The white man came many moons ago

He put his hand in his suit pocket

Took out a seed that he had stolen from this land

He said:

"We give you aid that you'll grow healthy

The fields will grow, no matter what the weather

Your wife will bear many children"

The boys grow strong, the boys grow strong

The boys grow strong, the boys grow strong

The next year, I tried to plant the seed again

But the white man said it wasn't mine, and took it all away

It came from the ground, but he says he made it with his hands

He walks with God, so he must understand

I gave the man somе of my useless land

He brought his cows and hе brought his plows

He brought his cars and his factories

He makes the seed, but he eats the ground

The boys grow strong, the boys grow strong

The boys grow strong, the boys grow strong

But where have all the forests gone?