I’ve been begging, I’ve been begging for my rights
I’ve done some begging, lots of begging for my rights
I’m not on the street, I even gave to charity
Got really good at saying ‘please’
Ah, it never did no good for me
Don’t expect your rights in a box
I’ve been asking, I’ve been asking for my rights
I’ve asked many questions, (Excuse me? Excuse me) questions about my rights
I’ve been asking when
Ah, they say they haven’t for the time
No further plans in mind
Come back next question time
Won’t get your rights raising hands
You gotta fight for your rights
Fight for your rights
No one’s gonna give it, if you don’t go out and take it
Get out on the field and fight
The right to a mainstream education
The right to an end to segregation
The right to go from A to B
The right to set our people free
We want what you’ve got
I’ve been writing letters, writing letters about my rights
I wrote many letters, letters about my rights
I wrote to my MP, celebrities, and superstars
It didn’t get me very far
It’s not what you do, it’s who you are
Don’t expect your rights in the mail
I’ve been fighting, demonstrating for my rights (Okay, you’ve made your point now, can you move on?)
I’ve been fighting, agitating for my rights (If you don’t move on now I’m gonna have to arrest you)
I’ve been on the barricades (I’m arresting you now for obstructing a public highway)
I’ve been getting in the way
Now it’s time to have our say (You don’t have to say anything)
Free our people, rights today
You’re trapped, get used to it
You gotta fight for your rights
Fight for your rights
No one’s gonna give it, if you don’t go out and take it
Get out on the field and fight
The right to a mainstream education
The right to an end to segregation
The right to go from A to B
The rights that set our people free
We want what you’ve got
We want what you’ve got
The right to a mainstream education
The right to an end to segregation
The right to go from A to B
The right that sets our people free
We want what you’ve got
We want what you’ve got
We want what you’ve got
The right to a mainstream education
The right to an end to segregation
The right to go from A to B
The rights that set our people free
We want what you’ve got
We want what you’ve got
We want what you’ve got
We want what you’ve got
We want what you’ve got
We want what you got, what you got, what you got
We want what you got, what you got, what you got
We want what you got, what you got, you got.