[Intro]
Oheneba Shugar, yeah
Listen — for Ghana, for our rivers
Shugar! (Eh!)
[Verse 1]
Down by the Pra, the water used to shine
Clear in the morning, bright like sunshine
Now the river’s heavy, brown with silt
Galamsey came and took our land and guilt
Fish float silent, farms lose their green
Children cough, mothers wipe what they've seen
Mercury in the soil, the crops won't grow
Our people hungry, the pain is what we know
[Pre-Chorus]
Hear the river say — we need you (we need you)
Hear the river say — we need you (come through)
Hear the river say — we need you (don't delay)
Hear the river say — we need you
[Chorus]
Oh Ghana, hear our waters cry
Galamsey’s poison in the tide, oh my
Rivers dark, children can't hide
Stand up now — save our life
Oh Ghana, hear our waters cry (cry)
Stand up now — save our life (save our life)
[Verse 2]
Heavy boots dig, machines break the banks
They pour mercury in our streams and in our tanks
Silt steals the light, the river loses song
Where the water ran, now nothing feels strong
Fishermen empty nets, the future slips away
Teachers worry what the next child will say
Our market stalls once full, now empty and slow
We must protect the land so our children can grow
[Pre-Chorus]
Hear the river say — we need you (we need you)
Hear the river say — we need you (come through)
Hear the river say — we need you (don't delay)
Hear the river say — we need you
[Chorus]
Oh Ghana, hear our waters cry
Galamsey’s poison in the tide, oh my
Rivers dark, children can't hide
Stand up now — save our life
Oh Ghana, hear our waters cry (cry)
Stand up now — save our life (save our life)
[Bridge]
Oheneba Shugar, lead the call! (Lead the call)
Shugar say: "Protect the rivers, protect us all"
Come together, chiefs, youth, and town
Raise your voice till the miners put the tools down
Ad-lib: Shugar! Hey! Come on!
[Chorus - Short & Punchy]
Hear the waters cry — Ghana rise (Ghana rise)
Galamsey out — clear the skies (clear the skies)
Rivers flow — children rise (children rise)
Stand up now — save our life
[Outro]
Let the Pra and streams run free again
Heal the land and heal our friends
Oheneba Shugar, standing tall
For Ghana's waters — we answer the call
Shugar! (Eh!) Let the rivers flow — yeh
