[male
vocals] 🇺🇬
UGANDA,
WAKE
UP!
[Intro — Explosive drums, crowd shouting] Uganda!
Uganda!
Are
you
ready?
Wake
up
now!
Let's
go!
Hey!
Hey!
Uganda,
rise!
Open
your
eyes!
Open
your
eyes!
[Hook — Catchy, repeat twice] Wake
up!
Wake
up!
Uganda,
rise!
One
people!
One
voice!
Open
your
eyes!
Jobs
for
the
youth!
Food
on
the
plate!
Uganda,
Uganda,
let's
change
our
fate!
[Hook — Catchy, repeat twice] Wake
up!
Wake
up!
Uganda,
rise!
Wake
up!
Wake
up!
Uganda,
rise!
One
people!
One
voice!
Open
your
eyes!
Jobs
for
the
youth!
Food
on
the
plate!
Uganda,
Uganda,
let's
change
our
fate!
[Verse 1 — Fast, powerful beat] Good
schools!
Good
roads!
Good
health!
Better
homes!
Our
children
need
hope,
Our
youth
need
jobs!
Let
leaders
serve
us,
Let
corruption
stop!
General
Muhoozi,
hear
the
people
call,
Peace
and
justice
are
needed
by
all!
Let
truth
lead
the
way,
Give
hope
every
day!
[Chorus — Crowd response, energetic] Who
wants
change? —
WE
WANT
CHANGE!
Who
wants
peace? —
WE
WANT
PEACE!
Who
wants
jobs? —
WE
WANT
JOBS!
Uganda
rise!
Let
hope
increase!
One
Uganda!
One
people!
One
dream!
One
future!
Raise
your
hands!
Sing
it
loud!
Uganda,
make
your
people
proud!
[Verse 2 — Beat builds] From
north
to
south,
from
east
to
west,
We
want
a
future
that
brings
out
our
best!
Farmers,
teachers,
workers
unite,
Build
our
nation
and
do
what
is
right!
[Final Hook — Full choir, drums drop] Wake
up!
Wake
up!
Uganda,
rise!
One
people!
One
voice!
Open
your
eyes!
Uganda!
Uganda!
Shine
your
light!
Let
peace
and
justice
lead
us
right!
[Final Hook — Full choir, drums drop] Wake
up!
Wake
up!
Uganda,
rise!
One
people!
One
voice!
Open
your
eyes!
Uganda!
Uganda!
Shine
your
light!
Let
peace
and
justice
lead
us
right!
[Outro — Crowd chanting] Uganda!
Wake
up!
Uganda!
Rise
up!