[Chorus] African roots Just call me African roots Please call me African roots Just call me African roots [Refrain] I was born and raised in the ghetto With the blood of African roots So, you can always call me Call me African roots Just call me [Chorus] African roots Just call me African roots Please call me African roots Just call me African roots [Verse 1] Weve been taken away from Africa More than five hundred years ago But, one thing they didnt take Is the roots out of my mind So call me [Chorus] African roots Just call me African roots Just call me African roots Please call me African roots [Verse 2] Say, it doesnt matter to me If they call me African roots Here I am as an African Born and raised in the ghetto [Refrain] I was born and raised in the ghetto With the blood of African roots So, you can always call me Call me African roots Just call me [Chorus] African roots Just call me African roots Please call me African roots Just call me African roots [Instrumental] [Chorus] African roots Just call me African roots Please call me African roots Just call me African roots [Verse 3] Say, it doesnt matter to me If they call me African roots Said, here I am as an African Born and raised in the ghetto [Refrain] Say, I was born and raised in the ghetto With the blood of African roots So, you can always call me Call me African roots Just call me [Chorus] African roots Just call me African roots Please call me African roots Just call me African roots Please call me African roots Just call me African roots
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