Sizzla

Sizzla - Show Us The Way lyrics

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Intro            Well ah Emperor Selassie l

                  What would the old-timer say?

                  Yow! Nyahbinghi,come

                  We teach them how fi pray

                  Ay-ay-hay-hey,hey

 

Chorus       Show us the way,let us be sanctified

                 (((Show us the way)))

                 Fire blaze,I nah cool nothing,hey

                 Teach them to pray,save those who doom to die

                 (((Teach them to pray)))

                 The needy shall not always be forgotten,no way!

                 l will be hailing King Selassie l

                 (((       Jah!      )))

                 Slew Saul and Goliath inna de battle

                 Strength and protection as best,stand up on l and l

                 Too much ghetto youth,dey inna trouble

 

Verse 1      Well then

                 This is life,live and protect your own

                 Could never be right keeping yuh black self down

                 (((Couldda never!)))  

                 Then ah who ketch fright when dem hear mih song

                 Justice and equal rights ah make Babylon frown

                 Run go ask them who them are

                 Dem ignorant answer show me say dat dem ah Babylon par

                 Doh no matter yuh age nah who you are

                 ))) All follies haffi done(((

                 Great ah David,ha' no greater son

 

Chorus      Show dem to pray,teach them to be sanctified

                (((Show them the way)))

                Fire blaze,l nah cool down,hey 

                Teach them to pray,save those who doom to die

                (((Teach them to pray)))

                Needy shall not always be forgotten,judgement!

                l will be hailing King Selassie l

                (((      Jah!       )))

                Slew Saul and golath inna de battle,hey

                Strength and protection for l and l

                )))Babylon,you get burned out to nothing!(((

 

Verse 2    Tell dem say  )))man dey inna yuh pants!(((

               And me say   )))woman inna dey skirt!(((

               Righteousness,divine orders run Earth

               )))l and l seeing how KIng Selassie l work!(((

               Babylon jus' know what it worth

               What ah de result after the effort?

               Show no cult love and dem )))done ah dish yuh dirt!(((

               Worry nah 'bout dem business, )))living in a curse!(((

               Frustration take a hold,hey

 

Chorus    (((                       Show them to teach them                         )))

              Me tell yuh say fi show dem to pray,teach them to be sanctified

              Fire blaze,l nah cool down,hey

              Show us the way,save those who doom to die

              Selassie l bu'n dem out tonight!

              (((Show us the way)))

              Show us the way,let us be sanctified

              (((Teach them!)))

              Fire blaze,l nah cool nothing,hey

              Teach them to pray,let us be sanctified

              )))Rastaman,yuh know we ah go chant!(((

 

Verse 3   Well then

              How'd did it all begun?

              Ah jus' through vanity,man no stop shot man

              "Are you a slave?" no, )))I am an Ethiopian!(((

              Prime Minister tell Elizabeth repatriation

              Babylon,yuh get gun out all by me--one )))ra-ka-kang!(((

              Then a ghetto youth ah turn strong

              Ah tell yuh say...

              Couldn't be mih king

              Remember when Selassie l shot dah boy dey with de sling

              )))De people dem confuse(((,still suffering

              From unu take dem from Africa,unu hide dem king

              Unu give dem  )))images fi praise and ting(((

              Then Babylon dem bring down colonialism

              )))And then de government((( bring down imperialism

              And then de politics fliction,dat jump in

              Then the masses of the nation,they began killing

              Every flesh shall perish and you nah wah hail Selassie l,The King

 

Chorus    Well show us the way,let us be sanctified

              (((Show us the way)))

              Fire blaze,l'm nah cool nothing,no way

              Teach them to pray,save those who doom to die

              (((Teach them to pray)))

              The needy shall not always be forgotten,yaaay!

              Show us the way,let us be sanctified

              (((Show us the way)))

              Fire blaze,l'm nah cool nothing,no way

              Teach them to pray,save those who doom to die

              (((Teach them to pray)))

              Babylon,yuh get bu'n out to nothing

 

Outro     Then me ask them say

             What do the old-timer say?

             Haile Selassie l say fi kneel and pray--pray-ay-ay!

             One to the Ancient say

             No segregation...Zion away (((away,away,away)))
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