demerara sugar is not sweeter than freedom

Demerara sugar is NOT sweeter than freedom!

After decades of anguish, humiliation and pain
After generations of forced hard labour for no pay
A few broke their chains, bolt and ran
They were hunted down like animals and some got away
Many lost a limb or worse their very lives.
Those who had lost all hope and resigned muttered away
Wha dey say dey say!
Demerara shuga ize suweta jan fredomu
Ah chanki four mee teei
Ah chanki four mee to chuuee
Demerara shuga suweti four suwa

When the hard labour and anguish was more than any could bear
The cry for freedom and liberty grew louder than the ear could bear
The slaves’ revolt was underway
Some had guns; some had machetes or whatever they found along the way
They all shouted with one accord for freedom
And silenced was the old foolishness of doom
Wha dey say dey say!
Demerara shuga ize suweta jan fredomu
Ah chanki four mee teei
Ah chanki four mee to chuuee
Demerara shuga suweti four suwa

Back in mother Africa were the slaves came from in chains
There was no happy ending to Colonial exploitation, oppression and pain
After the sweat and blood for freedom was shed black dictators were the new masters
The same oppressive laws stayed and in violence they hold masters
Their incompetence was only exceeded by their corruption and greed
Things are worse in independent Africa than in colonial days; that is agreed

So decades after independence the people are yet to taste peace and freedom
Africa’s dictators have destroyed everything dragging all into darkness and gloom
Each saviour, on tasting power, is transfigured into just another dictator in turn
They betray the cause and those who have suffered and, now in the grave turn
Some have pointed to the shops full of food where before the shelves were empty
Africa’s dictators reject call for good governance with oldie emptiness
Wha dey say dey say!
Demerara shuga ize suweta jan fredomu
Ah chanki four mee teei
Ah chanki four mee to chuuee
Demerara shuga suweti four suwa

Demerara sugar is not sweeter than freedom
I don’t care what the demagogues and dictators say!