foundation (introlude)
Singer:beenie man
glorious be to the most high
whoa nah nah nah nah nah nah
a just selassie i send dem
see the christian we call dem
'cause the devil control dem
'cause music haffi play then
mr. robbie him a bass dem
taxi gang come tell dem say that
and we a trample over jungle
dem unno fi cool and unno fi humble
put down all the guns and leave the chain and all the bangle
well we ready fi we people
all rastaman and bobo man we all a talk to
we are licking out the evil
come now taxi gang come play fi the people
music will lick the heathen
'cause the devil control dem
long time we a tell dem fi lowe carnival
dem waan mix rastaman in dem bachanal
true mr. sly him a foundation
that's why we play music fi each and every
a yah so we run the route
music we a play fi all the man dem down a south
and taxi gang run the route
you no hear the music dem a bawl out
the blind and all the cripple
mr. sly how you're humble
because we too comfortable
a king selassie i send dem
taxi gang come fi warn them
trample the christian and the beast a albashan
don't you know say you ever wrong?
how dem fi diss we when you know say we no nervous
look how long we a warn them say
a just selassie i call dem deh
but true the devil control dem
and the boy dem never listen say
this yah one yah pass january morning
from now me a give out the warning
some bwoy haffi go try do some farming
don't you know dem run the thing
and don't you know say a we have the engine
follow beenie man and sing
oh na na na na. you no waan see this yet
dj a instrumental combination
you never see the history commit 'pon the land
hear say mr. sly and beenie man and taxi gang
hear say lyrics stop because dem know you are the don