[Verse 1]
Heard the news from a whispering tree
This is the time when man must be freed
No more burning in vain
All the loses we've got to gain

[Chorus]
Get ready, children
Get ready, children
Get ready, children
Get ready, oh, children, oi

[Verse 2]
Didn't I build the garden?
Didn't I plant the palm?
Didn't my people before me
Slave for this country?

[Chorus]
Get ready, children
Get ready, children
Get ready, children
Get ready, oi, children, oh

[Verse 3]
Mercenary was built for freedom
The good Lord said, "Son, you're a free man"
I'm gonna talk that freedom talk
Now let me see you walk that freedom walk
[Chorus]
Get ready, children
Get ready, children
Get ready, children
Get ready, oh, children, oh-yeah

[Verse 1]
Heard the news from a whispering tree
This is the time when man must be freed
No more burning in vain
All the loses we've got to gain

[Chorus]
Get ready, children
Get ready, children
Get ready, children
Get ready, oh, children, oh, yeah

[Outro]
Ready for (Children)
Get ready, children
Get ready, children
Get ready, oh, children, oh
Get ready, children
Get ready, children
Get ready