Well ah Emperor Selassie l

What would the old-timer say?

Yow! Nyahbinghi, comeWe teach them how fi pray

Ay-ay-hay-hey

Show us the way, let us be sanctified

Fire blaze, I nah cool nothing, hey

Teach them to pray, save those who doom to die

The needy shall not always be forgotten, no way!

L will be hailing King Selassie l

Slew (Jah!) Saul and Goliath inna de battle

Strength and protection as best, stand up on l and l

Too much ghetto youth, dey inna trouble, well then

This is life, live and protect your own

Could never be right keeping yuh black self down

Then ah who ketch fright when dem hear mih song

Justice and equal rights ah make Babylon frown

Run go ask them who them are

Dem ignorant answer show me say dat dem ah Babylon par

Doh no matter yuh age nah who you are

All follies haffi done

Great ah David, ha′ no greater son

Show dem to pray, teach them to be sanctified

Fire blaze, l nah cool down, hey

Teach them to pray, save those who doom to die

Needy shall not always be forgotten, judgement!

L will be hailing King Selassie l

Slew (Jah!) Saul and golath inna de battle, hey

Strength and protection for l and l

Babylon, you get burned out to nothing!

Tell dem say man dey inna yuh pants and me say woman inna dey skirt!

Righteousness, divine orders run Earth

L and l seeing how King Selassie l work!

Babylon jus' know what it worth

What ah de result after the effort?

Show no cult love and dem (done ah dish yuh dirt)

Worry nah ′bout dem business (living in a curse!)

Frustration take a hold, hey

Me tell yuh say fi show dem to pray, teach them to be sanctified

Fire blaze, l nah cool down, hey

Show us the way, save those who doom to die

Selassie l bu'n dem out tonight!

Show us the way let us be sanctified

Fire blaze, l nah cool nothing, hey

Teach them to pray, let us be sanctified

Rastaman, you know we ah go chant, well then

How'd did it all begun?

Ah jus′ through vanity, man no stop shot man

"Are you a slave?" No, I am an Ethiopian!

Prime Minister tell Elizabeth repatriation

Babylon, yuh get gun out all by me-one ra-ka-kang!

Then a ghetto youth ah turn strong

Ah tell yuh say

Couldn′t be mih king

Remember when Selassie l shot dah boy dey with de sling

De people dem confuse, still suffering

From unu take dem from Africa, unu hide dem king

Unu give dem images fi praise and ting

Then Babylon dem bring down colonialism

And then de government bring down imperialism

And then de politics fliction, dat jump in

Then the masses of the nation, they began killing

Every flesh shall perish and you nah wah hail Selassie l, The King

Well show us the way, let us be sanctified

Fire blaze, l'm nah cool nothing, no way

Teach them to pray, save those who doom to die

The needy shall not always be forgotten, yaaay!

Show us the way, let us be sanctified

Fire blaze, l′m nah cool nothing, no way

Teach them to pray, save those who doom to die

Babylon, yuh get bu'n out to nothing

Then me ask them say

What do the old-timer say?

Haile Selassie l say fi kneel and pray pray!

One to the Ancient say

No segregation

Zion away (away, away, away)