Ken Boothe – Christopher Columbus

“There was a guy from Spain,
Christopher Columbus was his name.
Down in the west indies,
is where he gained his fame.
A lot of black people,
Went down the train.

It took men like John Hawkins,
To create the world most vivious sin.
In taking a nation that was born to be free,
And brought down there in captivity..

There was a guy from Spain,
Christopher Columbus was his name.
Down in the west indies,
is where he gained his fame.
A lot of black people,
Went down the train.

On their body, you put a price,
And sold them as merchandise.
How can a man discovered a land
That already populated with indians ?

There was a guy from Spain,
Christopher Columbus was his name.
Down in the west indies,
is where he gained his fame.
A lot of black people,
Went down the train.”

From the LP:
Tyrone Taylor and Ken Boothe, 2 of a Kind, 1987