blessed!
preacher a query of what i am
blessed be unto thee
the holy trinity forever
king of kings and lord of lords
conquering lion of the tribe of judah
blessed
seen
i sing
who seek knowledge
get dem wisdom increase
me no believe inna the devil or the mark of the beast
i rather dead
before me put the triple six inna me head
i sing
i sing
love jah and live
or hate him and die
they teach us 'bout the pope and not selassie i
and we all know the whole of dem a popus pie
that's why beenie man sing say. blessed be thy name
for certain wrongs i've done
who is to take the blame?
it's a shame
blessed be thy name
i see babylon a work
and dem a work in vain
i ask!
who inoculate the ghetto youth dem brain?
introduce the youth dem to the crack and cocaine?
man a push needle inna dem main vein
who make the backdoor deal down the lane?
fi the big mac-11
dem fly down 'pon plane
presidents and prime ministers
none you can blame
two of dem a play inna a rich man's game
man blow the whistle
dem haffi find another lane
babylon carry we come a yaad under chains
rape all the women
send the man fi chop canes
dem always say we're mad when we shout selassie's name
immanuel!" people say we're insane