(Is Garvey really dead for sure?)
Black man wanna know now
(Is Garvey really dead for sure?)
And I and I wanna know

(Where is the black man's prophet?)
Where is the black man's prophet?
Where does the black man's future lie?
Where is Marcus Garvey gone?

Them say him dead long ago
Now them come, them come back with the ashes, yeah

(What a hard, hard) What a hard, hard
(A very hard man fi dead) That bredda Marcus, ya
(What a hard, hard) What a hard, hard
(A very hard man fi dead) Uh huh

(..)

Them even bring him son, that day
Why them defile, why them defile the ashes? Yeah
(Can any man see through) Can any man see through
(This ashes business) I and I, I and I can't see through
(Can any man see through)
(This ashes business) Can't see through

Is Garvey really dead for sure?
I wanna know
(Is Garvey really dead for sure?)
I wanna know and I wanna know

(Where is the black man's prophet?)
I wan' to know where my brother prophet deh
(Where does the black man's future lie?)
Where is the black one

Where is Marcus Garvey gone?
I want to know where my brother gone
(Where does the black man's future lie?)
I want to know where my brother gone
(Where is Marcus Garvey gone?)

Them say him dead, long ago
Now them come, them come back with the ashes, and I and I

(What a hard, hard) What a hard, hard
(A very hard man fi dead) That bredda Marcus, ya
(What a hard, hard) What a hard, hard
(A very hard man fi dead) Yeah