| Yeah!
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| Selassie I liveth every time
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| And I say united we stand, and divided we fall
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| Selassie I liveth every time
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| Emmanuel liveth every time
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| Marcus Garvey, him liveth every time
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| Wha' we say?
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| Orthodox, light up the chalice, make we burn down Rome
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| Queen Elizabeth all a weap and moan
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| One thunder ball lick her
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| Hoii, binghi man, chant the nyabinghi, make we chant down Rome
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| Queen Elizabeth all a weap and moan
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| One thunder ball
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| Wha' we say?
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| Israel, shake the shaker, and make we shake down Rome
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| Queen Elizabeth all a weap and moan
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| One thunder ball
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| Wha' mi say?
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| Bobo man, beat the kette drum, and make we beat down Rome
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| Queen Elizabeth all a weap and moan
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| One thunder ball
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| Wha' we say?
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| I say, Klu Klux Klan, dem all a come inna gown
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| 'Bout dem waan fi control the black man’s crown
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| 'Bout dem waan fi run all we owna compound
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| But Selassie I dem make God bless the town
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| Him kill the heathen dem all, and come back alone
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| David killed Goliath with a sling and a stone
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| So the righteous a go lick the heathen dem down
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| Prophet know the truth, now the trumpet haffi sound
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| Chant nyabinghi and go burn down Rome
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| I know Ethiopia is our home
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| I know and it’s also our own
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| I know Vatican will have to go down
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| I know…
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| So, wha' we say?!
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| Rastaman, light up the chalice, make we burn down Rome
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| Queen Elizabeth all a weap and moan
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| One thunder ball
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| Wha' mi say?
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| After me light up the chalice and turn to the East
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| Ice up my block and dismantle the beast
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| Lick mi likkle chalice, the beast a get weak
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| Agony and pressure a deepen dem feet
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| The bear, the eagle, and the dragon must get defeat
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| Babylon a come, and dem a come whole heap
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| Come inna dem tanker, and come inna dem Jeep
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| Tell dem, dem a the less, and tell dem, dem a the least
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| Say Selassie I, dem all tremble like leaf
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| Light up the chalice, make we burn down Rome
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| Queen Elizabeth all a weap and moan
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| One thunder ball
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| Wha' mi say?
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| Rastaman, pass me the ganja, make me load up the cup
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| Vatican city is going to erupt
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| Every lick me lick the chalice, coke head keep up
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| Queen alone a beg, she all drop and bruk up
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| Dem teach we fi borrow, and teach we fi trust
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| Dem teach we fi fight, and teach we fi fuss
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| Dem collect the money, and a we alone work
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| Inna the rain and sun, dem no stop buss mi shirt
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| We chain pon we foot, and pon we hand a handcuff
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| Light up the chalice, Vatican haffi erupt
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| Light up the chalice, make we burn down Rome
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| Queen Elizabeth all a weap and moan
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| One thunder ball
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| Wha' mi say?
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| Rastaman, pass me the ganja, give me the one dem weh strong
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| Light up the chalice, dismantle Vatican
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| Long time me a listen all dem idiot plan
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| About ganja turn man inna mad man
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| Found upon the grave of the king, Solomon
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| Who used to use it by the great
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| Menelik I and Menelik II
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| Light up the chalice, dismantle Vatican
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| Light up the chalice, make we burn down Rome
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| Queen Elizabeth all a weap and moan
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| One thunder ball
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| Wha' mi say?
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| I say, Klu Klux Klan, dem all a come inna gown
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| 'Bout dem waan fi control the black man’s crown
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| 'Bout dem waan fi run all we owna compound
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| But Selassie I done establish the town
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| Kill the heathen dem all, and come back alone
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| David killed Goliath with a sling and a stone
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| So the righteous a go lick the heathen dem down
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| Prophet know the truth, now the trumpet haffi sound
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| Chant nyabinghi and go burn down Rome
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| I know Ethiopia is our home
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| I know and it’s also our own
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| I know Vatican will have to go down
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| I know…
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| So, wha' mi say?!
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| Rastaman, light up the chalice, make we burn down Rome
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| Queen a lose her bell, all a weap and moan |