lion in the jungle

when you see the hypocrites dem a talk

a just true dem fear me

hoping you hear me

sing da one yah loud and clearly

yeah

selassie i

soldiers in jah army

cure again

come to give you more again

yeah

don't give me a reason

to hunt you down and seek you out

don't think i'm sleeping

i'm wide awake

it's my time now

i see them all coming

hear their voice

smell their fear

i'll send them all running

hear me roar

please beware

i'm the lion in the jungle

do what i got to do

protect my pride

i'm the lion in the jungle

you should know let sleeping lions lie

they try

they try

no matter what they do

can't take my crown

they try

they try

yes

i know they still can't bring me down

i'm the lion in the jungle

do what i got to do

protect my pride

i'm the lion in the jungle

you should know let sleeping lions lie

they try

they try

no matter what they do

can't take my crown

they try

they try

yes

i know they still can't bring me down

what gives them the feelings

they don't have to hunt to eat their food

i wasn't here sleeping

i put in my hard work

i pay my dues

i see them all going

hear their voice

smell their greed

i'll send them all running

hear me roar

please believe

i'm the lion in the jungle

do what i got to do

protect my pride

i'm the lion in the jungle

you should know let sleeping lions lie

they try

they try

no matter what they do

can't take my crown

they try

they try

yes

i know they still can't bring me down

i'm the lion in the jungle

do what i got to do

protect my pride

i'm the lion in the jungle

you should know let sleeping lions lie

they try

they try

no matter what they do

can't take my crown

they try

they try

yes

i know they still can't bring me down

bring me down

bring me down

bring me down

bring me down

dem can't

dem can't

dem can't bring me down

no

bring me down

bring me down

bring me down

bring me down

dem can't

bring me down

selassie i soldiers stand up firm 'pon the ground

yeah eh

none a dem can't bring me down

selassie i soldiers stand up firm 'pon the ground

yeah eh

none a dem can't

none a dem

can't bring me down

can't take me crown

can't take me crown

can't take me crown

no. can't take me crown

and when me circle uptown and downtown

still can't take me crown

eh eh eh

you could a come from uptown or downtown

none a dem can't take me crown

yeah

take me crown

yeah

yeah

yeah eh