Intro pt.1         Ah-ah-ah,bl-,blessings flow

Intro pt.2         The reason for life is love

                     And even before there was

                     My hands stretch forth up above

                     Zion we love

 

Chorus A        Mockeries and phrase,Babylon applauding for building an evilous world

                     Follies and craze,ghetto youths skylarking,not seeing all dem twist & twirl

                     Mockeries and phrase,states and church appauding for building 

                           the Western World

                     Follies and craze,ghetto youths skylarking,not seeing

 

Verse 1 pt.1   Is true

                     Babylon where do you go from here?

                     Rasta found you guilty on the points of care

                     Atomic energy fuel yuh ego cheer

                     Manufacture machine based upon yuh nuclear

                     Yuh human from the living drop the warfare

                     In the children heart yuh try to drive all yuh fear

                     Can't be recognized from the clothes you wear

                     Yet we nah judge yuh seam dem,neither yuh tear

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          pt.2      Ah tell yuh now

                     Living in this polluted hemisphere,youths all strong

                     Judgement again!

                     The works of the wicked never will prevail for long

                     Where you belong,Ethiopian,Babylon me tell yuh say ah

 

                     [Chorus A]

 

Verse 2          Me tell dem the youths in agony,organize proper thing

                     Ey!  channel the only way dey go

                     So-called authority giving us brutality

                     I fight for my rights oh so

                     Nothing to eat,we hungry--Ey! no clothes,we hungry

                     Bullets will never stop flow

                     Selassie I love and nurse he inna de crumbling city

                     Protect us all! Ah tell yuh now,oh-ohh wong!

                     Living in polluted hemisphere,people all strong

                     Judgement again!

                     The works of the wicked man never will prevail for long

                     Where you belong

                     Give us repatriation,Selassie I done know

 

Chorus B        Say ah mockeries and phrase,Babylon applauding for giving such

                         an evilous world

                     Follies and craze,ghetto youths skylarking,not seeing all dem 

                         twist & twirl

                     Kill we fi days,Babylon applauding,'cause him dump we inna de 

                         evilous world

                     Follies and craze,ghetto youths skylarking,we'll be strong all you 

                         boys & girls--ahhow!

 

                    [Repeat Intro pt.2]

 

Chorus C       Ay! mockeries and phrase,government applauding for building such

                          an evilous world

                    Bare follies and craze,the whole ah dem been laughing,dem pollute 

                          all the boys and girls

                    Yes mockeries and phrase,Babylon applauding for building

                          the evilous world

                    Follies and craze,Babylon dem laughing,whoa-how!

 

                    [Repeat Verse 1 pt.1 from "Babylon where do..."]

                   

Chorus D      Tell dem say ah jus' bare mockeries and phrase,Babylon applauding

                         for building the evilous world  

                    Follies and craze,many youths up--now Zion I!

                    Now Zion!

                    [Saxophone plays]