《A Piece of Ground》歌词

歌曲： A Piece of Ground

所属专辑：The Magnificent Miriam Makeba

歌手： Miriam Makeba

时长： 03:41

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

When the white man[00:00:08]

First came here from over the seas[00:00:09]

He looked and he said[00:00:13]

This is God's own country[00:00:15]

He was mighty well pleased[00:00:19]

With this land that he'd found[00:00:21]

And he said I will make here[00:00:24]

My own piece of ground[00:00:26]

Now many's the battle[00:00:32]

He still had to fight[00:00:33]

And the many's the family[00:00:36]

Who died in the night[00:00:38]

'Cause many is the black men[00:00:41]

Who lived all around[00:00:44]

All of them wanting[00:00:47]

Their own piece of ground[00:00:49]

Then one fine day in 1883[00:00:57]

Gold was discovered in good quantity[00:01:02]

Now the country was rich[00:01:07]

And was richer than planned[00:01:08]

And each digger wanted[00:01:12]

His own piece of land[00:01:14]

White diggers were few[00:01:20]

And the gold was so deep[00:01:22]

Black man was called[00:01:26]

'Cause his labor was cheap[00:01:27]

With drill and with shovel[00:01:31]

He toiled underground[00:01:33]

Six pennies a day to tender the ground[00:01:37]

Now this land is so rich[00:01:45]

And it seems strange to me[00:01:47]

That the black man whose labor[00:01:50]

Has helped it to be[00:01:52]

Cannot enjoy the fruits that abound[00:01:55]

Is uprooted and kicked[00:02:00]

From his own piece of land[00:02:02]

When some people say[00:02:08]

Now don't you worry[00:02:10]

We'll get you a nice piece of reserve territory[00:02:14]

But I give my life that time million can be found[00:02:19]

On a miserable thirty percent of the ground[00:02:24]

Yet some people say[00:02:32]

Now don't you worry[00:02:34]

You can always find jobs[00:02:38]

In the white man's city[00:02:40]

But don't stay too long[00:02:43]

And don't stay too deep[00:02:44]

Or you're bound to disturb[00:02:48]

The white man in his sleep[00:02:50]

White man don't sleep long[00:02:57]

And don't sleep too deep[00:03:00]

Or your life and possessions[00:03:04]

How long will you keep[00:03:07]

'Cause I've heard a rumor[00:03:11]

That's running around[00:03:14]

For the black man's demanding[00:03:17]

His own piece of ground[00:03:21]

His own piece of ground[00:03:25]

His own piece of ground[00:03:28]

His own piece of ground[00:03:31]