Four Hundred Years

It's more than 400 years
It's more than 400 years
And that's a long time now
Yes, that's a long time now
It's more than 400 years
It's more than 400 years
And that's a long time now
Yes, that's a long time now

Babylon carry us away in captivity
Off us down here in bondage
Robber a well from a horse
Now them trying to steal I culture
Yes, them trying to steal I culture

It's more than 400 years
It's more than 400 years
And that's a long time now
Yes, that's a long time now
It's more than 400 years
It's more than 400 years
And that's a long time now
Yes, that's a long time now

They whip us to take them slavery name
They whip us so hard we feel the pain
And everything go wrong, they give us the blame
Babylon still keep on playing their dirty games

It's more than 400 years
It's more than 400 years
And that's a long time now
Yes, that's a long time now
It's more than 400 years
It's more than 400 years
And that's a long time now
Yes, that's a long time now

Such a very long time
Such a long time now

They whip us to take them slavery name
They whip us so hard we feel the pain
And everything go wrong, they give us the blame
Babylon still keep on playing their dirty games

It's more than 400 years
It's more than 400 years
And that's a long time now
Yes, that's a long time now
It's more than 400 years
It's more than 400 years
And that's a long time now
Yes, that's a long time now