Gullah Geechee
Day we arrived we jumped the broom
Me and my man in that dusty room
Side by side, can't see to can't see
'Til one week later they took him from me
Chains shook as they dragged him away
All my dreams died that day
Gullah Gullah Geechee
From across the sea
Gullah Gullah Geechee
Still trying to be free
All day long trying not to slip
Just to avoid the snap of the whip
Out at Hush Harbor, sun red for down
Everybody prayin', our lips to the ground
Give us the strength to last one more day
And we hear you call, "Steal away, steal away"
Gullah Gullah Geechee
From across the sea
Gullah Gullah Geechee
Still trying to be free
Praise house shouting, clapping to the beat
Dancing in a circle, don't cross those feet
Don't cross those feet, Gullah
Gullah Gullah Geechee
From across the sea
Gullah Gullah Geechee
Still trying to be free
Finally got a home in this strange new land
Built with blood and strong hands
Now they wanna pay for you to go
Strip you of the only life you know
But they won't get it, no matter how they try
There's still some things that money can't buy
Gullah Gullah Geechee
From across the sea
Gullah Gullah Geechee
Still trying to be free
Gullah Gullah Geechee
From across the sea
Gullah Gullah Geechee
Still trying to be free
Still trying to be free
Still trying to be free