Well dem done know say Emperor for ganja

meaning ganja and Emperor dey Emperor

alive yuh know, Jah


Emperor Hailie Selassie I,

who sit up in the north to fight you up

and look to the east himself yuh know

You know say Babylon down step

as Rasta upset John Pope the beast


CHORUS

Babylon you're too much to bear

can't afford to do that now

I've got to keep my heavens clear

And I've got alot of youths to care

you keep on givin double gaow

then by what means do you share? hey

Too much to bare

can't afford to do that now

I've got to keep my heavens clear, Jah

alot of youths to care

you keep on givin I double gaow, go dey


Well den, taking all fi go stock inna yuh bank

Fi hours hear mi call and you turn and insult

You've been too bad for the heath of an adult

a baby is much better a result

Well now ghetto youths mi afi ask

is it that hard to see,

the sickness that befall I n I is so many?

And we ah doctor that just so kill of mi family

Is ah try to fight an I for me hailin you


CHORUS

And Babylon is so much to bear

can't afford to do it now

I've got to keep my heavens clear

And I've got alot of youths to care

whoa you keep on givin double gaow

then by what means do you share? yea

So much to bare

can't afford to do it now

I've got to keep my heavens clear,

and mi have nuff ghetto youths dey care

yo Babylon ah hope you ah hear


Watch how the compelling us to fight

foward all the blood

Just thru you try so nuff ghetto youths dead

but Rasta fire bun the dead we all did hail

Emperor Hailie Selassie instead

Could dem, mi friend dem do it all the while

nah reach no where, now dem smile

me wonder what next dem ah tell me say

Mi tell the whole ah dem unite

him have dem no did dey

mi smile and now mi talk

and nuff ah dem ah go astray


CHORUS

But Babylon is too much to bear

can't afford to do that now

I've got to keep my heavens clear

And I've got alot of youths to care

they keep on givin double gaow

then by what means do they share?

Babylon, too much to bare

can't afford to do that now oh oh

Anyhow we nah go bow oh no

and I've got alot of youths to care

Oh no


Well make them know,

Oh yes the works of Jah,  I man gladly accept

be still and let it carried out and many success

Selassi I, I holla out He I solace

standing watchful for my people in this west

Whoa Ethiopia for all burn faces,

there so everything start, some people village

Oh my people you are more than big

every black man you see ah more than royalty

Cuz me know that's why mi know


CHORUS

They're so much to bear

can't afford to do that now

I've got to keep my heavens clear

And I've got alot of youths to care

you keep on givin I double gaow

then by what means do you share? Oh oh

Too much to bare

can't afford to do that now

I've got to keep my heavens clear,

lot of youths to care

you keep on givin I double gaow

mi say dey


Dem taking all fi go stock inna dem bank

Fi hours hear mi call and you turn and insult

You've been just too bad for the heath of an adult

a baby is much better a result

Well watch ah now know 

is it that hard to see,

the sickness that befall I n I is so many?