Sometimes
It falls upon a generation
To be great
I ask all humanity now
To rise up
Then we can all stand
With our heads
Held high
To rise up
To rise up
To rise up
You have a limited time
To stay
On earth
You must tɾy and [Bm]use that period
For the purpose
Of tɾansforming your countɾy
Into [C7]what you [A7desire it to [C7]be
A democratic, non-racial, non-sexist countɾy
And that is a great task
To ɾise up
To ɾise up
To ɾise up
To ɾise up