Queen Ifrica:

Tell dem Shuga!

Verse 1:

Took me from my roots

Tried to destroy my stem

They try to cut down my branches

Say dem wah fi see mi life end

But my strength increased

The more that they multiply

The trunk and the root hold firm to the ground

Chorus:

I am Ebony

Ebony is strong

Ebony survives

Ebony is free

I am Ebony

Ebony is strong

Ebony survives

Ebony is free, free

Verse 2:

From Kenya, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Uganda

To the greater and the lesser Antilles

They took us from the motherland in shackles and chains to be slaves in the caribbean

Whoa, weeping my endure for a night

Rejoicing comes in the morning soon we'll be free

We are Ebony

Chorus:

I am Ebony

Ebony is strong

Ebony survives

Ebony is free

I am Ebony

Ebony is strong

Ebony survives

Ebony is free, free

Interlude

Verse 3:

Took me from my roots

Tried to destroy my stem

They try to cut down my branches

Say dem wah fi see mi life end

But my strength increased

The more that they multiply

The trunk and the root hold firm to the ground

Chorus:

I am Ebony

Ebony is strong

Ebony survives

Ebony is free

I am Ebony

Ebony is strong

Ebony survives

Ebony is free, free