This song is dedicated to my brethren and sisters
Who is living in South Africa under the wicked and terrible
Nefarious system called apartheid
, please set my people free
Aweh oh wey oh aweh oh
Aweh oh wey oh aweh oh
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Aweh oh wey oh aweh oh
Teach the children a song
So they can sing along
Find their way out of darkness into the light
For every step they take, they've got to do it right
Do it right
Aweh oh wey oh aweh oh
Aweh oh wey oh aweh oh
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Keep the faith, they have to be strong
This is the reason why we teach them this song
Keep the faith, they got to be strong
This is the reason why we teach them this song
Aweh oh wey oh aweh oh
Aweh oh wey oh aweh oh
Aweh oh
And when they're dancing to the music
Feeling so fine, don't forget the forefathers line
Who took that crucial journey, across the middle passage
Way from Africa, chanting songs that lingers in our minds
Aweh oh wey oh aweh oh
Aweh oh wey oh aweh oh
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Keep the faith, they got to be strong
This is the reason we teach them this song
Keep the faith, they got to be strong
This is the reason why we teach them this song
Aweh oh wey oh aweh oh
Aweh oh wey oh aweh oh
