oo-oo-ooh
yea-ah. wo-yoy! wo-yoy! wo-yoy! wo-yoy-yoy-yoy!
feel it in the one drop;
and we'll still find time to rap;
we're makin' the one stop
the generation gap;
now feel this drumbeat
as it beats within
playin' a riddim
resisting against the system
ooh-wee!
i know jah's never let us down;
pull your rights from wrong
oh
no! oh
no! oh
no!
they made their world so hard: every day we got to keep on fighting ;
they made their world so hard: every day the people are dyin'
yeah!
for hunger and starvation
lamentation
but read it in revelation: you'll find your redemption
and then you give us the teachings of his majesty
for we no want no devil philosophy;
a you fe give us the teachings of his majesty
a we no want no devil philosophy: feel it in the one drop;
and we still find time to rap;
we're making the one stop
and we filling the gap: so feel this drumbeat
as it beats within
playing a riddim
uh!
fighting against ism and skism
singing: i know jah's never let us down;
pull your rights from wrong: i know jah's never let us down. oh
no! oh
no! oh
no!
they made their world so hard
every day
every day;
they made their world so hard
every day
eh!
oh
whoa! make dem a-go on so: ah
whoa!
i'll walk
ah
whoa! frighten dem
ah whoa!
ah
whoa! frighten dem
eh!
give us the teachings of his majesty - with a stick-up!
we no want no devil philosophy. can you hear?
give us the teachings of his majesty
for we no want no devil philosophy. we feel it in the one drop; you're lucky!
for we still got time to rap
and we're making the one stop
let me tell ya: this generation gap. so feel this drumbeat;
i tell you what: it's beating within
feel you heart playing a riddim -