[00:03.92]Black people keep your heads up
[00:06.80]Emperor Selassie l bless them
[00:09.61]Burning fire never yet stop
[00:13.69]Simplisity we use to survive
[00:16.18]Many find it difficult because they ignorant and hype
[00:19.87]Simplicity we use to survive
[00:22.12]Do what you doing properly,that's the way through life
[00:25.92]Simplicity we use to survive
[00:28.81]Many find it difficult because they ignorant and hard
[00:32.31]Simplicity we use to survive
[00:35.24]Children,open up your eyes
[00:37.86]Is not the one bag of vanity
[00:40.41]Nor the animosity
[00:41.93]Nor the hypocrisy,nor democracy
[00:44.05]Is not the labba-labba
[00:45.82]Nor the back-stabber
[00:47.69]Nor the vampire evilous desire
[00:50.28]Is just a meditation of my heart
[00:54.39]Pure and conscious thought
[00:57.33]Be overstanding and be smart
[00:59.33]Listen to the children speak the word and shine the light in the dark,yah
[01:03.01]Simplicity me use to survive
[01:06.44]Many find it difficult because they ignorant and die
[01:09.68]Simplicity me use to survive
[01:12.51]Do what you doing properly...that's the way through life
[01:16.19]Simplicity I use to survive
[01:18.94]Children,open up your eyes
[01:22.26]Simplicity me use to survive
[01:25.08]Burn Pharisees and Scribes
[01:28.58]
[01:29.15]Oohh,yeah
[01:29.84]Ah find yuh wrong bro,dat fi pause
[01:33.11]Praise Ras Tafari and give a worthy cause
[01:36.16]Give us all the blessing,give us all reward
[01:38.40]To help the poor ah find it easy when them find it hard
[01:41.59]Simplicity I use to survive
[01:43.15]Many find it difficult because they ignorant and die
[01:46.33]Simplicity l use to survive
[01:49.75]I say live and love yuh life
[01:53.19]Keep doing what you doing,don't you grumble
[01:56.25]Seed what you sow is what yuh reap,so be humble
[01:59.45]Know what yuh doing,yuh never stumble
[02:02.58]Burn down Rome,I sight dem crumble
[02:05.85]Lead the way,lead the way with the word what l speak
[02:09.48]Never must you stray,hail the King in the East
[02:12.73]Whoa-uh-l !
[02:14.78]Kalonji teach
[02:15.91]Zion haffi reach
[02:17.28]Whoa yeah !
[02:18.79]Simplicity l use to survive
[02:21.43]Many find it difficult because they ignorant and hype
[02:24.80]Simplicity l use to survive
[02:28.62]Burn Pharisees and Scribes
[02:31.13]Simplicity l use to survive
[02:33.89]Many find it difficult because they ignorant and hype
[02:37.34]Simplicity l use to survive
[02:40.34]Aw! Kalonji tell yuh
[02:43.21]Is not the one bag of vanity
[02:45.39]Nor the animosity
[02:46.83]Nor the hypocrisy,nor democracy
[02:49.15]Is not the labba-labba
[02:51.09]Nor the back-stabber
[02:53.21]Nor the vampire,yuh evilous desire
[02:55.27]Is just a meditation of my heart
[02:58.39]Is just a pure and conscious thought
[03:01.88]Be overstanding,ah tell yuh to be smart
[03:04.50]Listen to the children when they speak and shine the light in the dark
[03:08.71]Simplicity l use to survive
[03:11.08]Many find it difficult because they ignorant and hype
[03:14.22]Simplicity l use to survive
[03:17.86]Children:live and love yuh life,yeah
[03:21.37]Oh-whoa-whoa
[03:23.19]Oh yeah-yeah-yeah !
[03:24.63]Ay-uhuh,ay !
[03:26.62]Mmm-mm-mm-mmm
[03:28.99]I-ah-I-ah-I,ay-whoa
[03:31.93]Fire burn yahh-ow
[03:32.74]Simplicity we use to survive
[03:36.62]Don't you find it difficult
[03:37.18]Yeah...open up your eyes
[03:37.31]Simplicity we use to survive
[03:37.43]Live and love yuh life