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(Intro:) |
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If you had the power to change just one thing what would it be? |
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well change the system me see my self as a bless of art of and a mission because i come see it one way (why me Jah Jah) |
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(Jah Cure:) |
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Da Da Da Di Di Doe NaNa Na Nea |
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A whoa yeah, a whoa yeah |
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(Chorus:) |
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Dem nuh build great man, |
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dem only kill great man |
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Babylon be still ah nuh underate man |
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some a ball satan, an ah work fi Pope John |
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Can't let them overcome (x2) |
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(Verse 1: Jah cure) |
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Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Umandel free I tin-a-so |
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Nitty Gritty, Poppa Richie yeah, |
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Can't let them get you down iniquity |
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country and town it nuh pretty, |
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Mankind will take your crown cuz dem living shitty, a lucky ting seh rasta nuh licky licky, |
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Babylon caan let the streets nar trick we yeah |
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nooo yeah. |
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(Chorus:) |
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Dem nuh build great man |
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dem only kill great man, |
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Babylon be still ah nuh underate man |
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some a ball satan, an ah work fi Pope John |
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Can't let them overcome |
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Dem nuh build great man, |
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they only kill great man, |
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Babylon be still ah nuh underate man |
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some a ball satan, sayin so de ton, |
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all a dem work fe Pope John. |
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(verse 2: Fantan Mojah) |
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(Oh no no no no) |
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The more youths dem kill see another one rise and give babylon a surprise... |
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Bose I, Bose I, Bose I, Bose I, a poverton I children cry. |
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I pray for equal rights and justice for my people everyday, |
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Forbidden fruit in the garden, |
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we have to weed a bound weed a bound |
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Forbidden fruit in the garden, |
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we have to weed dem out weed dem out. |
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(Jah Cure:) |
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Dem kill Malcom X and Martin Luther King, |
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a di same ting dem bring off on Rodney King, |
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Millions vex, still dem couldn't do nothing, king Selassie mi sing yeah. |
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Some a fling fiya bolt some a flash lightning, king selassie mi king yeah. |
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Dem caan break the joys or my love within, Selassie I pickney sing yeah. |
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World a cry for the love we bring an... |
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(Fantan Mojah)- Rastafari is everyting yeah. |
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To the powers I will ask the king, |
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Dem can't do the rasta man a thing. |
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(Chorus:) |
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Dem nuh build great man, |
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they only kill great man, |
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Babylon be still ah nuh underate man |
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some a ball Satan an a work fi Pope John |
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can't let them overcome (x2) |
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(Verse 3: Jah Cure) |
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Great is great, should not be underate, |
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great is great, should be appreciate. |
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See a birth of greatness try your best to endorse it, don't play bad mind and pass it. |
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Working dem tricks beg u water in ah basket, |
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king selassie mi ask this, |
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Fiya roots and yuh culture dem do not ask this Rasta come fi endorse this yeah... ohhhhh ahhaaaa |
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Endorse this.... yeah yeah |
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Babylon dem nuh build we..., |
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From dem see how we great dem a try hard fi kill we.. |
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But still I'm surviving, Jah Cure Stay alive in yeah... |
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(Chorus:) |
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Dem nuh build great man, |
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they only kill great man |
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babylon be still ah nuh underate man |
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some a ball satan an a work fi Pope John, |
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Can't let dem Overcome... |
