Martial art, mi nuh partial yah, a martial art (Ha, ha,
ha)
Mi nuh partial yah, a rot mi a rot........
Mi fire bun di whole a dem, uh huh
Mi nah beg nuh friend from none a dem mi fire bun di
whole a dem, uh huh
Hear mi now hear mi know, coulda know
Dem get mi roti, slew dem wid Karate
Praise King Selassie him a di ancient monarchy
Now yuh get mi roti, slew dem wid Karate
Romp wid mi swor and mi first out a cock it
Do not get mi roti, slew dem wid karate
Hail rastafari him a di golden monarchy
Do not get mi roti, slew dem wid karate, slew dem
karate, uh huh
Hail Selassie him a di ancient monarchy
How yuh feelin? Well I'm feelin hotty
Bun babylon because dem corrupt and dem naughty
Lion a roar, pull di dog dem out deh barky barky
Yo! Pop off mi sword and now dem face get marky marky
Somebody said war, Well! mi seh fi start it
Shouldn't rob di old woman har purse dung at di market
Shouldn't kill innocent pedestrian pon di streets weh
dem a walk in
Coulda know, question mi haffi ask it
Mi turban dun hot and mi trouble dem start it
Man nuh fling right and dem face get darty darty
Yo, hey, ok, well!
Dem get mi roti so mi go slew dem wid Karate
Praise King Selassie him a di ancient monarchy
Do not get mi roti, mi slew dem wid karate, mi slew dem
wid karate
Could ya know?
