Rally round the flag
Rally round the red
Gold black and green
Rally round
Rally round the red
Gold black and green

Marcus say
Sir Marcus say
Red for the blood
That flowed like the river
Marcus say
Sir Marcus say
Green for the land Africa
Marcus say
Yellow for the gold
That they stole
Marcus say
Black for the people
They looted from

They took us away captivity captivity
Required from us a song
Right now man say repatriate repatriate
I and I patience have now long time gone

Rally round the
Rally round the
Red for the blood
That flowed like the river
Rally round the
Rally round the
Red for the blood
Green for the land Africa
Rally round the
Rally round the
Yellow for the gold
That they stole
Rally round the
Rally round the
Black for the people
Remember when we used to dress like queens
Used to dress like kings

Conqueror of land
Conqueror of seas
Civilisation far moved from caves
Oppressor man live deh
I curse that day
The day they made us slaves I say

Rally round the flag
Rally round the red
Gold black and green
Rally round the
Rally round the red
Gold black and green

Liberation
True democracy
Fathers mothers sons daughters everyone
Four hundred
Four hundred million strong
Ethiopia stretch forth her hand
Closer to God we Africans
Closer to God we can
In our hearts is Mount Zion
Now you know seek the lion
In our hearts is Mount Zion
Now you know seek the lion

Don’t wanna sing in a strange land
I don’t want to sing in a strange land
Liberation true democracy
One God
One aim
One destiny

Rally
Rally
Rally
Come on and rally

A bright shining star Africa
Catch star liner right now Africa
A history no more a mystery Africa
Rally round the
Rally round the
Red gold black and green
Rally round the
Rally round the
Red gold black and green
Africa Africa Africa
Rally rally rally round