Sins of the Fathers UB40

Once upon a time
And not so long ago
When things were much more simple
And time would travel slow

There came a righteous stranger
With a Bible in his hand
To educate the sinners
And liberate their land

The sins of the fathers
Are visited from old
In a never ending circle
Of people bought and sold

So the wretched of the earth
Will huddle from the cold
As the ship of fools goes sailing
On an ocean black as gold

So come and sit beside me
And let my tale unfold
Of a land of milk and honey
Where the truth must not be told

As men of rhyme and reason
Let the Devil take their soul
For greed and fame and fortune
And a river black as gold