r-r-rock stone was my pillow could not find place fi sleep
pot dem empty we haffi find food fi eat
everyday we terrorize by soldier and police
when the thing dem a drum and di thing dem a beat
straight up to seven street
one thing in a wi mind a fi trample di beast
better the stone dem deh yah
who did waan fi stop mi now dem find out seh dem way off
wi stepping out a babylon
hail king selassie the conquering lion
never give up no matter what
never give up matter what
king selassie i blessing come
sufferation is thing could be no harder time
what we face in the ghetto
nowhere else can you find
when the ground was my bed and my pillow was a rock
try to make it through the system all the doors were lock
yet nothing beats a try so i ain't go stop
mount a time they write a book on you
a set amount ah crap they'd ah put on you
yet when yuh in the dirt they wouldn't look on you
they would only scorn and wanna wipe the foot on yuh
true mi hail selassie i dem wah fi war i
read mi bible turn to peace and praise tafari
mount zion ethiopia for sure
preachin' out to man and woman
give riches to king solomon
man a come in and ah give me a shot
dracula turn inna vampire bat