Burning Spear - Slavery Days

Do you remember the days of slav'ry?
Do you remember the days of slav'ry?

Do you remember the days of slav'ry?
(Do you remember the days of slav'ry?)
Do you remember the days of slav'ry?
(Do you remember the days of slav'ry?)

And they beat us (do you remember the days of slav'ry?)
And the work was so hard (do you remember the days of slav'ry?)
And they used us (do you remember the days of slav'ry?)
Till they refuse us (do you remember the days of slav'ry?)
Do you remember the days of slav'ry?
(Do you remember the days of slav'ry?)

(Hmm-mmm) The big fat boat
(Hmm-mmm) We usually pull it, we pull it
(Hmm-mmm) We must pull it
(Hmm-mmm) With shackles around our necks
(Hmm-mmm) Believe me and we sit so close
Do you remember the days of slav'ry?
(Do you remember the days of slav'ry?)

My brother feels it (do you remember the days of slav'ry?)
Including my sisters too (do you remember the days of slav'ry?)
Some of us survive (do you remember the days of slav'ry?)
Showing them that we are still alive
(Do you remember the days of slav'ry?)

Do you remember the days of slav'ry?
(Do you remember the days of slav'ry?)
History can recall, history can recall
(Do you remember the days of slav'ry?)
History can recall the days of slav'ry
(Do you remember the days of slav'ry?)

Oh slav'ry day (do you remember the days of slav'ry?)
Oh slav'ry day (do you remember the days of slav'ry?)

Try and remember, please remember
(Do you remember the days of slav'ry?)
Do you, do you, do you; do you, do you, do you?
(Do you remember the days of slav'ry?)
Oh slav'ry day (do you remember the days of slav'ry?)
Oh slav'ry day (do you remember the days of slav'ry?)
Try and remember, please remember..

Note:

This song is the original version first released in 1975.
It was later covered by Third World in 1976.

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