Fire-woman struggle
Hopeful stream
To freedom river
Dem tell me bout Lord Nelson and Waterloo
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
Mary Seacole travelled the huge distance from Jamaica to the Crimea. The hardship she must have experienced emphasises her determination, her moral strength and force of character, justifying her right to historical recognision.
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