From a house comes the sound of an infant crying
People stand and stare at the door
They dare not go in
Where a child lies sobbing beside a lifeless body
Trying in vain to awaken the mother within
This chain of death has so many faces
From the frightened man to the pitiful child
Where is our deliverance here?
Will this not pass over?
Chorus:
I won't go back to kikwit town
I won't go back
I won't go back to kikwit town
I won't go back
They would not give us my father's body
The men in orange suits started gathering