Ah me say things get bitter in the west

we affi head to the east

Ah you done know Sizzla Kalongi ever bless

You see it, you see it

Selassie I ah prince of peace


CHORUS

Tell you just be nice

and live it up me nah lie

Rejoice and praise Rastafari

Just be nice

and live it up me nah lie

Rejoice and praise Rastafari


Some fightin for power

when love lead the multitude

Every second every hour

childern callin out for food

they want to go to school

in clean clothes and pretty shoes

Give us now because mama say

promise is a comfort to a fool

Teach them to love them one another

love stop them from killing of eachother

Follow the words of your fathers and your mothers

to hurt yourself I tell you don't you bother

Hey! 


CHORUS

Just be nice

and live it up mi nah lie

Rejoice and praise King Selassie I

I tell you just be nice

and live it up mi nah lie

Even though we taught them nah cry


The word is out, how dem so hype

dem friend ah tell dem things

and from foreign,

dem glad dem friend ah send them things

Ey youth be humble

don't bad mind dem things

you work for what you want

that's the powers of the King Ok

Poor people facing things

such bad position

Don't you worry,

most high will make your provision

Dem hungry and them dirty, Hey

look how mi ____

so mi know say mi strong


CHORUS

Tell them say

Rejoice and praise Rastafari

Just be nice

and live it up mi nah lie

Just be nice

tell you say ah more life

Burn out them war and strife

Tell you say

and live it up mi nah lie

Rejoice and hail Rastafari

Just be nice

and live it up mi nah lie

Rejoice and praise Rastafari


__ for me

it make me feel so glad

Nah go kill me nah go thief

mama tell me that is bad

Some don't have nuttin fi eat

so dem go loot and rob

I rather trod for east

and satisfy with the little weh mi have


CHORUS

Just be nice

and praise Rastafari

Be nice and live it up mi nah lie

Just be nice Kalonji say ah more life

I burn them strife

I tell yuh just be nice

and live it up we nah lie

Rejoice and praise Rastafari

I tell you say be nice

and live it up, be nice,

never give it up, be nice

positive it up OK


Some fightin for power

when love lead the multitude

Every second every hour

childern callin out for food

they want to go to school

in clean clothes and pretty shoes

Give us now because mama say

promise is a comfort to a fool

Teach them to love them one another

love stop them from killing of eachother

To hurt yourself I tell you don't you bother

Follow the principle of the ancient

fore-fathers and your mothers


CHORUS

Be nice and live it up we nah lie

Rejoice and praise Rastafari

Be nice and live it up we nah lie

Rejoice and praise Rastafari