Yeah man, I and I shall not be afraid of ten thousand of heathen that surround and I and I round about Yeah man me know say who de heathen ah go dwell in ah drought Woh, ow, yeah No harm shall come upon thy children, yeah Not even the disasterous pestilence No harm shall come upon thy children, yow Not even what tell Babylon say give me life ah me-e more ah mi friends, woh, oh, ow Yes Jah, be I strong, whenever they rise against us They want to do us wrong, the powers of Selassie protect us Yes Jah, be I strong, whenever they rise against us They want to do us wrong, the powers of Selassie Oh, let us have a great day, ohh Go, no gold for yon Could never take my place, couldn't be replace Neither buy yuh pearl nor yuh gem Oh, ah see dem praise themself, I agree, everyone needs help But if ah never, as well as whenever yuh rage Den yuh know something else, woh, oh! Yes Jah, be I strong, whenever they rise against us They want to do me wrong, the powers of Selassie protect us Whenever, be I strong, whenever they rise against us They want to do I wrong, ay! The powers of Jah, yow Dey wouldn't mind if dey could kill our youth and every time dey tell ah lie that we loot Come down in ah mi village and dem know dat dat dem toop Teaming up we village we go defend mi troop Behind d bars, ah whey dey place dey hoop Dey play ah mental game fi do make mi stoop Well nuff boy go bow, nuff boy go scoop Yow, me ah bun dem fi truth, ow! Yes Jah, be I strong, whenever they rise against us They want to do us wrong, the powers of Selassie protect us Yes Jah, be I strong, whenever they rise against us They want to do I wrong Stand firm, Rastafari live forever more I and I know King Selassie shall come in the dark The likes of the poor want more Remember House of Parliament, did fi bun To do good, dey all ignore, ay! Ghetto youth watch it dey mi go lick down satan We need some food, some clothes, all good education, repatriation right now Ow! No harm shall come upon our children, Pharaoh Remember not even the disasterous pestilence No harm shall come upon thy children, oh yeah Not even the disasterous pestilence, well Dey wouldn't mind if dey could kill our youth and every time dey tell ah lie that we loot Come down in ah mi village and dem know dat dat dem toop Teaming up we village we go defend mi troop Behind d bars, ah whey dey place dey hoop Dey play ah mental game fi do make mi stoop Well nuff boy go bow, nuff boy go scoop Yow, me ah bun dem fi truth, ow! Bun Prime Minister, bun down de soap Me gon' bun police in ah him brutal soup No call me no dan, fire pon dope Me ah de living rastaman from King Solomon root Yes Jah, be I strong, whenever they rise against us They want to do us wrong, the powers of Selassie protect us Yes Jah, be I strong, whenever they rise against us They want to do I wrong Ohh! Yeah, ow Oh, let us have a great day, ohh Go, no gold for yon Could never take my place, couldn't be replace Neither buy yuh pearl nor yuh gem Oh, ah see dem praise themself, I agree, everyone needs help But if ah never, as well as whenever yuh rage Den yuh know something else, woh, oh!

Just make yourself prepare I'm travelling over borders and frontier I and I nature is clear Watch yah nuh? Ghetto youths... There is no time to gaze Some come fi store it up and try corrupt weh Binghi man create, yow. Tell dem change them ways Binghi youth unnu hurry up Nuh come yah so fi waste out you days, yah? Unnu nuh see seh dem a gaze Dem come fi store it up and try corrupt weh Binghi man create, yah? Tell dem change dem ways Binghi youth hurry up because a King Selassie Ethiopia she now stretch forth So King Selassie no more rockin' ah di boat Things ah get red inna di western coast And nuff ah dem ah dead you might think seh ah joke Dem have dem money and still dem cyaan float I come fi separate di sheep from di goat Look inna di heap fi see who ah bust di throat Give them di chalice and them end up ah choke Cyaan burn di herbs dem run gone snort coke If ah yah di fire then ah who have the smoke? Give di youth di culture cause ah it mi ah promote Dem must come together Ras Tafari ah nuh joke Nuh tek no talk There is no time to gaze Some come fi store it up and try corrupt weh Binghi man create, yow. Tell dem change them ways Binghi youth unnu hurry up Nuh come yah so fi waste out you days, yah? Unnu nuh see seh dem a gaze Dem come fi store it up and try corrupt weh Binghi man create, yah? Tell dem change dem ways Binghi youth hurry up because a King Selassie There is no time to gaze Some come fi store it up and try corrupt weh Binghi man create, yow. Tell dem change them ways Binghi youth unnu hurry up Nuh come yah so fi waste out you days, yah? Unnu nuh see seh dem a gaze Dem come fi store it up and try corrupt weh Binghi man create, yah? Tell dem change dem ways Binghi youth hurry up because a King Selassie Be still cause wi know dem gone Jah gimme di herb mi plant food and corn Di youth come first so mi nah lef' di farm I till di dirt den wah mek dem ah scorn? Babylon be still unnu allow mi mek mi gwaan Up pon di hill nuh dirty work mi no perform Trod dem yah journey get redder then warm Di youth stop cut all the slave master lawn Nuh do nothin fi get di bloody money inna wi palm Wi nah stand calm There is no time to gaze Some come fi store it up and try corrupt weh Binghi man create, yow. Tell dem change them ways Binghi youth unnu hurry up Nuh come yah so fi waste out you days, yah? Unnu nuh see seh dem a gaze Dem come fi store it up and try corrupt weh Binghi man create, yah? Tell dem change dem ways Binghi youth hurry up because a King Selassie There is no time to gaze Some come fi store it up and try corrupt weh Binghi man create, yow. Tell dem change them ways Binghi youth unnu hurry up Nuh come yah so fi waste out you days, yah? Unnu nuh see seh dem a gaze Dem come fi store it up and try corrupt weh Binghi man create, yah? Tell dem change dem ways Binghi youth hurry up because a King Selassie Cho! Di whole ah di honor give di youth better-ment Educate them right fi dem upliftment I nuh settlers nuh give I no settlement I run di palace this ah bigger judgement What's the result from your conference? No solution yuh confuse, you and yuh friends Babylon laws come to an end Babylon the fake going down again Lightning message slap England Burn dem to ashes dem ah pollute Jah land Lightning message up inna di Pentagon Fight dem ah fight fi King Selassie position Tek dem yah message to di Ithiopian Tell dem Emperor Selassie is di Almighty Man Lightning message fi every nation To King Selassie bows di generation There is no time to gaze Some come fi store it up and try corrupt weh Binghi man create, yow. Tell dem change them ways Binghi youth unnu hurry up Nuh come yah so fi waste out you days, yah? Unnu nuh see seh dem a gaze Dem come fi store it up and try corrupt weh Binghi man create, yah? Tell dem change dem ways Binghi youth hurry up because a King Selassie There is no time to gaze Some come fi store it up and try corrupt weh Binghi man create, yow. Tell dem change them ways Binghi youth unnu hurry up Nuh come yah so fi waste out you days, yah? Unnu nuh see seh dem a gaze Dem come fi store it up and try corrupt weh Binghi man create, yah? Tell dem change dem ways Binghi youth hurry up because a King Selassie