babylon rule dem
groundation
standing so i can see them beneath the morning sky
all those who seek to climb so high
to insure the river jordan will not run dry
all of the tears run out of the valley high
oh a den mesada! i fear the war's out
oh tell mother they've come
lord forgive they for they have stamped on the ocean
oh forgive them who trampled by the way side
lord forgive them who trot upon the ocean
lord forgive them for all of dem a they don't know
they sit there robbing de poor
we shall stand upon the lies they told
rocking the boat that they stole
remember babylon rule them. dread iyon dread
want to live and be so free yeah
well now the youth man say
well now the convenant say
and the a government now they don't know
now they don't see jah people don't want to
while they sit in their illusion wondering how
so dem a masses have cried
to suffer inna dis a ghetto while dem trampled out
lepo paya gone a ethiopia
lepo paya gone a ethiopia
standing so i can see them beneath the morning sky
seeking to climb the ladder so high
oh the mighty jordan will not run dry
so our tear drop from valley to the sky
they sit there punishing the poor
while all my brethren a lock up 'pon the floor
give us our justice and we will seek no more
remember babylon rule dem. dread iyon dread
want to live and be so free
oh dear mother and father come look at me
now de father come run upon the i-shed
oh dear sistren come upon the ocean
oh my idren run upon the i-shed
oh dear sistren run upon a dey don't know
now they don't see jah people don't want to
while they sit in their illusion wondering how