| Go and wake the town, here comes the sound
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| To give the people freedom and put away yuh frown
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| Babylon, yuh get no turn
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| The 'Binghi Youth see yuh plantation getting burn
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| Yay-yay-I!!!
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| Chorus Lovely morning filled with the beauty of goodness life cyah done
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| Lovely morning--give thanks for life, strive with the rising sun
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| Lovely morning filled with the beauty of goodness life cyah done
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| Nyabinghi chanting--give thanks for life, I strive with the rising sun
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| Verse 1 Hail de ghetto youths dem pon de River Nile bank
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| Pt.1 All is but just, de Rasta better give thanks
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| Black people give thanks for the giving of thanks
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| Nuff ah unno Babylon did wah fi vank
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| Emmanuel say fi bun de slavemaster ranch
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| Yow! |
| if yuh greedy, you broke off with the branch
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| Joy and love, it is so important
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| Salvation for the people, it is significant
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| De Bobo Youth ah love dem from ah distance
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| Heed de youth dem response
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| Pt.2 Ah bless you in this
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| Chorus Lovely morning filled with the beauty of goodness from the rain that come
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| Nyabinghi chanting--give thanks for life, strive with the rising sun
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| Lovely morning filled with the beauty of goodness, so life cyah done
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| Nyabinghi chanting--give thanks for life--yay yeahh!
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| Verse 2 Holy Mount Zion, joy Mother Earth
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| Woman go back inna yuh skirt
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| Dis ah man deaf, whey time yuh know what life worth
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| Cyah run from the natural, King Selassie is the first
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| Hey! |
| melodies… birds that sing
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| Mankind free to drink from any ancient spring
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| Me live amongst the trees and the living
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| And as yuh go yuh way today, yuh get blessings
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| Yow, just make it run…
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| Chorus Lovely morning filled with the goodness of beauty, so life cyah done
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| Nyabinghi chanting--give thanks for life… mmmm!
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| Lovely morning filled with the beauty of goodness from the rain that come
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| Rastaman chanting--give thanks for life--ey!
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| Verse 3 Yuh mouth must clean before yuh drink from mih cup
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| And don’t allow this lovely day for you to go corrupt
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| Emmanuel teach the people, say dem no fi interrupt
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| In ah Babylon business, ah rest dem get stuck
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| Bloy! |
| on this journey you have to keep it up
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| No time to get weary,'cause the sun just come up
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| Well King’s House have fi me, dey judgement ah buss
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| Repatriation gharge, rise the ghetto youths dem from the dust in this
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| Chorus Lovely morning filled with the beauty of goodness from the rain that come
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| Nyabinghi chanting--give thanks for life, strive with the rising sun
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| De 'Binghi Youths dem send
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| Chorus Lovely morning--give thanks for life, strive with the rising sun
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| Rastaman keep chanting…
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| Bablon yuh better run, and go dash 'way yuh gun
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| In this morning… |