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Artist: Burning Spear
Canonical path: /burning-spear/postman
Related lyric paths: 6
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Postman
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Postman
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African Postman
African postman, African postman, African postman,
African postman,
Who bring I an' I an' I an' I an' I a telegram
Telegram whas's so int'resting
Is sent to all, to I an' I an' I as Africans
Telegram sayin' : "Sons and daughters of His Imperial
Majesty
Haile Selassie, earth rightful ruler, without many
apology say:
This is the time when I an' I an' I an' I an' I should
come home, yes Jah
A come a holy folk
Nah leggo, nah leggo
Hang on, hang on
De postman a Africa
African postman
Hang on, hang on
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Burning Spear performs "Postman", and this lyric page sits inside the Burning Spear catalog on LyroVerse.
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