| I and I a praise — King Selassie!
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| And endorse di ghetto youth
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| Dem mek dem well bright — Africa shall rise!
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| Yuh nuh seet seh poor people a get wise
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| Unnu ramp with me again
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| King Selassie! |
| Endorse di ghetto youth
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| Dem mek dem well bright — Jerusalem shall rise!
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| Yuh nuh seet seh Jah Jah people a get wise, whoa
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| The game up and down just like a yo-yo
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| Mi smoke mi sensimilla and full join di show
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| Babylon speed up so mi haffi move slow
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| Dem sell mi lack a knowledge
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| But mi lack dem with di flow
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| Dem teach mi to say yes and mi still a say no
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| Dem tell mi fi stop and mi still go
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| Dem tell mi fi cut and mi still grow
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| Cah Rastafari seh so!
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| Mi a praise — King Selassie!
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| And endorse di ghetto youth
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| Dem mek dem well bright — Africa shall rise!
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| Yuh nuh seet seh poor people a get wise
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| Unnu ramp with me again
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| King Selassie! |
| Endorse di ghetto youth
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| Dem mek dem well bright — Jerusalem shall rise!
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| Yuh nuh seet seh Jah Jah people a get wise, whoa
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| The road to zion rocky
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| But we still a walk
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| We move outta Babylon, dem still a talk
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| We keep the fyah burning
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| And dem shut it off so
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| Back it off now, Judgement time now
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| Emperor Selassie I rule the earth
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| I and I pray from birth
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| No handcuff 'pon me wrist, no blood 'pon mi shirt
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| Babylon mi heart still a hurt
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| So mi praise — King Selassie!
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| And endorse di ghetto youth
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| Dem mek dem well bright — Africa shall rise!
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| Yuh nuh seet seh poor people a get wise
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| Unnu ramp with me again
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| King Selassie! |
| Endorse di ghetto youth
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| Dem mek dem well bright — Jamaica shall rise!
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| Yuh nuh seet seh Jah Jah people a get wise, whoa
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| Dem drop down dem soul
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| Mi nah drop down mi faith
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| Babylon crise betta siddung and wait
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| Cah mi wholla sekkle
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| And mi just keep mi straight
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| Yuh reach likkle bit too late
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| While I’m praise
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| King Selassie! |
| And endorse di ghetto youth
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| Dem mek dem well bright — Africa shall rise!
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| Yuh nuh seet seh poor people a get wise
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| Unnu ramp with me again
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| King Selassie! |
| Endorse di ghetto youth
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| Dem mek dem well bright — Jerusalem shall rise!
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| Yuh nuh seet seh Jah Jah people a get wise, whoa
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| Give thanks and praise to the Most High
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| So mi a seh |