Intro           Honourable Marcus Garvey

                Oyyyy!...

                So much love

                That's all I come to give

                Emperor Selassie I show dem love

                And yet still dem nah wah live

 

Chorus        	So Babylon give dem ah toy

                See dey inna dem hand

                Dem turn cowboy

                Babylon say destroy

                So anytime ah-poh-poh-toi, hoi-hoi

                Babylon give dem ah toy

                See dey inna dem hand

                Dem turn cowboy

                Babylon give dem ah toy

                Anytime now ah-blokkodoy, hoi-hoi--Jah!

 

Verse 1    	Dem buss it so prevalent 

                And nuff ah dem kick de bucket

                Selassie run he resident

                So gunman watch it

                Rastaman come strong with love inna de district

                You are most American, with yuh gun 'pon yuh hip

                De cop all dem still hide

                'Cause Bobby shot de sheriff

                Commissioner ah run because we honour we commit

                Whether nah no not Jah coast ah-yow, cowboy go down

                Done know yuh bow--yuh shot yuh brother with yuh gun

                Fuh rights, nah justice, yuh nah buss it fi none

                Well since yuh slaughter, Selassie I come

                Emperor sit down 'round de biggest machine gun

                Mussolini** test and get dem skull turn down

 

Chorus     	So Babyoln give you dem toy 

                See dey inna yuh hand

                Yuh turn cowboy

                Babylon say destroy

                Anytime now ah-boh-boh-boi, hoi-hoi

                Babylon give you a toy

                See dey inna yuh hand 

                Yuh turn cowboy, -oy, ey!

                Babylon say destroy

                Anytime now ah-blokkodoy, hey heyy!

 

Verse 2	       Some skin 'bout to peel like Scalien

               Some ah dem cyah nyam dem meal, comfortable and strong

               Dis' de man whey fly de seal, done know yuh wrong

               Rastaman no try no deal, we no fear no wicked man

               Shipment come in a drum, so dem ah boast

               Yow, 'pon dey front, dem cock-up and all ah sport

               Cyah come 'gainst Jah-Jah sheep nor goat

               Touch Lion 'gain and we bound fi buss yuh throat

               Yuh nah go Africa, den ah where you ah run to?

               Nah nah-nah-nah-nah, no worry

               Selassie I see whey yuh do

               Now ah know Emmanuel, yuh never humble

               Drag down, ah hail under stress and trouble

 

Chorus        You go grab up dem toy

              See dey inna yuh hand 

              Yuh turn cowboy

              Babylon give you dem toy

              So anytime now ah-poh-poh-poi, hoi how-hoi

              Babylon give you dem toy

              See dey inna yuh hand

              Yuh turn cowboy--hey!

              Babylon give you dem toy

              Anytime now ah-poh-poh-poi, hey

 

Verse 3       Den me ah journey, yah

              I'll never stop troddin' since Jah sun shine from above, ey-hey

              Those of whom kick de bucket are my brothers and sisters

              I surely love, ey-hey!

              Still I have to keep going on

              I know not nothing as skylarking, ey-hey!

              As long as Jah side take the corn

              I and I will be ruling, yay-hey

 

Chorus       Babylon give you dem toy

             See dey inna yuh yuh hand 

             Yuh turn cowboy

             Babylon give you dem toy

             Anytime now ah-poh-poh-poi, hoyy

 

Intro         Well Sizzla bring just more than love

repeated      That's all I come to give

              Emperor Selassie I did show dem love 

              And yet still some nah wah live

 

Chorus       So Babylon give dem ah toy

              See dey up on dem hip

              Dem turn cowboy, yay-hey!

              Babylon give dem a toy

              Anytime now ah-poh-poh-poi, hey