Land of Riches

V7.5
Gary Robinson
03:42
2026-02-18
reggae, powerful, guitar, syncopated, soulful
[Intro] 
 0:03
Verse 1 
 0:12
In the land of riches, children cry in the sun, 
 0:12
Black gold in the rivers, but the people get none. 
 0:19
Smoke rise in the distance, water running dry, 
 0:25
Hear the mothers singing, “When will the truth come by?” 
 0:31
Pre-Chorus 
 0:38
Oh, the soil taken hostage, by the hands of greed, 
 0:38
Power for the few, while the people bleed. 
 0:45
Chorus 
 0:48
(chant style, reggae off-beat) 
 0:48
Land of riches, poor for the people, yeah, yeah 
 0:50
Government for the oil, not for the people, oh-oh 
 0:57
By the greedy, of the greedy, for the greedy, yeah, yeah 
 1:04
Morally bankrupt, ethically empty, oh-oh 
 1:16
Verse 2 
 1:22
They call it progress, but it’s just a disguise, 
 1:22
Fortune in the flares, but sorrow in their eyes. 
 1:28
Every promise hollow, every handshake hides a lie, 
 1:34
Still the people rise up, under the African sky. 
 1:40
Pre-Chorus 
 1:47
Feel the fire in the fields now, voices strong and loud, 
 1:47
Hear the children laughing, breaking through the shroud. 
 1:54
Chorus 
 1:59
(chant style) 
 1:59
Land of riches, poor for the people, yeah, yeah 
 2:00
Government for the oil, not for the people, oh-oh 
 2:06
By the greedy, of the greedy, for the greedy, yeah, yeah 
 2:13
Morally bankrupt, ethically empty, oh-oh 
 2:26
Bridge / 
 2:28
Dub Section (instrumental with chanting overlay) 
 2:28
Feel the anger of the people, Jah see the truth unfold 
 2:29
Revolution for the justice, stand strong, be bold 
 2:33
From the oil-stained lands to the rivers flowing free 
 2:36
Truth is rising, hear the cry, one love, one family 
 2:40
Chorus 
 2:42
(final, repeating for reggae groove) 
 2:42
Land of riches, poor for the people, yeah, yeah 
 2:56
Government for the oil, not for the people, oh-oh 
 3:02
By the greedy, of the greedy, for the greedy, yeah, yeah 
 3:09
Morally bankrupt, ethically empty, oh-ohChant Fade 
 3:22
Black gold can’t buy freedom, no power last long 
 3:25
Hear the people singing, rise up, rise strong 
 3:28
One love, one heart, one people, one song 
 3:31
Revolution of truth, Jah guide us along 
 3:35
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