We refuse to be
What you wanted us to be
We are what we are
That's the way it's going to be
(Way)

If you don't know
You can't educate
For no equal opportunity
(Talkin' 'bout my freedom)
Talkin' 'bout my freedom
People freedom and liberty
(Freedom)

Yeah, we've been trodding on the winepress
Much too long, rebel, rebel
Yes, we've been trodding on the winepress
Much too long, rebel, rebel

Babylon system is the vampire, yeah
(Vampire)
Suckin' the children day by day, yeah
Me say, de Babylon system is the vampire, falling empire
Suckin' the blood of the sufferers, yeah

Building church and university, wooh, yeah
Deceiving the people continually, yeah
Me say them graduatin' thieves and murderers
Look out now they suckin' the blood of the sufferers
(Sufferers)
Yeah
(Sufferers)

Tell the children the truth
Tell the children the truth
Tell the children the truth right now
Come on and tell the children the truth

Tell the children the truth
Tell the children the truth
Tell the children the truth
Come on and tell the children the truth

'Cause, 'cause we've been trodding on ya
Winepress much too long, rebel, rebel
And we've been taken for granted much too long
Rebel, rebel now

(Trodding on the winepress)
Trodding on the winepress
(Rebel)
Got to rebel, y'all
(Rebel)

We've been trodding on the winepress
Much too long, yeah
(Rebel)
Yeah
(Rebel)
Yeah, yeah

From the very day we left the shores
(Trodding on the winepress)
Of our Father's land
(Rebel)

We've been trampled on
(Rebel)
Oh, now
(We've been oppressed, yeah)
Lord, Lord, go to

Now we know everything we got to rebel
Somebody got to pay for the work
We've done, rebel