[00:02.751]Save Black Music -Steel Pulse[00:33.163]They tricked us with trinkets and beads[00:38.223]And tricked us right into slavery[00:43.83]Traditional customs[00:45.773]Crafts and arts[00:48.263]They put in their museums[00:51.693]Oh people don't you see the plot yeh[00:58.533]To take all we've got[01:02.893]Got to save Black music[01:05.121]Fight to save sweet music now[01:07.811]Got to save Black music now[01:20.411]Le the music flow oh Lord[01:30.521]We've paid that price so many times[01:40.131]Comes to claimin'dues we're the first in line[01:45.191]Freedom songs echoed these plantations[01:50.181]I and I survive[01:52.241]To this present time[01:54.981]Oh people don't you see the plot[02:01.281]To take all we've got[02:04.401]Got to save Black music[02:07.691]Fight to save sweet music now[02:10.381]Got to save Black music now[02:15.491][02:38.387]Through our sprits came[02:40.817]Reggae Jazz Funk and Blues[02:42.877]Music the food of life[02:47.807]So don't just stand there[02:50.47]And let them take your share[02:52.617]They claim that fame[02:54.857]And give you not a care[02:57.607]We walk those streets[02:58.951]Without a dime[03:02.441]Play hid and seek[03:03.941]The pie in the sky[03:08.570]Got to save Black music now now[03:13.811]Save Black music now[03:25.351]Gather round come get strong[03:27.541]Help I sing this freedom song[03:30.101]Save Black music now[03:34.121]Keep it in control now[03:39.430]Never let it go[03:44.110]Keep it in control now[03:49.230]Never let it go now[03:54.90]Keep it in control now