Nah nah nah nah nah nah, yeh!
Oh gosh, bless.
Nah nah nah nah nah nah, yeh!
Alright.

Black like a tar.. (black like a tar)
Black and me proud, you haffi know who you are.
Black like a tar.. (black like a tar)
Africa is the mother land, big up every black superstar.
Black like a tar.. (black like a tar)
Black and me proud, you haffi know who you are.
Black like a tar.. (black like a tar)
Africa is the mother land, you haffi know who you are.

Dem say when you see black puss, uffi turn back,
Dem say nuttin' good ever come outa black.
Kekacus fat, I say him too black,
But my complexion, me say me know it.
I'm proud to be black, I'm black to be proud,
Marcus Garvey lead out ten million black.
I'm black to be proud, I'm proud to be black,
So if ya wit me ya haffi shout it out loud, woy.

Black like a tar.. (black like a tar)
Black and me proud, you haffi know who you are.
Black like a tar.. (black like a tar)
Africa is the mother land, big up every black superstar.
Black like a tar.. (black like a tar)
Black and me proud, you haffi know who you are.
Black like a tar.. (black like a tar)
Africa is the mother land, big up every black superstar.

Some bleach out dem skin and tink dem out da wind,
Some bleach out dem skin until it get ___.
Some bleach out dem skin, see dat dem can't hail the King,
From ya bleach out ya skin boy, ya sin, woy.
I'm a true Rastaman, dis is some songs that I sing,
I'm a true Rastaman, I mean Babylon caan trim.
I'm a true Rastaman, smoking me herb doing me thing,
So Babylon listin' to da fire weh me a fling.

Black like a tar.. (black like a tar)
Black and me proud, you haffi know who you are.
Black like a tar.. (black like a tar)
Africa is the mother land, big up every black superstar.
Black like a tar.. (black like a tar)
Black and I'm proud, you better know who you are.
Black like a tar.. (black like a tar)
Africa is the mother land, big up every black superstar.

I'll never betray my brothers (no never, no never)
Malcom X come and teach to my sister (black brother, black sister)

I say you better, know yourself, be yourself,
Never be another one.
So how could I man come betrayed, ay..
I am who I am.

Black like a tar.. (black like a tar)
Black and me proud, you haffi know who you are.
Black like a tar.. (black like a tar)
Africa is the mother land, big up every black superstar.
Black like a tar.. (black like a tar)
Black and I'm proud, you haffi know who you are.
Black like a tar.. (black like a tar)
Africa is the mother land, big up every black superstar.

Dem say when you see black puss, uffi turn back,
Dem say nuttin' good ever come outa black.
Kekacus fat, I say him too black,
But my complexion, me say me know it.
I'm proud to be black, I'm black to be proud,
Marcus Garvey lead out four million black.
I'm black to be proud, I'm proud to be black,
So if ya wit me ya haffi shout it out loud, woy.