African Violet

African Violet Ain't you through dreaming yet? With all your roots so deep How come you're still asleep? Afro-American I tell you like a friend Try to remember, dear We're only strangers here

My heart is in Zimbabwe Because my friends are there

African Violet Sometimes your eyes are wet So many dreams you keep Oh, so many tears you weep Afro-American I tell you once again Try to remember, my dear We're only pilgrims here

I know you've always done the hardest chores You cooked the food and you scrubbed the floors Your sons and daughters fought and died in their wars How quickly they forget African Violet

African Violet You never will regret When all these trials are done You'll see the rising sun Afro-American I tell you once again Try to remember, my dear We're only pilgrims here

My heart is in Zimbabwe Because my friends are there

I said freedom Want to talk about freedom I said freedom Want to talk about freedom, children, yeah Long time ago in a land far away Some people come explore one day They see beautiful children Running through the sunshine, yeah

They say, we take these people, peaceful, peaceful people To another climbing place Make them work from day to day Keeping dirt upon their face Children, yeah, yeah, yeah Children, yeah, yeah, yeah

Bring them in chains Take away their names

Keep on them disgrace Then remove them from this place

Multiply their fears For four hundred fifty years

Then tell them they are free But remove the means for them to be African Violet

African Violet, yeah, yeah, yeah African Violet

African Violet, yeah, my, my, my, my, my, whoa, ooh, ooh Yeah, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

Heart is in Zimbabwe Because my friends are there My heart is in Zimbabwe Because my friends are there

I said freedom Sweet, sweet freedom