| Haili king Selassie bless I
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| Having my ways and I’ve seen your days
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| Sing it and have it set a nasty craze
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| So I reach a state
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| Turn a new page
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| Stand by me my sister stand by me now
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| Having my days and I’ve seen your ways
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| Sing it and have it set a nasty craze
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| So I reach a state
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| Turn a new page
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| Stand by me my brothers help me sing a song say
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| Art and life, art and life, art and life
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| Cah this is my, art and life, art and life
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| Art and life, art and life hey!
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| Tell dem fi cool cah man a ragga ragga
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| Tell dem a school man a carry dem inna
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| Moses rule with di ancient dagger
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| Mi seh eyes a rasta man rise Selassie banner
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| From mi a yute reggae music mi inna
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| Tell yuh di truth nuh other work mi nuh prefer
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| Can’t change bulb nor mi caan patch tire
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| But yuh hand mi a mic di whole dance ketch a fire
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| Hear dagger tune weh di dj a mutter
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| As a ghetto yute rise up and stop suffer
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| Driving a path fancy yuh fall down mi ladder
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| But instead a man a go ban mi rise up fi di better
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| And his funeral mi seh
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| Art and life, art and life, art and life
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| Yeah! |
| and this is my, art and life, art and life
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| Art and life, art and life yeah!
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| They say I am a star now
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| Weh live mi life fi everyone
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| Show lord that we can all just get along
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| Be strong and help another brother man
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| In this time I say
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| Well inna this ya time now
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| You gotta hold a position
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| Height on that ghetto yute ya look upon
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| Clean heart and good meditation
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| That a be my weapon
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| And now a just di
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| Right time fi start di Armageddon
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| Bright side mi haffi fight Babylon
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| My work a reggae revolution
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| As a Rastafarian! |
| and sing along seh
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| Art and life, art and life, art and life
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| Is all about, art and life, art and life
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| Art and life, art and life
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| Question to di world (ask dem)
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| And I seh who is gonna be my friend
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| Through thick and thin to di end
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| Less I be a vessel for di word
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| Equal rights and justice
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| Some neva get rid a nicely done
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| All man shall reap what they sow
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| All what big man boast all baby should know
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| Big freestyle now
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| I’m not gonna move and go slow
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| Ask you a question and take it down low
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| Why say that now
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| Having my ways and I’ve seen your days
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| Sing it and have it set a nasty craze
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| Now I reach a state
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| Turn a new page
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| Stand by me and help I sing a song like this
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| Art and life, art and life, art and life
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| Art and life, art and life art and life… |