Working Class Woman

Working class woman knows the misery

And the poverty

More than any woman

Working class woman knows the evictions

And the homelessness

More than any woman.

CHORUS:

Abamama bavuk’ ekuseni bayokusebenza

(The mothers that wake up early in the morning to go and work)

Abamama bavuk’ ekuseni bashiye ingane zabo.

(The mothers that wake up early and leave their children)

CHORUS:

Working class woman

Working class woman

Working class woman

More than any woman

Working class woman knows exploitation

And knows discrimination

More than any woman.

CHORUS:

Abamama bavuk’ ekuseni bayokusebenza

(The mothers that wake up early in the morning to go and work)

Abamama bavuk’ ekuseni bashiye ingane zabo.

(The mothers that wake up early and leave their children)

CHORUS:

Working class woman

Working class woman

Working class woman

NOTE: This song was dedicated to the working class mothers who continue to suffer most in the name of women's liberation. In South Africa, like anywhere in the world, while we see few and fewer women rising to positions of power, the working class woman's situation is worsening. Not all women suffer the same. This the members of the band know from their personal experiences as they are all sons of domestic workers.

Why The Bourgeoisie?

CHORUS:

LEAD : Why the bourgeoisie

They are messing up the working class?

BACKING : Rise working class

LEAD: Why the bourgeoisie

They are messing up the working class?

BACKING: Fight working class

[Repeat]

LEAD: Abangxowankulu bayadlala ngabasebenzi

[The bourgeoisie are messing up the working class]

BACKING: Yilwani basebenzi

[Fight working class]

[Repeat]

SOLO 1:

Listen to this and listen to us.

We are Conscious Marimba Band for the working class

We conscientising you through music

Put up a struggle and fight the bourgeoisie

[Repeat]

LEAD: Why the bourgeoisie

They are messing up the working class?

BACKING: Rise working class

LEAD: Why the bourgeoisie

They are messing up the working class?

BACKING: Fight working class

LEAD: Working class in a South Africa are you ready?

BACKING: Yes we ready, yes we ready, yes we ready for revolution

LEAD: Working class in a Zimbabwe are you ready?

BACKING: Yes we ready, yes we ready, yes we ready for revolution

LEAD: Working class in a Iraq are you ready?

BACKING: Yes we ready, yes we ready, yes we ready for revolution

LEAD: Working class in a US are you ready?