《A Piece Of Ground》歌词

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A Piece Of Ground - Miriam Makeba (米瑞安·马卡贝)[00:00:00]

When the white man first came here from over the seas[00:00:09]

He looked and he said[00:00:14]

this is God's own country[00:00:16]

He was mighty well pleased with this land that he'd found[00:00:20]

And he said I will make here my own piece of ground[00:00:25]

Now many's the battle he still had to fight[00:00:33]

Many's the family that died in the night[00:00:36]

For many were the black men that lived all around[00:00:43]

And all of them wanting their own piece of ground[00:00:48]

Then one fine day in 1883[00:00:58]

Gold was discovered in good quantity[00:01:03]

The country was rich[00:01:08]

much richer than planned[00:01:09]

And each digger wanted his own piece of land[00:01:13]

Now the white diggers were few and the gold was so deep[00:01:21]

That the black man was called 'cause his labor was cheap[00:01:27]

With drill and with shovel he toiled underground[00:01:32]

For six pennies a day to tender the ground[00:01:38]

Now this land is so rich and it seems strange to me[00:01:46]

That the black man whose labor has helped it to be[00:01:51]

Cannot enjoy the fruits that abound[00:01:56]

Is uprooted and kicked from his own piece of ground[00:02:01]

Some people say now don't you worry[00:02:09]

We've kept you a nice piece of reserve territory[00:02:15]

But how can a life for so many be found[00:02:20]

On a miserable thirty per cent of the ground[00:02:25]

Yet some people say now don't you worry[00:02:34]

You can always find jobs in the white man's city[00:02:39]

But don't stay too long and don't stay too deep[00:02:44]

Or you're bound to disturb the white man in his sleep[00:02:49]

White man don't sleep long and don't sleep too deep[00:02:58]

Or your life and your possessions[00:03:05]

how long will you keep[00:03:08]

For I've heard a rumor that's running around[00:03:13]

That the black man's demanding his own piece of ground[00:03:18]

His own piece of ground[00:03:26]

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