Well I and I say these be the words of his magesty Emperor Hailie Selassie I I and I hail the royal emperor of Ethiopia And bun ah guy Jah Bless, Well Read... CHORUS Babylon ah listen from near and far Not even go ask them what dem peepin for Tell them they cyar hold the youths With no more house and car Hear we Ethiopia, war ah this ah war Babylon ah listen from near and far Not even go ask them what dem searchin' for Tell them they cyar hold the youths With no more house and car Gimme Ethiopia, yo afi black star Babylon ah listen and devise new plan Dangerous sittin with they ass for too long Blackness risen so arise black man Black woman teeth ah glisten... Ethiopian They think the fire did missin Come we bun Babylon Dedicated to Britain and United Nation Uno look what ah go happern fi repatriation Uno free up every prisoner ah revolution Sizzlasie I authority higher than... Your police and your soldiers stop yuh molestation CHORUS Babylon ah listen from oh so far Don't even go ask them what dem listenin for Tell them they cyar hold the youths With no more house and car Gimme Ethiopia, cuz that afi black star Babylon ah listen from oh so far Don't even go ask them what dem searchin' for Tell them they cyar hold the youths With no more house and car Give we Ethiopia, the motherland fi black star Rain over heathen, flood out we not dumb Heathen and sheden done get John Paul stamp The brigadaire go hear we come and same time him cramp The major general dun full up a hope for camp We bringing out the authotority so we nah ramp It higher than voltage wattage and amp The whole ah dem tek ras-council 'gainst me King Ah bear fire Sizzla kalonji bring, you see CHORUS Babylon ah listen from oh so far Don't even go ask them what dem peepin for Tell them them cyar hold the youths With no house and car Give we Ethiopia, the motherland fi black star Babylon ah listen from oh so far Them and them associate ah fight bear psyco war Tell them they cyar hold the youths With no more house and car Give we Ethiopia, the motherland fi black star They say I must be friendly, no but what if not Me nah different from nobody, King Selassie is the top Me nah come fi love up any... wolf from the pack And every youth ah come with me in the land of the Black Yo ah so many black youth uno shot You nah love Marcus Garvey this ah lick you like rock Bun your dollars and penny come tell me say stop Emanuel ah fi me and the youths dem whey have Ras CHORUS Yo dem ah listen from oh so far Don't even go ask them what dem listenin for Tell them them cyar hold the youths With money house nor car Give we Ethiopia, land fi the black star Babylon ah listen and devise new plan Dangerous sittin with they ass for too long Blackness risen so arise black woman The youths teeth ah glisten royal Ethiopian Fire never missin come we bun Babylon This goin to Britain and United Nation Uno look what ah go happern fi repatriation Uno free up every prisoner ah revolution Sizzlasie I authority higher than... Your police and your soldiers, molestation, stop Dem ah listen from oh so far Don't even go ask dem...