| Intro Well ah Emperor Selassie l
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| What would the old-timer say?
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| Yow! |
| Nyahbinghi, come
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| We teach them how fi pray
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| Ay-ay-hay-hey, hey
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| Chorus Show us the way, let us be sanctified
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| (((Show us the way)))
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| Fire blaze, I nah cool nothing, hey
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| Teach them to pray, save those who doom to die
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| (((Teach them to pray)))
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| The needy shall not always be forgotten, no way!
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| L will be hailing King Selassie l
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| (((Jah!)))
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| Slew Saul and Goliath inna de battle
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| Strength and protection as best, stand up on l and l
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| Too much ghetto youth, dey inna trouble
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| Verse 1 Well then
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| This is life, live and protect your own
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| Could never be right keeping yuh black self down
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| (((Couldda never!)))
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| Then ah who ketch fright when dem hear mih song
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| Justice and equal rights ah make Babylon frown
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| Run go ask them who them are
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| Dem ignorant answer show me say dat dem ah Babylon par
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| Doh no matter yuh age nah who you are
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| ))) All follies haffi done (((
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| Great ah David, ha' no greater son
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| Chorus Show dem to pray, teach them to be sanctified
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| (((Show them the way)))
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| Fire blaze, l nah cool down, hey
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| Teach them to pray, save those who doom to die
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| (((Teach them to pray)))
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| Needy shall not always be forgotten, judgement!
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| L will be hailing King Selassie l
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| (((Jah!)))
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| Slew Saul and golath inna de battle, hey
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| Strength and protection for l and l
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| )))Babylon, you get burned out to nothing!(((
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| Verse 2 Tell dem say)))man dey inna yuh pants!(((
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| And me say)))woman inna dey skirt!(((
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| Righteousness, divine orders run Earth
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| )))l and l seeing how KIng Selassie l work!(((
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| Babylon jus' know what it worth
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| What ah de result after the effort?
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| Show no cult love and dem)))done ah dish yuh dirt!(((
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| Worry nah 'bout dem business,)))living in a curse!(((
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| Frustration take a hold, hey
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| Chorus (((Show them to teach them)))
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| Me tell yuh say fi show dem to pray, teach them to be sanctified
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| Fire blaze, l nah cool down, hey
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| Show us the way, save those who doom to die
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| Selassie l bu’n dem out tonight!
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| (((Show us the way)))
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| Show us the way, let us be sanctified
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| (((Teach them!)))
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| Fire blaze, l nah cool nothing, hey
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| Teach them to pray, let us be sanctified
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| )))Rastaman, yuh know we ah go chant!(((
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| Verse 3 Well then
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| How’d did it all begun?
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| Ah jus' through vanity, man no stop shot man
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| «Are you a slave?» |
| no,)))I am an Ethiopian!(((
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| Prime Minister tell Elizabeth repatriation
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| Babylon, yuh get gun out all by me--one)))ra-ka-kang!(((
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| Then a ghetto youth ah turn strong
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| Ah tell yuh say…
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| Couldn’t be mih king
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| Remember when Selassie l shot dah boy dey with de sling
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| )))De people dem confuse (((, still suffering
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| From unu take dem from Africa, unu hide dem king
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| Unu give dem)))images fi praise and ting (((
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| Then Babylon dem bring down colonialism
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| )))And then de government (((bring down imperialism
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| And then de politics fliction, dat jump in
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| Then the masses of the nation, they began killing
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| Every flesh shall perish and you nah wah hail Selassie l, The King
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| Chorus Well show us the way, let us be sanctified
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| (((Show us the way)))
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| Fire blaze, l'm nah cool nothing, no way
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| Teach them to pray, save those who doom to die
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| (((Teach them to pray)))
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| The needy shall not always be forgotten, yaaay!
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| Show us the way, let us be sanctified
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| (((Show us the way)))
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| Fire blaze, l'm nah cool nothing, no way
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| Teach them to pray, save those who doom to die
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| (((Teach them to pray)))
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| Babylon, yuh get bu’n out to nothing
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| Outro Then me ask them say
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| What do the old-timer say?
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| Haile Selassie l say fi kneel and pray--pray-ay-ay!
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| One to the Ancient say
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| No segregation… Zion away (((away, away, away))) |