| Yow yow yow |
| Mi deh yah yah |
| tell dem seh we deh yah |
| Momma, papa |
| Da one yah name mi deh yah yaw |
| momma and papa |
| just tek you hand from yuh jaw |
| Tell dem mi deh yah yah |
| momma and papa |
| Gall dem see mi and chant tralla lalla laa |
| Deh yah yaw momma and papa |
| Di youth dem see me and shout lion paw |
| Mi Deh yah yaw momma and papa |
| Babylon mi see seh dem… |
| Da one yah name |
| While I were away and send di line dem inna |
| di letta |
| Just fi show you seh mi haffi mek tings betta |
| And a foundation mi seh mi haffi set yah |
| And hail king selassie as the mekka |
| so mi go bun babylon as the tekka |
| Couldn’t mamma earth di whole a dem want fi reck yah |
| Tell di ghetto youth seh fi think con check yah |
| Babylon come out you can’t tan yah cause mi nah leff yah |
| Me seh mi deh yah yaw |
| Mama and papa… |
| Just Teck you hand from yuh jaw |
| Tell dem Mi deh yah yaw |
| Babylon tek the food out ah dem craw |
| Mi deh yah yaw mama and papa |
| Di youth dem see me and say tralla lalla laa |
| Mi deh yah yaw mama and papa |
| Mi deh yah yaw |
| Da one yah name |
| So mi seh |
| never mek let the wicked man dem get you down |
| Just hold your humility and gwan hold your ground |
| no matter how dem beat up and twiss up and frown |
| Go mek dem know seh dat I… |
| Dah one yah name |
| I will always be here and I will always be around |
| Fi mek sure seh you don’t turn di youth dem inna no clown |
| And show di ghetto youth dem fi know the right sound |
| And righousness well di fi gather round |
| So mi tell di wicked man dem mi nuh want dem around |
| Well dem could an black dem could an purple or brown |
| Dem diss Emanuel and get a judgement sound |
| mi nuh want dem pon mi compound |
| one yah name mi deh yah yaw |
| Mama and papa… Teck… you… hand… from… yuh jawwwwwww |
| Red hot |
| Dah one yah name mi deh yah yaw |
| Mama and papa… Teck you hand from yuh jaw |
| Deh yah yaw… mamma, pappa |
| Gall dem see mi and shout tralla lalla laa |
| Babylon waan tek wi inna outlaw |
| Deh yah yaw momma papa |
| Yaw yaw… who deh yaw. |
| Yow Dem check seh mi gawn but mi deh yah |
| Mi come fi defend mi sista and mi bredda |
| So mi tell dem seh di fyah seh it get redda |
| Diss Emanuel and now mi see seh dem a deadda |
| Noone that seek shall turn to di sidewalk and turn not a begga |
| Dah one yah lick dem like sledgea |
| Seh vampire get peg yah |
| Diss yah one yah redda redda |
| Me tell dem seh mi Dah yah yaw… mama… papa |
| Mi tell dem seh mi deh ya ya. anyway |
| Well a long time mi deh yah and dem check seh mi gone |
| But mi deh yah so righousness fi perform |
| mek di ghetto youth dem know how fi gwan |
| bun di obeya man dem weh a balm |
| anyway dem can’t mek mi cool and dem can’t mek mi calm |
| a di woman dem alone come give me me charm |
| wapen to susie and jackie and dawn |
| A dem alone mi want inna mi palm |
| Tell dem mi deh yah yaw |
| Mama and papa… Teck you hand from yuh jaw |
| Tell dem mi deh yah yaw… mamma, pappa |
| Gall dem see mi and shout tralla lalla laa |
| Mi Deh ya yaw momma… poppa… |
| Babylon tek di food from out a de bird dem claw |
| Mi deh yah yaw… |