• Black Ivory
    By T.R. & E.H.


    On ships we were forced to board
    We were strung about like wood of cord
    Death lingered in the air
    But those white men did not care

    Sold our souls to those unknown
    They thought that we were theirs to own
    They chained us up and took us out
    Forced to roam the crops about

    We walked the fields night and day
    No time to rest or even play
    Our limbs grew weary and old
    But we obeyed and did as we were told

    Our "masters" made it very clear
    No talking between us was he to hear
    No beat to make or drum to pound
    In this hell, between us there was to be no sound

    They took away our life
    Worst than being stabbed by knife
    We were forced to change and changed we did
    For if we didn't our life was to bid

    Our master thought that we were his to tame
    So we simply twisted our master's game
    We changed our way of tongue
    And in the fields we simply sung

    I AM BLACK IVORY
    Not because of what's inside of me
    Mistreated like no human should
    Would escape if I could

    Everyday our hearts yearned for freedom alone
    And to be reunited with our family and home
    It's now time for us to break down these walls
    And escape to Northern Halls