But dem never tell me bout Shaka de great Zulu
Dem tell me bout Columbus and 1492
But what happen to de Caribs and de Arawaks too
Dem tell me bout Florence Nightingale and she lamp
And how Robin Hood used to camp
Dem tell me bout ole King Cole was a merry ole soul
But dem never tell me bout Mary Seacole
From Jamaica
She travel far
To the Crimean War
She volunteer to go
And even when de British said no
She still brave the Russian snow
A healing star
Among the wounded
A yellow sunrise
Mary Seacole  has historically been denied the recognition given to Florence Nightingale.  The ‘Russian snow’ needn’t be taken literally — though she did endure the freezing temperatures — but is a metaphor for the hardships she overcame to serve the troops.
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