| I say pead my cause,
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| Strive with those that striveth,
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| fight against those that fight against I
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| Emperor Selassi I,
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| the Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah
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| uh
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| CHORUS
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| Live and love your life always,
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| children give Jah thanks and praise
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| Most high he give us length of days
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| silver and gold shall fade
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| So live and love your life always
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| come let us give thanks and praise
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| Most high he give us length of days
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| Zion and the earth all living things
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| and human beings he made
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| Bombs and guns that all they aim at us
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| We’re Ethiopian Africans we’re strangers no
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| So Zion kinda system it so dangerous
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| Honor your mother and your father
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| say ah blessed love
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| And do remember Jah has made you faithful
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| so show more love and don’t be hateful
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| Neglect the most high you’d be so ungrateful eh
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| and that would be disgraceful
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| CHORUS
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| Live and love your life always,
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| come let us give thanks and praise
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| Most high give us length of days
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| the silver and gold shall fade
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| So live and love your life always
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| children give Jah thanks and praise
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| Rastafari give us length of days
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| the silver and gold shall fade
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| So much people pocket full and running over
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| yet they wouldn’t share they rather
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| hold in nah bringin ah lil something when coming over
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| little children even ghetto youths must show love
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| spend out the riches fit up the village
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| bun out the hate and grudge
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| chant Rastafari ah chant
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| Emperor Selassie I is the Conquering Lion
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| Love and righteousness we want
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| CHORUS
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| Live and love your life always,
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| children give Jah thanks and praise
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| Ohh ooo length of days
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| Most high we praise King Selassie I
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| live and love your life always
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| come let us give thanks and praise
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| Most high give us length of days
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| the vanities shall fade whoa yea
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| Love life that’s the reality
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| clean and pure that’s the quality
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| Emperor Selassie I he stand for
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| equal righteousness and morality
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| CHORUS
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| Live and love your life always,
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| come let us give thanks and praise
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| He give us length of days
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| Oh riches shall fade
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| So live and love your life always
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| Sizzla Kalongi keep the fire it ah blaze
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| Rastafari come to liberate the slave
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| Conquering Lion never fail
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| Yo, you live on the street, every night and day
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| You idle and you lurks in the coner when you touch out
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| Kook wrong corner you go… ow
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| Mama gone inna purse you go pluck out
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| Gone wit your father fridge, phone
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| and then you just cut out
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| Why is it you won’t stop from doing those wrongs
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| CHORUS
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| Live and love your life always,
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| children give Jah thanks and praise
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| He give length of days
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| Whoa yea yea |