Come along my brother, come along Let us do the thing we suppose to do for our mother Come along my sisters, come along too And if we should live up in-da, in-da, in-da, in-da, in-da, in-da Live up in-da (And if we should live up in the hills) And if we should live up in the hills (And if we should live up in the hills) Live up in the hills, the hills (And if we should live up in the hills) My brother go, go to the river To carry the water-a The water My sister wash up the dishes She even goes to the shop Bring in the groceries When my smaller brother run around And pick up the bramble to keep the fire blazing To keep mama fire blazing Blazing fire, fire (And if we should live up in the hills) And if we should live up in the hills (And if we should live up in the hills) My mother hard at work Work my mother for the children My mother hard at work Work my mother for your children My daddy is gone way over, far over Working up the cultivation Coming with food Daddy Coming, Daddy come, come with food, come... (And if we should live up in the hills)