Music World
 
Find Artists:
 
 
 
Russian versionSwitch to Russian 
UB40
UB40


Background information
Origin Birmingham, England, UK
Genre(s) Dub
Reggae
Years active 1978—present
Label(s) Virgin Records
A&M Records
DEP International
Associated acts Chrissie Hynde
Afrika Bambaataa
Robert Palmer
Lady Saw
Hunterz
Website Website
Members
James Brown
Duncan Campbell
Robin Campbell
Earl Falconer
Norman Hassan
Brian Travers
Astro
Tony Mullings
Laurence Parry
Martin Meredith
Former members
Ali Campbell
Michael Virtue
Patrick Tenyue
Henry Tenyue
Maxi Priest



Music World  →  Lyrics  →  U  →  UB40  →  Lyrics  →  Sins Of The Fathers

UB40 Lyrics

"Sins Of The Fathers" lyrics



Once upon a time, not so long ago
When things were much much simple,
And time would travel slow.
There came a righteous stranger,
With a bible in his hand.
To educate the sinners
And liberate the land.

[Chorus:]
Sins of the fathers
Today from old
In a never ending circle
Of people bought and sold
So the wretched of the earth
Would huddle from the cold
As a ship of fools go sailing
On an ocean black as gold

So come and sit beside me
And let my tale unfold
In a land on milk and honey
LyricsWhere the truth must not be told
As men of right and reason
Let the devil take their soul
For greed and fame and fortune
And a river black as gold

[Chorus]

And all the non believers
Where hiding from the light
As a thousand burning crosses
Were scattered in the night.
The theives and the vagabonds
Were sinking in the sand
As a righteous lord and master
Stretches out a helping hand.

[Chorus]

And those who had to suffer
The sick the young the old
Where sacrifice to fortune
And left out in the cold
So with this new arrangement
The leaders sold their souls
For bangles, beads and baubles
And a river black as gold

[Chorus 2x]


blog comments powered by Disqus




© 2011 Music World. All rights reserved.