Yea man, all praises Holy One, Selassie I
Yea man, I say the Conquerin' Lion
Of the Tribe of Judah, you know

I say bring down all evil conception
And all false and fake government in this Island
Yea man, I show dem fire bun dem politics
Church and commercial, yo

Let the righteous man be exceedingly glad
Rasta bless your little and the much whey you have
Yo, it is ah earth struggle ghetto youths uno fi trod
Life for all your efforts how could you go do no bad

Let the righteous woman be exceedingly glad
Rasta bless the youth, dem with the little whey dem have
Yo earth struggle ghetto youths uno fi trod
Life for all your efforts, yo, ey

Mi say burn up to us, could they? Babylon ah blaze
Nuff ah dem ah, [unverified] nuff ah dem ah shave
Live inna corruption through them fame and praise
Nuff ah dem pollute and ah pollution dem ah trade

Livin the life of Brittain thoes goin' only to them grave
They cyar tek mi levels, cyar study mi ways
Lift the youths to the levels, Babylon yuh too crave
Yo golden love Rastaman reigh
Emperor Selassie, we dey praise, yea

Let the righteous man be exceedingly glad
Rasta bless the youth, dem with the little whey dem have, yo
Earth struggle black woman uno fi trod
Life for all your efforts, oh, yo, now

Yo, let the righteous woman be exceedingly glad
Rasta bless the little and the much whey uno have
Yo earth struggle ghetto youths uno fi trod
Yo never do no bad

Yo, mi say the wicked man could neva tek the righteous man place
Bring down inequity them ah shout screw face
Nah go see the binghi man, nah nyam from them plate
Hail up the Conquering Lion, no mistake

Rise up my people, you've been crowned with levels
Babylon ah evil Rasta see them ah carrel
Yo, them ah fell and ah quarrel
Cyar get them youth ah fi go nyam ah down ah hell

Just stop show we business eh and stop lick them bell
Doh put no [unverified] 'cause Rastaman ah compel
No little ghetto youths fi go mix up and go dwell
Mongst pope John Paul ah evil, well

Let the righteous man be exceedingly glad
Rasta bless the little and the much whey you have, yo
Earth struggle ghetto youth uno fi trod, yo
Life for all your efforts, yea

Let the righteous woman be exceedingly glad
Rasta bless the youhts, dem and the little whey you have
Yo earth struggle ghetto youths uno fi trod
Yo bigger judgment again

Well, some see dem with dem election, oh, dem elect damn
And dem selection fi push up fi some finger
Tell the youths lift up dem hand to Ethiopia
Crocodile government, you get the power

Tell dem say the fruit of knowledge
Must be used for the goodness of humanity
Rastafari be the first college
African inspiration is for humanity, well

Let the righteous man be exceedingly glad
Rasta bless the youths them with the little whey dem have, yo
Earth struggle ghetto youth uno fi trod
And life for all your efforts how could you go do no bad

Let the righteous ghetto youths be exceedingly glad
Rasta bless the youhts, dem with the little whey dem have
Whoa earth struggle ghetto youths uno fi trod
Whoa oh redder judgment yea, yea



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