Children read and educate yourself

Learn to behave yourself

Famous for you character and intelligence

Go ahead don't you destroy yourself

Conquer the place enjoy yourself

It's all yours


CHORUS


Rastafari teach I everything yea ah

Never deny yourself for anything

Survival is the very thing yea ah

Never deny yourself for anything

Yea ya know

Rastafari give I everything yea ah

Never deny yourself for anything

Yea ah

Survival is the very thing yea ah

Inna the ghetto mi say ah there we live

Ey ey


The people in the earth and now they rough

Activated by the laws of nature ya

Magnetised by the words, your blessing come

Everyone is looking out for progress yaw oh

The earth is our very place, 

where the flowers bloom

Every colour with many shapes ya

If you want the grass and the sun glaze

There should be no hate for heaven's sake


CHORUS


Rastafari teach I everything yea ah

Never deny yourself for anything ow

Survival is the very thing yea ah

Never deny yourself for anything

Ey ey ey

Rastafari give I everything yea ah

Never deny yourself for anything

Mama Africa

Survival is the very thing yea ah

Never deny yourself for anything

Ey ey whoa oh


Nah cease no fire 'caus we family so poor

The message of Rastafari open up every door

The black culture, black people keep asking for more

Got to be sure, the birthright of Israel secure

It take the zeal and the vigor,

by now lab have the cure

Must afi make it from yuh clean and pure 

Bruk mi bread and come mek we share it

this ah the only way me know

All with one another inna the light it affi show

the blessings from ceiling to floor


CHORUS


Rastafari teach I everything whoa

Never deny yourself for anything yea ey

Survival is the very thing whoa ah

Never deny yourself for anything

Whoa ya woy

Rastafari give I everything whoa ah

Never deny yourself for anything

Ghetto youth

Survival is the very thing yea ah

Never deny yourself for anything

Ey ey ey


Man as a warrior come to teach whoa

I say to put the food in the children reach

The earth is a well spread table you better see it

Shall be good to the meek, yo hostality get ah beatin


CHORUS


Inna everything whoa

Never deny yourself for anything

King Selassie I him teach I everything whoa ah

Never deny yourself for anything

Ey ey


Read and educate yourself

Learn to behave yourself

Famous for you character and intelligence

Go ahead don't you destroy yourself

Conquer the place enjoy yourself

It's all yours


Rastafari teach I everything yea ah

Never deny yourself for anything, nuttin at all

King Selassie I teach I everything whoa ah

Never deny yourself for anything

Ey ey ey ey


The people in the earth and now they rough

Activated by the laws of nature ya

Magnetised by the words, your blessing come

Everyone is looking out for progress yaw

The earth is our very place, 

where the flowers bloom

Every colour with many shapes ya

If you want the grass and the sun glaze

Do it for me please no hate for heaven's sake


CHORUS


Rastafari teach I everything whoa ah

Never deny yourself for anything ah ay

That's the very thing whoa ah

Never deny yourself for anything

Yea 

Jah Jah teach I everything whoa ah

Never deny yourself for anything