Bob and Peter
Bob Marley and Peter Tosh,
Jimmy Cliff and Burning Spear,
Joseph Hill and others yeah (x2)
Bob Marley and Peter Tosh,
They helped South Africa to be free (x2)
Jimmy Cliff and Burning Spear,
They helped South Africa to be free (x2)
They came forward,
And helped us to know,
What kind of life,
We are living in oh yeah
It was 1988 in Europe
When the first time I saw the picture
of my hero Mr Mandela
It's when we heard,
About this nonsense
Joseph Hill and others
They helped South Africa to be free (x2)
Joseph Hill and others oh yeah!
Reggae music has thrown more bullets
into the system
Than the one who ran with
A gun in his hands (x2)
1988 it was for me a first time
To see the picture of my hero
Mr Mandela
Rotten life we were living,
It's when I heard,
About this nonsense
Bob Marley and Peter Tosh,
They helped South Africa to be free (x2)
Joseph Hill and others oh yeah!
Jamaicans they've made a big effort,
By helping Mr Mandela,
To spread the word of freedom
Jamaicans they helped us
Using their powers to free South Africa
Using their powers