The European taste for sugar cane Tobacco in thick Precious leafy fronds Amenities not found in colder climates Are sought Above the steaming jungle Lies snowy heights of honor Foundations of empire are laid On sweating backs of nigger slaves To alien invaders flesh was made An offering for economic gain Lives traded for tusks of ivory Are sought Above the steaming jungle Lies snowy heights of honor Foundations of empire are laid On sweating backs of nigger slaves Superior beings compelled Into the dark enclave Drum beats along the congo Forewarn of raids into The primal Eden of the low From darkened children Priceless gold was had Diamonds mined by captives Built a throne Enflared nostrils breathed The jungle air But not for long Above the steaming jungle Lies snowy heights of honor Foundations of empire are laid On sweating backs of nigger slaves Compelled into the dark enclave From their labors gold was had Diamonds fed the empires thrones Rampant prognathism Reduced cranial girth Dark children led away Evidence of the rape In chains The cargo lies in chains Aboard merchant ships Anchored at the coast Await the sign to sail For the white empire