Tell them sugar
That they multiply the trunk
And the roots will fall to the ground
I am ebony
Ebony is strong
Ebony survives
Ebony is free
I am ebony
Ebony is strong
Ebony survives
Ebony is free
Free
From Kenya, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Uganda
To the greater and the lesser Antilles
They took us from the motherland
In shackles and chains
To be slaves in the Caribbean
We've been made new for a night
Rejoice and come in the morning
Soon we'll be free
We are ebony
I am ebony
Ebony is strong
Ebony survives
Ebony is free
I am ebony
Ebony is strong
Ebony survives
Ebony is free
Free
I am ebony
Ebony is strong
Ebony survives
Ebony is free
I am ebony
Ebony survives
Ebony is free

Ebony survives
Ebony is free
Free
They took me from my roots
Try to destroy my stem
They tried to cut down my branches
Said them swamp
They said them swamp
We'll see my life end
But my strength increased
The more that they multiply
The trunk and the root will fend



I am ebony, ebony is strong, ebony survives, ebony is free.
I am ebony, ebony is strong, ebony survives, ebony is free.
I am ebony, ebony is strong, ebony survives, ebony is free.
I am ebony, ebony is strong, ebony survives, ebony is free.
I am ebony, ebony is free.
I am Ebony, Ebony is strong, Ebony survives, Ebony is free, I am Ebony, I am Ebony.
I am Ebony, Ebony is strong, Ebony is free, I am Ebony, I am Ebony.