Up a cane river to wash my dread
Upon a rock I rest my head

There I vision through the seas of oppression, oh-oo-wo

Dont make my life a prison

We come from trench town, trench town
Most of them come from trench town

We free the people with music

Can we free the people with music

Can we free our people with music? - with music

With music, oh music

Oh-y, my head

In desolate places well find our bread

And everyone see whats taking place, oh-oo-wo!

Another page in history

We come from trench town
Come from trench town

We come from trench town.
Lord we free the people with music

We free the people with music

We free our people with music

With music, oh music

They say its hard to speak

They feel so strong to say we are weak

But through the eyes the love of our people, oh-oo-wo

Theyve got to repay

We come from  trench town;

We come from  trench town;

Trench - trench town

They say, can anything good come out of trench town

Thats what they say

Say  were the underprivileged people,

So  they keep us in chains:

Pay - pay - pay tribute to

We come from

We come from

Just because we come from trench town.
Not because we come from trench town;

Just because we come from