A people are known by their culture A people are known by their past The past determines the future From the present we could forecast And that is why in Antigua We must rectify our history And remove all dem false heroes Retarding our destiny So that is why we must now Proclaim our own And drop all those false names That aliens imposed upon we Let’s reclaim our own history English names like St. George and St. John Falmouth, Willikies, and Codrington They don’t reflect our background Call them Short Shirt Village or Swallow t’ung (town) cho. Sons of the Soil also brought fame Proudly reclaim our true heroes name (x2) The true heritage of a people Are manifest in their language Yes, it helps them to be able To name their streets and village Their forts and all their buildings Their schools and institutes Draws upon the strength of their siblings And upon their native roots So that is why We must now delete Drake, Hawkins, and Nelson Street Shirley Heights and Nelson’s Dockyard Our progress these names retard Instead of using King George pasture Why not Andy Roberts, the fast bowler All cricket fans should be found On Vivi Richards recreation ground Cho. Sons of the Soil also brought fame Proudly reclaim our true heroes name (x2) Our children should know that John Hawkins, Horatio Nelson, and Drake They were thieves who committed sins, tiefing gold for England’s sake And to remind us of their misrule, we have Princess Margaret School England is headed for a downfall and we still have Elizabeth Hall So that is why Coolidge airport should be named after Vere Bird who fought Holberton Hospital, you see, should be named after Prince Ramsey And it is time we name our streets Ernest Williams, Gwen Tonge and Dr. Heath Her Majesty prison, that’s a waste, why not call that Bulgarney place Cho. Sons of the Soil also brought fame Proudly reclaim our true heroes name (x2) That big tambran (tamarind) tree in Bethesda Where slaves planned to kill and plunder The oristocrat (aristocrat) and massa Name that plot after Tim Hector And in the field of education I can recall Ms. Mary Piggott, Hubert Henry, Gordon, and Kirnon We should make sure their names don’t rot English Harbour should be named here on after George Weston, the historian Our court houses should be named as well; Gerry Watts and Time Kendall No more Scot Row when I go shopping Why not O’Reilly or Morris Martin …remove that white pirate and put the picture of King Obstinate Cho. Sons of the Soil also brought fame Proudly reclaim our true heroes name (x2) Maurice Hope, put his picture in a frame Proudly reclaim our true heroes name Our carnival queens, I mean, we have some lovely dames Proudly reclaim our true heroes name Leo Gore, he is good at any game Proudly reclaim our true heroes name … Samuel, on his grave we should light a flame Proudly reclaim our true heroes name