Lyrics

Mm, yeah, oh, yeah, oh, oh, yeah Yeah, oh, no, no, oh, oh
If I'm quiet enough I can hear the ancestors speak to me
When I'm quiet enough I can hear the ancestors speak to me
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

What grandma said
My mama's mama told my mama to be sure to tell me
About the true roots of our history and our family tree
She told my mama that her mama learned from her mama

That her mama's mama told her to be sure to tell their child
That she was more than a maid, a matron, and a wife
That she was the carrier of the original seed, the source of all life
And to tell their children, to tell their children

To tell their child to live proud and feel free
Knowing what grandmama said about what her grandmama said
About how what grandmama was the mother of all humanity
If I'm quiet enough I can hear the ancestors speak to me

When I'm quiet enough I can hear the ancestors speak thru me
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
What granddaddy said
My daddy's daddy told my daddy to be sure to tell me

About the roots of our family tree
He told my daddy that his daddy got it from his daddy
That his daddy's daddy told his daddy to be sure that I tell my child
That they tell their child, tell their child to infinity

About what granddaddy said about what his granddaddy said
About our true history
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
If I'm quiet enough I can hear the ancestors speak to me

When I'm quiet enough I can hear the ancestors speak thru me
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh