This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
"And verily, verily, I'm saying unto thee
Unite yourself and love Imanity"
'Cause puss and dog, they get together
What's wrong with loving one another?
Puss and dog, they get together
What's wrong with you, my brother?
So Jah seh
"Not one of my seeds
Shall sit in the sidewalk
And beg your bread"
No, they can't and you know that they won't
So Jah seh, yeah
"Not one of my seeds
Shall sit in the sidewalks
And beg your bread"
No, they can't and you know that they won't
"And verily, verily, I'm saying unto thee I
Unite yourself and love Imanity"
'Cause puss and dog, they get together
What's wrong with loving one another?
Puss and dog, they get together
What's wrong with you, my brother?
So Jah seh, yeah
"Ye are the sheep of my pasture
So verily, thou shall be very well, yeah
So Jah seh, yeah
"Ye are the sheep of my pasture
So, so, so (verily)
Verily, thou shall be very, very, very, very
Very well
And down there in the ghetto
And down there we suffer, we suffer
But I and I a hang on in there
I and I, we just can't leh go (I nah leh go)
I and I a hang on in there
I and I, and don't leh go (I nah leh go)
So Jah seh, yeah
"I'm gon' to prepare a place
That where I am thou shall abide," yeah
So Jah seh
"Fear not for mighty dread
'Cause I'll be there, I'll be there at your side," yeah
But down there
Down there in the ghetto
And I'ma, I'ma down there
And down there I say we suffer
But, we're hanging on (I and I a hang on in there)
I and I, I nah leh go (you just can't leh go)
I and I a hang on in there (hang on, hang on, hang on)
I and I, I nah leh go (don't leh go)
So Jah seh
"And verily, verily, I'm saying unto thee
Unite yourself and love Imanity"
'Cause puss and dog, they get together
What's wrong with loving one another?
Puss and dog, they get together
What's wrong with you, my brother?
So Jah seh, yeah
"Ye are the sheep of my pasture
So verily, thou shall be very well, yeah
So Jah seh, yeah
"Ye are the sheep of my pasture
So, so, so (verily)
Verily, thou shall be very, very, very, very
Very well
And down there in the ghetto
And down there we suffer, we suffer
But I and I a hang on in there
I and I, we just can't leh go (I nah leh go)
I and I a hang on in there
I and I, and don't leh go (I nah leh go)
So Jah seh
oh, Jah seh, oh, Jah seh
be good, yeah
don't leh go
So Jah seh, yeah
He also said
"Go, Moses, tell the children to come home"
Unite yourself and love Imanity"
'Cause puss and dog, they get together
What's wrong with loving one another?
Puss and dog, they get together
What's wrong with you, my brother?
So Jah seh
"Not one of my seeds
Shall sit in the sidewalk
And beg your bread"
No, they can't and you know that they won't
So Jah seh, yeah
"Not one of my seeds
Shall sit in the sidewalks
And beg your bread"
No, they can't and you know that they won't
"And verily, verily, I'm saying unto thee I
Unite yourself and love Imanity"
'Cause puss and dog, they get together
What's wrong with loving one another?
Puss and dog, they get together
What's wrong with you, my brother?
So Jah seh, yeah
"Ye are the sheep of my pasture
So verily, thou shall be very well, yeah
So Jah seh, yeah
"Ye are the sheep of my pasture
So, so, so (verily)
Verily, thou shall be very, very, very, very
Very well
And down there in the ghetto
And down there we suffer, we suffer
But I and I a hang on in there
I and I, we just can't leh go (I nah leh go)
I and I a hang on in there
I and I, and don't leh go (I nah leh go)
So Jah seh, yeah
"I'm gon' to prepare a place
That where I am thou shall abide," yeah
So Jah seh
"Fear not for mighty dread
'Cause I'll be there, I'll be there at your side," yeah
But down there
Down there in the ghetto
And I'ma, I'ma down there
And down there I say we suffer
But, we're hanging on (I and I a hang on in there)
I and I, I nah leh go (you just can't leh go)
I and I a hang on in there (hang on, hang on, hang on)
I and I, I nah leh go (don't leh go)
So Jah seh
"And verily, verily, I'm saying unto thee
Unite yourself and love Imanity"
'Cause puss and dog, they get together
What's wrong with loving one another?
Puss and dog, they get together
What's wrong with you, my brother?
So Jah seh, yeah
"Ye are the sheep of my pasture
So verily, thou shall be very well, yeah
So Jah seh, yeah
"Ye are the sheep of my pasture
So, so, so (verily)
Verily, thou shall be very, very, very, very
Very well
And down there in the ghetto
And down there we suffer, we suffer
But I and I a hang on in there
I and I, we just can't leh go (I nah leh go)
I and I a hang on in there
I and I, and don't leh go (I nah leh go)
So Jah seh
oh, Jah seh, oh, Jah seh
be good, yeah
don't leh go
So Jah seh, yeah
He also said
"Go, Moses, tell the children to come home"
Lyrics submitted by spliphstar
So Jah S'eh Lyrics as written by Rita Anderson Marley Willy Francisco
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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