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I did behold |
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Until the proud was casted down yah ' |
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Ave di ancient of days is |
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King Haile |
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Selassie I |
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Jah! You know |
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With his garments as white as snow |
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His hair as pure as wool |
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Praise ye |
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Jah (Hail di emperor) |
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Hail di emperor-or-or |
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Our king of kings |
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To a fullness ' |
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Ave to express |
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Jah Jah that |
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I always keep |
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Praise ye |
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Jah (Hail di emperor) |
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Hail di emperor-or-or-or |
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King of kings |
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To a fullness ' |
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Ave to express |
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Jah that always been (unu sing) |
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Jah Rastafari |
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We a praise |
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Hail King |
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Selassie always (Oh yes!) [Verse 1:] |
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Just like |
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Ashumba I am naw gon turn an recant |
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Another in |
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Selassie I name |
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A no Malcolm |
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X an Martin |
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Luther dis |
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An Sizzla whey come fi trick |
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Alla yuh tricks |
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I see Bob |
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Marley rise |
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An unu kill de prophet |
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Why yuh don't |
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Kill those |
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Standing on yuh pulpits (No!) |
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You use dem to steer di minds of di yout |
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An as dey preach |
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Di yout cease from knowin di truth (But) |
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Dis is the truth above our circumstances |
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I see how yuh constantly |
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Building churches |
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But while yuh church |
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Defend di slackness as usual |
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Rasta no mix up with homo |
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Praise ye |
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Jah (Hail di emperor) |
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Hail di emperor-or-or |
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Our King of kings |
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To a fullness ' |
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Ave to express |
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Jah that always been |
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Praise ye |
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Jah (Hail di emperor) |
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Hail di emperor-ore-ore-ore |
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King of kings |
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To a fullness ' |
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Ave to express |
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Jah Jah that a always been (Ooh hoo) [Verse 2:] |
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Jesus and his disciples |
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Dey are Black |
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An so were di |
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Ancient of days |
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Aye! Sizzla say dat |
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De truth is real |
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Make it known to boys and girl |
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Just makes yuh brain |
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For a time dem your worst |
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Well now talk bout |
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Jesus A who dat |
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I know him as the |
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Nazerite The offspring of |
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King David (Selassie I) |
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Now come den |
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Selassie I di other |
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Earth's rightful ruler |
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He's from di same line |
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Praise ye |
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Jah (Hail di emperor) |
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Hail di emperor-ore-ore-ore |
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King of kings |
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To a fullness ' |
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Ave to express |
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Jah that always been |
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Praise ye |
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Jah Hail di emperor |
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Selassie I king of peace |
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To a fullness ' |
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Ave to express |
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Jah that all within [Verse 3:] |
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Ay! you no see dem a ting dat from di |
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Bible Tink |
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I no know you're amongst those who instigate slavery against my people (Yeh!) |
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Only quote a few psalms so dat you could have to come we. |
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We have a knowledge you know, we done perceive (Woy!) |
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From start to finish |
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I have to outline de fact |
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Is not Sunday |
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Is Saturday we fi hold de |
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Sabbath Praise ye |
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Jah (Hail di emperor) |
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Hail de emperor |
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Selassie I a king of kings |
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To a fullness ' |
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Ave to express |
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Jah that I always been |
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Praise ye |
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Jah (Hail di emperor) |
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Hail di emperor-ore-ore-ore |
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King of kings |
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To a fullness ' |
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Ave to express |
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Jah that I always been |