Welcome to My Country

WELCOME TO MY COUNTRY

Hello to all the immigrants

Welcome to my country

Glad to see you here

 

You’ve arrived upon my shores

For a better opportunity

And to run away from fear

 

Remember when you get here

When you see my face

You must not reject it

 

Yes this is my country

I’m the one who built it

My face - you will respect it

 

Unfortunately it’s necessary

That I must write these words

Because of some behavior

 

Some immigrants have come here

Arrived upon my shores

Their disposition we don’t savor

 

You see they’ve landed in my country

And some of them suppose

That they can disrespect me

 

But this has been my land

From the very founding

This is my one and only country

 

Yes Blacks have fought the battles

The struggles we have waged

And won against discrimination

 

We’ve made our country better

For us and yes for you

And now we have a better nation

 

We vowed four hundred years ago

And every day since then

Through our actions we have stated

 

That discrimination inside

Our beloved land

Will not be tolerated

 

You see Americans we always were

And we will always be

Internal strife be notwithstanding

 

In the United States of America

Everyone is equal

Remember this upon your landing

 

Many people come here

To the land of opportunity

To the land of greatness

 

But we have been here always

We established America our country

We’re one of the founding races

 

Yes, some people arrive here

And get confused and think

That they can discriminate

 

But we will be respected

In the land of our ancestors

We made this country great!

 

We’re gifted fighters for equality

Yes we are true defenders

Of our nation, here the call

 

Welcome to our country

To the country that we built

You will respect us one and all

 

Do not approach us ever

As if you might be better than us

That is not your fate

 

You must be kind and courteous

You are bound to respect us

Or you must emigrate

 

Back to your own homeland

Back to where you lived

For a hundred years or more

 

Back to the place you left

Because of discrimination

Go back to those shores

 

You made a mistake to come here

If you want to be unjust

That’s not the way that it will be

 

This place you dreamed of coming to

Because of our commitment

To freedom and equality

 

And once again always remember

That we are the protectors

And this is our precious country

 

We’re strong and we’re determined

To be RESPECTED WITHOUT QUESTION

This is the way it must and will be

 

Welcome to our country

Know that we are serious

And that we are not faking

 

We love our birthplace dearly

We are old Americans

And we will not be overtaken

 

Hello all the immigrants

Welcome to my country

Glad to see you here

 

You’ve arrived upon my shores

For a better opportunity

And to run away from fear

 

Remember when you get here

When you see my face

You must not reject it

 

Yes this is my country

I’m the one who founded and built it

My face - you will respect it

 

Copyright Jan 2001 by J. Ben Walid