| Never let, never let the people dem down.
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| Never let, never let no warriors down.
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| Never let, never let the children dem down,
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| never let the woman dem down.
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| Ghetto youth
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| steppin' up, steppin' up, steppin' up, (yeah)
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| Babylon
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| getting up, fatting up, getting up (yeah)
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| Ghetto youth
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| steppin' up, steppin' up, steppin' up, (yeah)
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| Babylon
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| fatting up, fatting up, alright.
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| Tell the people dem fi know themselve'
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| and if they want food dem haffi sow themselve' (hey)
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| tell the people dem fi know themselve',
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| and if de want feed dem haffi sow themselve', alright.
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| Tell the people dem fi reach themselve',
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| and if de wanna know dem haffi teach themselve', (ohoy)
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| the people dem fi know themselve',
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| and if dem want, the bigga judgement again, nah wanna near my wife.
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| Selfesteem, heart haffi clean,
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| so you cyan run around in red, gold and green.
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| Selfthought, clean up your heart
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| never gogo walk on di wicked man path.
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| Selfcontrol, clean up your heart and your soul,
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| and watch di wicked man get a roll.
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| Ghetto youth
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| steppin' up, steppin' up, steppin' up, (yeah)
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| Babylon
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| getting up, fatting up, faking up (yeah)
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| Ghetto youth
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| steppin' up, steppin' up, steppin' up, (yeah)
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| Babylon
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| fatting up, fatting up, fat.
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| Tell di youth dem set fi know themselve'
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| and if they want food dem haffi sow themselve' (hey)
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| tell the people dem fi know themselve',
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| and if de want food dem haffi sow themselve', alright.
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| Tell the people dem fi reach themselve',
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| and if de wanna know dem haffi teach themselve', (ay)
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| tell the people dem fi reach themselve',
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| because a dem alone can breach themselve' whoo (yo).
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| Mi say self awareness, don’t get careless,
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| and anytime we talk don’t be earless,
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| Rastafari, is the natures of life, ever bless,
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| from the north to the south, the east, and the west. |
| (ey)
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| Remember Babylon come mi smoke,
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| and dem still careless, and dem tell youself dem care,
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| and dem get careless.
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| My achievement is mine, so I have to invest,
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| for what I’m going at and care less.
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| Ghetto youth
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| steppin' up, steppin' up, steppin' up, (yeah)
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| Babylon
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| ratting up, fatting up, faking up (yeah)
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| Ghetto youth
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| steppin' up, steppin' up, steppin' up, (yeah)
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| Babylon
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| ratting up, fatting up, hey. |
| (yo)
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| Ghetto youth
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| steppin' up, steppin' up, steppin' up, (yeah)
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| Babylon
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| getting up, fatting up, faking up (yeah)
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| Ghetto youth
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| steppin' up, steppin' up, steppin' up, (boom)
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| Babylon
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| fatting up, fatting up, hay. |
| (yo)
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| Die people dem fi know themselve'
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| and if they want food dem haffi sow themselve' (hey)
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| tell the people dem fi know themselve',
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| and if de want food dem haffi sow themselve', again.
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| Tell di youth dem set fi know themselve,
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| and if de wanna reach dem haffi teach themselve', (ay)
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| Ghetto youth,
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| never forget Marcus Garvey. |
| (yey) |