I'm not gonna give it up I'm not goin' I'm not gonna give it up I'm not goin' I will be fighting I've got to be fighting I will be fighting Til Africa And Africans are free I said that I been up there And I've seen poverty beyond compare I know slave drivers just don't care They just don't care I'm not gonna give it up I'm not goin' I'm not gonna give it up I'm not goin' I will be fighting I've got to be fighting I will be fighting Til Africa And Africans are free Africa's the richest place But it has the poorest race And to me it's just a disgrace Just a disgrace Africans don't wait too long We gotta fight 'cause it's not wrong Won't you join in and sing this song Sing this song I'm not gonna give it up I'm not goin' I'm not gonna give it up I'm not goin' I will be fighting I've got to be fighting I will be fighting Til Africa And Africans are free To be poor it's a hurtful pain Livin inna poverty it's a burning shame Help yourself 'cause man you're not lame You are not lame I'm not gonna give it up I'm not goin' I'm not gonna give it up I'm not goin' I will be fighting I've got to be fighting I will be fighting Til Africa And Africans are free