Wo yo, wo yo, wo yo, wo yo, wo yo, yo yo yo
Wo yooo yo yo, wo yooo yo yo
Wo yoo wo yo, yo yo yo yo!
Rising up, rising up ina Africa
Rising up, rising up in America
Rising up, they rising up in your neighbourhood
Rising up, oh rising up everywhere you look
Call up the youth, let them know the rules, rally the youth, educate their minds
Teach them to learn, how to respect life, future leaders, must be serious men
Take a look around, tell me what you see, youthmen wasting their lives taking drugs
Get off from the wall, and find something to do, you can make it only if you try
Tell me what the constant violence can bring, we need better people to rule the world. Let’s say
Rising up, rising up ina Africa
Rising up, rising up in America
Rising up, they rising up in your neighbourhood
Rising up, oh rising up everywhere you look
Ayo yo yo, ayo yo yo, ayo yo yo
We yo, we yo, we yo, we yo, ayo yo yo
Political refugees, war on every continent, poverty and suffering, diseases everywhere
North south, east and west population on the street, shouting for some change to come
Uprising
Bob Marley said it,
Lucky Dube said it,
Alfa Blondy and Peter Tosh said it too.
Burning Spear said it,
Culture said it,
Rastaman need no war in this world.
Call up the youth, let them know the rules, rally the youth, educate their minds
Teach em to learn how to respect life, future leaders must be serious men. Let’s say
Rising up, rising up ina Africa
Rising up, rising up in America
Rising up, they rising up in your neighbourhood
Rising up, oh rising up everywhere you look
Rising up, rising up ina Africa
Rising up, rising up in America
Rising up, they rising up in your neighbourhood
Rising up, rising oh up everywhere you look
Rising up, rising up ina Africa
Rising up, rising up in America
Rising up, they rising up in your neighbourhood
Rising up, oh rising up everywhere you look
Rising up, oh rising up everywhere you look
Rising up, oh rising up everywhere you look
Henry Gaye 