Roy Ayers - Long Time Ago Lyrics

Long time, long time ago
Long long long long long time ago
Long time ago
I said long time ago
Long time ago
I said I said long time ago
Long time ago
Long time long time ago
Long long long long long time ago
Long time ago
Long long long time ago
Long time ago
Long long long long long time ago
Long time ago
Long long long long long time ago
Long time ago
Long long time ago
Long time ago
Long long time time time ago
Long time ago
I said long time
Long time ago
Long long long long long time ago
Long time ago

In a shoddy land long time ago
Long time ago
In the ebo land long time ago
Long time ago
In the hasa land long time ago
Long time ago
In folati land long time ago
Long time ago
Long long time ago
Long time ago
Long long long long long time ago
Long time ago

Many many many many people
Long time ago
Many people come to African shores
Long time ago
Now when they come
Long time ago
They they they they bring ships and guns
Long time ago
African people wonder wonder wonder wonder wonder
Long time ago
Why why why these people come
Long time ago
Why these people people breach us with guns
Long time ago
I say why they take take the people away
Long time ago
Long long time ago
Long time ago
Long long long long long time ago
Long time ago
When they come they come to Ghana
Long time ago
Then they come come come to Nigeria
Long time ago
Then they come come come to Ivory coast
Long time ago
Long long long long long long time ago
Long time ago
Then they come come come to trinidad
Long time ago
Long time ago
Long time ago

Long time
Then they come come come
Long time ago
They come up up up
Long time ago
Then they come and they go
Long time ago
They come they go they stay they come they go go go
Long time ago
Long long long time
Long time ago
They stay long long long time
Long time ago
They come and go stay long time long time
Long time ago
They stay they come go too
Long time ago
Then they come to guinea
Long time ago
Then they come come come to sierra leon
Long time ago
They come they come to -
Long time ago
Long time ago
Long time ago
When they come they go down down down
Long time ago
Down down down
Long time ago
Long time ago

Why why these people come
Long time ago
Why they do why they come
Long time ago
Why they do do do do this thing
Long time ago
Why they take the people put them in chains
Long time ago
Why they make the people change change change their names
Long time ago
Why they take the people take the people take the people put them in big boat
Long time ago
Take the people far far far away
Long time ago
Why why why why why why why why
Long time ago
Why why why why why why why why
Long time ago
Why they do this thing why why why
Long time ago

I think I know the answer
Ignorance that is the answer
Ignorance that is the reason
Ignorance no communication
Ignorance no education
Ignorance
It must happen no more more more more

Tell your brothers and sisters out on the street
You got to get down with your history
Don't just live your life
Day by day
Realise that there is only just one way
Serious
You got to get serious

Tell your brothers and sisters out on the street
You got to get down with your history
Don't just live your life
Day by day
Realise that there is only just one way
Serious
You got to get serious

Observe the past
Check out now
There's only one way to change somehow
Serious
You got to get serious