Zimbabwe (/zɪmˈbɑːbweɪ/ zim-BAHB-way; officially the Republic of Zimbabwe) is a landlocked country of southern Africa. It shares a 125-mile (200-kilometre) border on the south with the Republic of South Africa and is bounded on the southwest and west by Botswana, on the north by Zambia, and on the northeast and east by Mozambique. The capital is Harare (formerly called Salisbury). Zimbabwe achieved majority rule and internationally recognised independence in April 1980 following a long period of colonial rule and a 15-year period of white-dominated minority rule, instituted after the minority regime’s so-called Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) in 1965.
Zimbabwe has three official languages: English, Shona and Ndebele. Zimbabwe began as the British self-governing colony of Southern Rhodesia, created from land held by the British South Africa Company. President Robert Mugabe is the head of State and Commander in Chief of the armed forces. Morgan Tsvangirai is the Prime Minister. Mugabe has been in power since the country's internationally recognised independence in 1980.
Every man gotta right to decide his own destiny,
And in this judgement there is no partiality.
So arm in arms, with arms, we'll fight this little struggle,
'Cause that's the only way we can overcome our little trouble.
Brother, you're right, you're right,
You're right, you're right, you're so right!
We gon' fight (we gon' fight), we'll have to fight (we gon' fight),
We gonna fight (we gon' fight), fight for our rights!
Natty Dread it in-a (Zimbabwe);
Set it up in (Zimbabwe);
Mash it up-a in-a Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe);
Africans a-liberate (Zimbabwe), yeah.
No more internal power struggle;
We come together to overcome the little trouble.
Soon we'll find out who is the real revolutionary,
'Cause I don't want my people to be contrary.
And, brother, you're right, you're right,
You're right, you're right, you're so right!
We'll 'ave to fight (we gon' fight), we gonna fight (we gon' fight)
We'll 'ave to fight (we gon' fight), fighting for our rights!
Mash it up in-a (Zimbabwe);
Natty trash it in-a (Zimbabwe);
Africans a-liberate Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe);
I'n'I a-liberate Zimbabwe.
(Brother, you're right,) you're right,
You're right, you're right, you're so right!
We gon' fight (we gon' fight), we'll 'ave to fight (we gon' fight),
We gonna fight (we gon' fight), fighting for our rights!
To divide and rule could only tear us apart;
In everyman chest, mm - there beats a heart.
So soon we'll find out who is the real revolutionaries;
And I don't want my people to be tricked by mercenaries.
Brother, you're right, you're right,
You're right, you're right, you're so right!
We'll 'ave to fight (we gon' fight), we gonna fight (we gon' fight),
We'll 'ave to fight (we gon' fight), fighting for our rights!
Natty trash it in-a Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe);
Mash it up in-a Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe);
Set it up in-a Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe);
Africans a-liberate Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe);
Africans a-liberate Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe);
Natty dub it in-a Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe).
Set it up in-a Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe);
Africans a-liberate Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe);
( Bob Marley / Live performance with Michael Franti '94 )
Every man gotta right
To decide his own destiny
And in this judgment
There is no partiality
So arm in arms, with arms
We will fight this little struggle
'Cause that's the only way
We can overcome our little trouble
Brother you're right, you're right
You're right, you're right, you're so right
We gonna fight, we'll have to fight
We gonna fight, fight for our rights
Natty dread it ina Zimbabwe
Set it up ina Zimbabwe
Mash it up ina Zimbabwe
Africans a liberate Zimbabwe
No more internal power struggle
We come together, to overcome
The little trouble
Soon we will find out
Who is the real revolutionary
'Cause I don't want my people
To be contrary
Brothers you're right, you're right
You're right, you're right, you're so right
We'll have to fight, we gonna fight
We'll have to fight, fighting for our rights
Mash it up ina Zimbabwe
Natty trash it ina Zimbabwe
I and I a liberate Zimbabwe
Brother you're right, you're right
You're right, you're right, you're so right
We gonna fight, we'll have to fight
We gonna fight, fighting for our rights
To divide and rule
Could only tear us apart
In everyman chest
There beats a heart
So soon we'll find out
Who is the real revolutionaries
And I don't want my people
To be tricked by mercenaries
Brother you're right, you're right
You're right, you're right, you're so right
We gonna fight, we'll have to fight
We gonna fight, fighting for our rights
Natty trash it ina Zimbabwe
Mash it up ina Zimbabwe
Set it up ina Zimbabwe
Africans a liberate Zimbabwe
Africans a liberate Zimbabwe
Natty dub it ina Zimbabwe
Set it up ina Zimbabwe
Africans a liberate Zimbabwe
Every man got a right
Yow yow yow yow a the saga zimbabwean an jamaican
No feel no way everything good ina the hood memba haa boy
So when u hear me go so zim me want fe hear babwe
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From u hear me go zim me want fe hear babwe
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Zimbabwe or the highway foreign invaders u must go away
Zimbabwe don't feel no way president mugabe know what him a say.fire pon the cracker dem.run the lot a dem.run the whol pack a dem then we scatter dem bruse an we battier dem.beca we sick a dem an we fedup a dem we have enough a dem an we no need dem
An we no want them ame say not again not again
U hear me go so zim me want fe hear babwe
Zim babwe zim babwe
From u hear me go so zim me want fe hear babwe
Zim babwe zim babwe
Not this weekend not next weekend
From the other week check me pon the weekend
From that then a any other weekend
We afe link up we afe whol a reason
Some want fe talk bout things them believe in
I wanna talk why them believe things
An we care if babylon listening
We no care if them a look yow
U hear me go so zim me want fe hear babwe
Zim babwe zim babwe
From u hear me go so zim me want fe hear babwe
Zim babwe zim babwe
Rise jamaican rise up, rise trinidadian rise up,
Rise barbadian rise up, hay babylon u time up babylon u time up
Rise ghanian rise up rise ethopian rise up, rise zimbabwean rise up hey babylon u time up babylon u time up
Well from u hear me go so zim me want fe hear babwe
Zim babwe zim babwe
When u hear me go so zim me want fe hear babwe
Zim babwe zim babwe
Zimbabwe or the highway foreing invaders must go away
Zimbabwe don't feel no way president mugabe know what him a say
Fire pon the cracker them run the lot a dem run the whol pack a dem then we scatter dem bruse an we batter dem
Beca we sick a dem an we fedup a dem we have enough an we no need dem an we no want them ame say not again not again
U hear me go so zim me want fe hear babwe
Zim babwe zim babwe
From u hear me go so zim me want fe hear babwe
Zim babwe zim babwe
Not this weekend not next weekend from the other week
Check me pon the weekend fron that then a any other weekend we afe linkup we afe whol a reason
Some wana talk bout things them believe in
I wana talk bout why them believe things
An we care if babylon listening we no care if them a look yow
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