Do you remember the days of slavery?
Do you remember the days of slavery?

Do you remember the days of slavery?
(Do you remember the days of slavery?)
Do you remember the days of slavery?
(Do you remember the days of slavery?)

And they beat us
(do you remember the days of slavery?)
And the work was so hard
(do you remember the days of slavery?)
And they used us
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Till they refuse us
(do you remember the days of slavery?)
Do you remember the days of slavery?
(Do you remember the days of slavery?)

(Hmm-mmm) The big fat boat
(Hmm-mmm) We usually pull it, we pull it
(Hmm-mmm) We must pull it
(Hmm-mmm) With shackles around our necks
(Hmm-mmm) Believe me and we sit so close

Do you remember the days of slavery?
(Do you remember the days of slavery?)
My brother feels it
(do you remember the days of slavery?)
Including my sisters too
(do you remember the days of slavery?)
Some of us survive
(do you remember the days of slavery?)
Showing them that we are still alive
(Do you remember the days of slavery?)

Do you remember the days of slavery?
(Do you remember the days of slavery?)
History can recall, history can recall
(Do you remember the days of slavery?)
History can recall the days of slavery
(Do you remember the days of slavery?)

Old slavery days
(do you remember the days of slavery?)
Old slavery days
(do you remember the days of slavery?)

Rise and remember, please remember
(Do you remember the days of slavery?)
Do you, do you, do you; do you, do you, do you?
(Do you remember the days of slavery?)
Old slavery days
(do you remember the days of slavery?)
Old slavery days
(do you remember the days of slavery?)