POUND GET A BLOW

This devaluation (pound get a blow)
it cause an eruption (the pound get a blow)
O what a destruction (the pound get a blow)
prepare for starvation (the pound get a blow)

Cost of living get high
I said the pound get low

Remember I told you
you gonna bend down low

?the holy fire comes
you must get a blow

?the holy fire comes
you must get a blow

Why should I care when it's not my care (it's not my care)
Why be unfare to steal my share (steal my share)

Talk about you rocking steady (pound get a blow)

...... (pound get a blow)

There shall be weaping and wailing (pound get a blow)

There shall be weaping and wailing (pound get a blow)

Pound get a blow

Pound get a blow

Pound get a blow

Pound get a blow

This devaluation (pound get a blow)
it gonna cause an eruption (the pound get a blow)
O what a destruction (the pound get a blow)
so prepare for starvation (the pound get a blow)

FIRE FIRE

Would you kindly reduce the temperature for me sir
It's too hot down here

Fire fire
Fire fire
Fire fire
They have no water

Babylon burning
Babylon burning
Babylon burning
They have no water

Come on you weary soul
? won't you tell them again
come on you weary soul

Who you gonna run to
who you gonna run to
who you gonna run to
They have no mercy

Stand up and fight it
stand up and fight it
Stand up and fight your fight and give me freedom

Come on and tell the truth
why be be treating me crude

See the fire burning
and you don't know where you turning

YOU CAN'T FOOL ME AGAIN

First you came and you sold as christianity
.... just lust after vanity
Telling them to trusting you faithfully
not saying it's the return of the slavery

Told us of a heaven way up in the sky
where we can't reach unless we die

You can't fool me again
You can't fool me again and again
You can't fool me again
You just can't fool me
no you can't fool me

(instrumental)

the things you told me in school
were so much to make me a fool

But if I was immune
I know I'll be used as a ...

I said that you can't fool me again
You can't fool me again and again
You can't fool me again
You just can't fool me
You can't fool me

You draw a .... on a piece of paper
said I'm to serve ...
Tell me of a heaven way up in the sky
where I can't reach unless I die

you can't fool me again
I said you can't fool me
you can't fool me again
you just can't fool me
no you can't fool me

(instrumental)

you said Humpie sat upon a wall
you said humpie, he had a fall
You said a cow jump over moon
and the dish run away with the spoon
you can't fool me again

RIGHTFUL RULER

.........

kings of kings
lords of lords
conquering lion of the tribe of judah
elect of god
mighty god
ever living god
earth's rightfull ruler

blessed be the man ... ... ... ... selassie high ... ... ... and planted by the water ... ... ... it shall prosper ... oh no ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

BLACK DIGNITY

....... ....... ....... Lift up thy head o-yeah black dignity .... .... black dignity and let the king of king into thy heart ... and the wicked shall not ... they shall be cut of like grass and ... so trust in the lord .. .. .. .. I shall be like the tree planted by the rivers .. So lift up thy head .. black people .. .. black people wake up thy ... mentality come closer to reality recognise my dignity integrity quality fred not ... ... for in a little while .. .. killed .. paralised love him and life hate him and die lift up thy head ... black people .. .. black people .. god ... heart seek him and thy shall find him 'cause he can be found wake up thy slumbering mentality and live up to reality live black, love black, think black our god is black .. .. ..

HERE COMES THE SUN

mmm
Little darling
it's been a long, long lonely winter
Little darling
it seems like years since it's been here

Here comes the sun
Here comes the sun
and I say
it's allright

Little darling
the smiles are returning to their places
Little darling
it seems like years since they been there

Here comes the sun
Here comes the sun
and I say
it's allright

(instrumental)

Little darling
mmm
I see the ice is slowly melting
Little darling
it seems like years since they been there

Here comes the sun
There goes the snow
and I say
it's allright
mmm
it's allright

I see the ice is slowly melting
Little darling
it seems like years since they been there

Here comes the sun
there goes the snow
and I say
it's allright, mmm
it's allright

(instrumental)

mmm
Little darling
the smiles are returning to their places
Little darling
it seems like years since they been there

Here comes the sun
I say here comes the sun
and I say
it's allright, mmm
it's allright

mmm
little darling
little darling

HERE COMES THE JUDGE

(spoken)

Here comes the judge
Here he im
O yeah, o yeah, god save the African king
anyone want anything to say before
come say it now and say it like you glad
not like you mad
cause this judge has no mercy
Christopher Columbus
yes sire
Francis Drake
yes me lord
....
your honour
...
present
Alexander so called the great
I am here, I am here
...
...
...
...
David Livingston
...
...
Yes sir
...
...
Marco Pole
that the evidence I shall give shall be the whole truth
and nothing but the truth
so help me god
(silence in the court, the court's in session)
(silence in the court, the court's in session)
(silence in the court, the court's in session)
(silence in the court, the court's in session)
(silence in the court, the court's in session)
(silence in the court, the court's in session)

You are brought here
... one
robbing and raping Africa
Two
stealing black people out of Africa
Three
brainwashing black people
Four
holding black people in captivity
Five
killing over 50 million black people without a cause
Six
.... black people to ... themselves
(silence in the court, the court's in session)
(silence in the court, the court's in session)
(silence in the court, the court's in session)
... has anything to say before this execution
say it quick, say it glad
the judge is getting impatient
no mercy
... each of you must be hang by the tongue

LEAVE MY BUSINESS

Wake up one morning
.
.
that's nobody's business but my own
The other day comes and it happens the same
don't think that I am gonna feel ashame
that's nobody's business but my own
So you better
leave my business
leave my business
leave my business and mind your own
....
leave my business
leave my business
leave my business and mind your own
If I get high and fly like bird
you should never say a word
that's nobody's business but my own

And if you drink rum and tumble down
you alone gonna have your fun
that's nobody's business but your own
(instrumental)

collect him rent
me not come beg you 50 cent
that's nobody's business but my own
.
.
that's nobody's business but my own

leave my business
.
leave my business
you better leave my business and mind your own
.
leave my business
You better leave my business
You better leave my business and mind your own

(instrumental)

ARISE BLACKMAN

Arise blackman, arise
Arise and know thyself
Arise blAckman, arise
Arise and know thyself

We've been sitting in the dirt too long
And it seems we don't know when we're right or wrong
But help me sing my song
Blackman arise

Arise blackman, arise
Arise and know thyself right now
Arise balckman, arise
Arise and know thyself

For the moon shall turn into blood
And the rivers turn into flood
And the sun will never shine
Blackman arise

Arise blackman, arise
Arise and know thyself
Arise blackman, arise
Arise and know thyself

Remember we came down here as slaves
And to get a little job we have to trim and shave
Your heaven becomes your grave
Blackman arise

Arise blackman, arise
Arise and know thyself
Arise blackman, arise
Arise and know thyself

For the time of rights is now
And you don't have to ask me how
You got to make a move
Blackman arise

Arise blackman, arise
Arise and know thyself right now
Arise blackman, arise
Arise and know thyself

Every man on earth is a man
And every tub has to stand on it's own bottom
No matter where you're from
Blackman arise

So arise blackman, arise

ONCE BITTEN

same dogbite you a morning him will bit you a evening same dogbite you a morning him will bit you a evening .. .. .. once bitten .. I don't want to hear a word you say 'cause I told you long before it wouldn't work out that way And now you coming to me with tears in your eyes but one thing I got to tell you ... with your lies .. .. .. .. (instrumental) Anything I tell you you always doubt me but now you found out too late you couldn't do without me .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

LION

this song says lion, iron, can't go to zion You're talking about lion, iron
but you can't go to zion
Talking about lion, iron
but you're far from zion

I only hear your words
but I dont see no works
you think my father is a fool
never get a way
no matter what you say
'cause you have broken my father's rule

and then you come around
lion, iron, but you can't go to zion
Talking about lion, iron
but you're far from zion

Knots on your head
Talking about your dreads
And you believe that is all

long hair and your face
and your works in disgrace
.. wicked ..

and then you come around
lion, iron, but you can't go to zion
talking about lion, iron
but you're far from zion

Preach love in the days
and you kill in the night
and you believe that is right

Put down your gun
or your days will be done
you won't be around to have no fun

So I am the lion, iron, but you can't go to zion
talking about lion, iron
but you're far from zion
and then you come around
lion, iron, but you can't go to zion
talking about lion, iron
but you're far from zion
and then you come around
lion, iron, but you can't go to zion
talking about lion, iron
but you're far from zion

CAN'T BLAME THE YOUTH

You can't blame the youth
You can't fool the youth

You can't blame the youth of today
You can't fool the youth
You teaching youth to learn in school

That cow jump over moon
You teaching youth to learn in school
That the dish run away with spoon

So you can't blame the youth of today
You can't fool the youth

You can't blame the youth of today
You can't fool the youth

You teach the youth about Christopher Columbus
and you said he was a very great man

You teach the youth about Marco Polo
and you say he was a very great man

You teach the youth about the pirate Hawkins
and you say he is a very great man

You teach the youth about the pirate Morgan
and you say he is a very great man

You can't blame the youth of today
You can't fool the youth

You can't blame the youth
You can't fool the youth

All these great man were doing
robbing, raping, kidnapping, raping

so-called great man were doing
robbing, raping, kidnapping

So you can't blame the youth of today
You can't fool the youth

You can't blame the youth none at all
You can't fool the youth

(instrumental)

When every Christmas come
you buy the youth a pretty toy gun

When every christmus come
you buy the youth a fancy toy gun

So you can't blame the youth of today
You can't fool the youth

You can't blame the youth
You can't fool the youth

what was hidden from the wise and prudent
now reveals from the

what was hidden from the wise and prudent
now reveals to

lord called upon the youth
'cause he knows the youth is strong

Jah Jah called upon the youth
'cause he knows the youth is strong

You can't blame the youth of today
You can't fool the youth

NO MERCY

- - - no, they no have no mercy no jah - they carry water, can't you see lord
-they carry water
-they carry water

-no, they have no mercy

them ... and out you in jail
-jail
-and put us in jail
o, babylon, babylon, no have no mercy
-

-them shoot you if them don't like you
and nothing comes out of it
-shoot

o, them no have no mervy
-
the rich man has all the talk
but he poor has none the rich man, but the poor man

o, them no have no mercy
I said we can't stand no police brutality
we can't stand police brutality
we just can't stand police brutality

0, them have got no mercy
-

so take a look babylon
look what the wicked them
look what wicked them,

0,

MARK OF THE BEAST

(talking)

I see the mark of the beast on their ugly faces
I see them congregate on evil placed

me said me know them a wicked
me said me know them a wicked
me said me know them a wicked
me said me know them a wicked

what have I done to be incriminated
what have I done to be humiliated

me said me know them a wicked, babylon
me said me know them a wicked
me said me know them a wicked, babylon
me said me know them a wicked

- smoke ganja
'cause I know

me said me know them a wicked,
me said me know them a wicked
me said me know them a wicked, watch them
me said me know them a wicked

they make pledges to distroy even their mother
so you can imagine
do to me brother

me said me know them a wicked
me said me know them a wicked
me said me know them a wicked, brutalise
me said me know them a wicked

what have I done to be convicted
what have I got to be ...

me said me know them a wicked, babylon
me said me know them a wicked
me said me know them a wicked, them don't have no mercy
me said me know them a wicked

I am so careful of them smiling faces
'cause underneath them ... evil ...

me said me know them a wicked
me said me know them a wicked
me said me know them a wicked
me said me know them a wicked

me said me know them a wicked, babylon
me said me know them a wicked
me said me know them a wicked,
me said me know them a wicked

lightning me said me know them a wicked
me said me know them a wicked
me said .....

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