rastafari teach i everything

children read and educate yourself

learn to behave yourself

famous for you character and intelligence

go ahead don't you destroy yourself

conquer the place enjoy yourself

it's all yours

rastafari teach i everything yea ah

never deny yourself for anything

survival is the very thing yea ah

never deny yourself for anything

yea ya know

rastafari give i everything yea ah

never deny yourself for anything

yea ah

survival is the very thing yea ah

inna the ghetto mi say ah there we live

ey ey

the people in the earth and now they rough

activated by the laws of nature ya

magnetised by the words

your blessing come

everyone is looking out for progress yaw oh

the earth is our very place

where the flowers bloom

every colour with many shapes ya

if you want the grass and the sun glaze

there should be no hate for heaven's sake

rastafari teach i everything yea ah

never deny yourself for anything ow

survival is the very thing yea ah

never deny yourself for anything

ey ey ey

rastafari give i everything yea ah

never deny yourself for anything

mama africa

survival is the very thing yea ah

never deny yourself for anything

ey ey whoa oh

nah cease no fire 'caus we family so poor

the message of rastafari open up every door

the black culture

black people keep asking for more

got to be sure

the birthright of israel secure

it take the zeal and the vigor

by now lab have the cure

must afi make it from yuh clean and pure

bruk mi bread and come mek we share it

this ah the only way me know

all with one another inna the light it affi show

the blessings from ceiling to floor

rastafari teach i everything whoa

never deny yourself for anything yea ey

survival is the very thing whoa ah

never deny yourself for anything

whoa ya woy

rastafari give i everything whoa ah

never deny yourself for anything

ghetto youth

survival is the very thing yea ah

never deny yourself for anything

ey ey ey

man as a warrior come to teach whoa

i say to put the food in the children reach

the earth is a well spread table you better see it

shall be good to the meek

yo hostality get ah beatin

inna everything whoa

never deny yourself for anything

king selassie i him teach i everything whoa ah

never deny yourself for anything

ey ey

read and educate yourself

learn to behave yourself

famous for you character and intelligence

go ahead don't you destroy yourself

conquer the place enjoy yourself

it's all yours

rastafari teach i everything yea ah

never deny yourself for anything

nuttin at all

king selassie i teach i everything whoa ah

never deny yourself for anything

ey ey ey ey

the people in the earth and now they rough

activated by the laws of nature ya

magnetised by the words

your blessing come

everyone is looking out for progress yaw

the earth is our very place

where the flowers bloom

every colour with many shapes ya

if you want the grass and the sun glaze

do it for me please no hate for heaven's sake

rastafari teach i everything whoa ah

never deny yourself for anything ah ay

that's the very thing whoa ah

never deny yourself for anything

yea

jah jah teach i everything whoa ah

never deny yourself for anything