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A Genocide

Kill the Boer, kill the farmer

A song sung in a stadium by thousands

Reverberating a chorus of spine-chilling fear

A call to incite hatred and violence

Tomorrow, we mourn - another farmer



Umshini wami (my machine gun)

Paralysing fear runs through your soul

To wipe out the Boer and the farmer

A call to genocide, they cajole

Rat-a-tat, see how they run



There is no defence against this genocide

You must die, self-defence is a crime

Hundreds and thousands of crosses, erected

For the innocent these numbers climb

The Boer and Farmer in death abide.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2025




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