
The birds from the storm
When you have no respect
For the land that it stands on
Let us sing our song
We were there first then so we know
Jomo Kenyatta
We are calling you from Israel to Egypt
We are calling you
Shaka the Zulu

We were there first then so we know

© Nat Brew