chant down rome

yeah!

selassie i liveth every time

and i say united we stand

and divided we fall

selassie i liveth every time

emmanuel liveth every time

marcus garvey

him liveth every time

wha' we say?

orthodox

light up the chalice

make we burn down rome

a pure fraught john pope paul fi form

queen elizabeth all a weap and moan

one thunder ball lick her

hoii

binghi man

chant the nyabinghi

make we chant down rome

a pure fraught john pope paul fi form

queen elizabeth all a weap and moan

one thunder ball

wha' we say?

israel

shake the shaker

and make we shake down rome

a pure fraught john pope paul fi form

queen elizabeth all a weap and moan

one thunder ball

wha' mi say?

bobo man

beat the kette drum

and make we beat down rome

a pure fraught john pope paul fi form

queen elizabeth all a weap and moan

one thunder ball

wha' we say?

i say

klu klux klan

dem all a come inna gown

'bout dem waan fi control the black man's crown

'bout dem waan fi run all we owna compound

but selassie i dem make god bless the town

him kill the heathen dem all

and come back alone

david killed goliath with a sling and a stone

so the righteous a go lick the heathen dem down

prophet know the truth

now the trumpet haffi sound

chant nyabinghi and go burn down rome

i know ethiopia is our home

i know and it's also our own

i know vatican will have to go down

i know. so

wha' we say?!

rastaman

light up the chalice

make we burn down rome

a pure fraught john pope paul fi form

queen elizabeth all a weap and moan

one thunder ball

wha' mi say?

after me light up the chalice and turn to the east

ice up my block and dismantle the beast

lick mi likkle chalice

the beast a get weak

agony and pressure a deepen dem feet

the bear

the eagle

and the dragon must get defeat

babylon a come

and dem a come whole heap

come inna dem tanker

and come inna dem jeep

tell dem

dem a the less

and tell dem

dem a the least

say selassie i

dem all tremble like leaf

light up the chalice

make we burn down rome

a pure fraught john pope paul fi form

queen elizabeth all a weap and moan

one thunder ball

wha' mi say?

rastaman

pass me the ganja

make me load up the cup

vatican city is going to erupt

every lick me lick the chalice

coke head keep up

queen alone a beg

she all drop and bruk up

dem teach we fi borrow

and teach we fi trust

dem teach we fi fight

and teach we fi fuss

dem collect the money

and a we alone work

inna the rain and sun

dem no stop buss mi shirt

we chain pon we foot

and pon we hand a handcuff

light up the chalice

vatican haffi erupt

light up the chalice

make we burn down rome

a pure fraught john pope paul fi form

queen elizabeth all a weap and moan

one thunder ball

wha' mi say?

rastaman

pass me the ganja

give me the one dem weh strong

light up the chalice

dismantle vatican

long time me a listen all dem idiot plan

about ganja turn man inna mad man

found upon the grave of the king

solomon

who used to use it by the great

menelik i and menelik ii

light up the chalice

dismantle vatican

light up the chalice

make we burn down rome

a pure fraught john pope paul fi form

queen elizabeth all a weap and moan

one thunder ball

wha' mi say?

i say

klu klux klan

dem all a come inna gown

'bout dem waan fi control the black man's crown

'bout dem waan fi run all we owna compound

but selassie i done establish the town

kill the heathen dem all

and come back alone

david killed goliath with a sling and a stone

so the righteous a go lick the heathen dem down

prophet know the truth

now the trumpet haffi sound

chant nyabinghi and go burn down rome

i know ethiopia is our home

i know and it's also our own

i know vatican will have to go down

i know. so

wha' mi say?!

rastaman

light up the chalice

make we burn down rome

a pure fraught john pope paul fi form

queen a lose her bell

all a weap and moan