I heard them saying:

Fish, fish, fish
Free fish for the suffering African 
Your history's pain, and misery
Your misery's plain, and surely
Fish will make you whole. 

Your ancestors feeble
Fell to imperial machinations. 
Your past heroes were but pale 
Imitations of ours... here some fish. 
Your misery's plain and surely, 
You can't do anything without me. 

Your children are feeble, 
And can't learn anything. 
Fish will make you whole: 
Here grab a bite.
I got it where you can't go. 
Your misery's painfully surly. 
Cheer up, have a bite. 
Fish will make you whole. 

Fish will make you whole. 
Your history's all that matters. 
Here grab a bite. Forget potential. 
You don't have any. I'll save you. 
Your surly misery's painful
But surely miserly gains would 
Change it all for you? 
Free fish for the suffering African 
Who can't do anything today, 
Because history took it away: 
Fish will make you whole. 

I said no. 
Grabbed a fishing pole.

(c) nyonglema