Lyrics Sankofa - Roots By Nature

Woya woe oh
Jah Jah know oh
Rastafari

Sankofa your ancient knowledge
Sankofa your roots are grown like a tree
By the rivers oh
Sankofa your ancient knowledge
Sankofa your roots are grow like a tree
By the rivers oh

Remember the glory that we shared
Before the western intrusion
The knowledge we posses
Before the western illusion
They put us into chains and treat us like slaves
When it comes to civilization
We were the first
Science and astrology
We were the best
Builders of the pyramids
And the keepers of the ark
Ethiopia stretch forth her hands
Unto Ra
I man a carbon
I man full of melanin
Guided by the sun the moon and
The twelve galaxies!

Sankofa your ancient knowledge
Sankofa your roots are grown like a tree
By the rivers
Tree by the rivers

Let go religion and all its
Segregation
Let's come together
For this great reunion
Let's focus on Africa's liberation
Never stray from the path
Victory at last
Remember the sabbath and the laws of Maat
Learn from the dogons their ways of life
Celestial beings from the Sirio star
Know yourself oh you children of Ra
Time for you to sankofa

Sankofa your ancient knowledge
Sankofa your roots are grown like a tree
By the rivers
Tree by the rivers

I'm talking about
King Tutankhamon
And i'm talking about
The victory of Heru over Satan
I'm talking about the missing pages in our history
I'm talking about the obelisk stand inna Ethiopia
I'm talking about queen Yaa Asantewa
I'm talking about king Shaka the Zulu
And I'm talking about great Zimbabwe wall
And I'm talking about Marcus Garvey
And I'm talking about Haile Selassie
And I'm talking about Empress Menen
And I'm talking about Medu Neter
And I'm talking about Asa and Auset and Heru

Sankofa your ancient knowledge
Sankofa your roots are grown like a tree
By the rivers
Tree by the rivers