African music imported into America was the beginning Slaves whiplashed and chained endured suffering Happily now their ancestors are winning We must never forgive those who perpetrated the crime Black music will not heal the wounds, only time Can ease the pain with tolerance and black music sublime The blues, reggae, rock and roll Originates from black creatives with soul Bob Marley undisputed king of reggae Left us with his African legacy The Blues, Hip Hop, Rap, Tamla Motown Created in black ghettos in downtown New York, L.A, New Orleans and Detroit town All over the globe, black music wears the crown In every music genre, pop, techno and disco The roots came from Africa a long time ago Inspired by the masters, blues and soul creatives Worship their tortured African slave relatives The blues, reggae, rock and roll Originate from black musicians with soul Bob Marley, undisputed king of reggae Left us with his African legacy Modern Rock and Rollers know the truth Keith Richards, The Rolling Stones in their youth Covered blues artist’s music way back when Before Mick and Keith picked up their pen Beatles in the sixties in the Cavern club Played versions of black soul in a Liverpool pub Led Zeppelin were inspired by Muddy Waters and Co Jimmy Page played the blues in London’s Soho The blues, reggae, rock and roll Originates from black creatives with soul Bob Marley the king of reggae Left us with his African legacy US Rap and Hip-Hop artists continue the fight Writing lyrics about the Black American plight All over the world Rap artists join their revolution Music from the soul could be the solution Minority groups using music to rebel Came from Black African slaves who survived their hell History has proven that ‘White Power’ was a crime African roots now move our conscience, it has taken time Defying and proving that the ‘master race’ Belongs to the past, it was a nasty place The blues, reggae, and rock and roll Their roots are from black Africans with so much soul Bob Marley the king of reggae Left us with his African legacy As a teenager I loved, Blue Beat, Ska, and Tamla Years late Brit bands revived those genres Two Tone, Madness, The Selector, The Specials Mixed up Reggae, Blues, Ska and Blue Beat Prince Buster their inspiration as two cultures meet In UK pubs and clubs Brit kids grooving moving their feet Even punks got much inspiration From a black-slave tormented generation Without African roots the music world would be dead Mozart, Beethoven elitist classical snobbery instead No thanks, I love Bob Marley And Africans who gave us the blues and reggae.