I remember the blasphemyAs they took us to slaveryWhere is your God to save you nowNow fall on your knees and bowI remember the dowed remainsWhere they burned my fathers remainsI remember the stench of deathAs I drew my last gray breathFor slaves forevermoreNo one will hear our criesSink to the ships of warTo the beat of the drum we riseThree years have come and goneSince last I saw my ownNow my back is broken and bentAnd my life is nearly spentWe are proof of mankind’s disgraceHold of the warrior raceNever shall we be freeCaught in the vast machineFor slaves forevermoreNo one will hear our criesTake to the ships of warOur cannons with burning eyesFor slaves forevermoreOur humanity suffers enoughSink to the ships of warTo the beat of the drums we riseAnd they cry!Row! Row!Carry us to the attackRow! Row!Take us acrossed and backRow! Row!Carry us onto the killRow! Row!To the beat of the drumsTo the beat of the drumsTo the beat of the drumsTo the beat of the drums we rise