Well I and I say these be the words of his magesty 
Emperor Hailie Selassie I 
I and I hail the royal emperor of Ethiopia 
And bun ah guy 
Jah Bless, Well Read... 

Babylon ah listen from near and far 
not even go ask them what dem peepin for 
Tell them they cyar hold the youths 
with no more house and car 
Hear we Ethiopia, war ah this ah war 
Babylon ah listen from near and far 
not even go ask them what dem searchin' for 
Tell them they cyar hold the youths 
with no more house and car 
Gimme Ethiopia, yo afi black star 

Babylon ah listen and devise new plan 
Dangerous sittin with they ass for too long 
Blackness risen so arise black man 
Black woman teeth ah glisten... Ethiopian 
They think the fire did missin 
Come we bun Babylon 
Dedicated to Britain and United Nation 
Uno look what ah go happern fi repatriation 
Uno free up every prisoner ah revolution 
Sizzlasie I authority higher than... 
Your police and your soldiers stop yuh molestation 

Babylon ah listen from oh so far 
don't even go ask them what dem listenin for 
Tell them they cyar hold the youths 
with no more house and car 
Gimme Ethiopia, cuz that afi black star 
Babylon ah listen from oh so far 
don't even go ask them what dem searchin' for 
Tell them they cyar hold the youths 
with no more house and car 
Give we Ethiopia, the motherland fi black star 

Rain over heathen, flood out we not dumb 
Heathen and sheden done get John Paul stamp 
The brigadaire go hear we come and same time him cramp 
The major general dun full up a hope for camp 
We bringing out the authotority so we nah ramp 
It higher than voltage wattage and amp 
The whole ah dem tek ras-council 'gainst me King 
Ah bear fire Sizzla kalonji bring, you see 

Babylon ah listen from oh so far 
don't even go ask them what dem peepin for 
Tell them them cyar hold the youths 
with no house and car 
Give we Ethiopia, the motherland fi black star 
Babylon ah listen from oh so far 
them and them associate ah fight bear psyco war 
Tell them they cyar hold the youths 
with no more house and car 
Give we Ethiopia, the motherland fi black star 

They say I must be friendly, no but what if not 
Me nah different from nobody, King Selassie is the top 
Me nah come fi love up any... wolf from the pack 
And every youth ah come with me in the land of the Black 
Yo ah so many black youth uno shot 
You nah love Marcus Garvey this ah lick you like rock 
Bun your dollars and penny come tell me say stop 
Emanuel ah fi me and the youths dem whey have Ras 

Yo dem ah listen from oh so far 
don't even go ask them what dem listenin for 
Tell them them cyar hold the youths 
with money house nor car 
Give we Ethiopia, land fi the black star 

Babylon ah listen and devise new plan 
Dangerous sittin with they ass for too long 
Blackness risen so arise black woman 
The youths teeth ah glisten royal Ethiopian 
Fire never missin come we bun Babylon 
This goin to Britain and United Nation 
Uno look what ah go happern fi repatriation 
Uno free up every prisoner ah revolution 
Sizzlasie I authority higher than... 
Your police and your soldiers, molestation, stop 

Dem ah listen from oh so far 
Don't even go ask dem...