I say pead my cause,

Strive with those that striveth,

fight against those that fight against I

Emperor Selassi I,

the Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah

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CHORUS

Live and love your life always,

children give Jah thanks and praise

Most high he give us length of days

silver and gold shall fade

So live and love your life always

come let us give thanks and praise

Most high he give us length of days

Zion and the earth all living things

and human beings he made


Bombs and guns that all they aim at us

We're Ethiopian Africans we're strangers no

So Zion kinda system it so dangerous

Honor your mother and your father

say ah blessed love

And do remember Jah has made you faithful

so show more love and don't be hateful

Neglect the most high you'd be so ungrateful eh

and that would be disgraceful


CHORUS

Live and love your life always,

come let us give thanks and praise

Most high give us length of days

the silver and gold shall fade

So live and love your life always

children give Jah thanks and praise

Rastafari give us length of days

the silver and gold shall fade


So much people pocket full and running over

yet they wouldn't share they rather

hold in nah bringin ah lil something when coming over

little children even ghetto youths must show love

spend out the riches fit up the village

bun out the hate and grudge

chant Rastafari ah chant

Emperor Selassie I is the Conquering Lion

Love and righteousness we want


CHORUS

Live and love your life always,

children give Jah thanks and praise

Ohh ooo length of days

Most high we praise King Selassie I

live and love your life always

come let us give thanks and praise

Most high give us length of days

the vanities shall fade whoa yea


Love life that's the reality

clean and pure that's the quality

Emperor Selassie I he stand for

equal righteousness and morality


CHORUS

Live and love your life always,

come let us give thanks and praise

He give us length of days

Oh riches shall fade

So live and love your life always

Sizzla Kalongi keep the fire it ah blaze

Rastafari come to liberate the slave

Conquering Lion never fail


Yo, you live on the street, every night and day

You idle and you lurks in the coner when you touch out

Kook wrong corner you go... ow

Mama gone inna purse you go pluck out

Gone wit your father fridge, phone

and then you just cut out

Why is it you won't stop from doing those wrongs


CHORUS

Live and love your life always,

children give Jah thanks and praise

He give length of days

Whoa yea yea