| Yow yow yow | 
| Mi deh yah yah | 
| tell dem seh we deh yah | 
| Momma, papa | 
| Da one yah name mi deh yah yaw | 
| momma and papa | 
| just tek you hand from yuh jaw | 
| Tell dem mi deh yah yah | 
| momma and papa | 
| Gall dem see mi and chant tralla lalla laa | 
| Deh yah yaw momma and papa | 
| Di youth dem see me and shout lion paw | 
| Mi Deh yah yaw momma and papa | 
| Babylon mi see seh dem… | 
| Da one yah name | 
| While I were away and send di line dem inna | 
| di letta | 
| Just fi show you seh mi haffi mek tings betta | 
| And a foundation mi seh mi haffi set yah | 
| And hail king selassie as the mekka | 
| so mi go bun babylon as the tekka | 
| Couldn’t mamma earth di whole a dem want fi reck yah | 
| Tell di ghetto youth seh fi think con check yah | 
| Babylon come out you can’t tan yah cause mi nah leff yah | 
| Me seh mi deh yah yaw | 
| Mama and papa… | 
| Just Teck you hand from yuh jaw | 
| Tell dem Mi deh yah yaw | 
| Babylon tek the food out ah dem craw | 
| Mi deh yah yaw mama and papa | 
| Di youth dem see me and say tralla lalla laa | 
| Mi deh yah yaw mama and papa | 
| Mi deh yah yaw | 
| Da one yah name | 
| So mi seh | 
| never mek let the wicked man dem get you down | 
| Just hold your humility and gwan hold your ground | 
| no matter how dem beat up and twiss up and frown | 
| Go mek dem know seh dat I… | 
| Dah one yah name | 
| I will always be here and I will always be around | 
| Fi mek sure seh you don’t turn di youth dem inna no clown | 
| And show di ghetto youth dem fi know the right sound | 
| And righousness well di fi gather round | 
| So mi tell di wicked man dem mi nuh want dem around | 
| Well dem could an black dem could an purple or brown | 
| Dem diss Emanuel and get a judgement sound | 
| mi nuh want dem pon mi compound | 
| one yah name mi deh yah yaw | 
| Mama and papa… Teck… you… hand… from… yuh jawwwwwww | 
| Red hot | 
| Dah one yah name mi deh yah yaw | 
| Mama and papa… Teck you hand from yuh jaw | 
| Deh yah yaw… mamma, pappa | 
| Gall dem see mi and shout tralla lalla laa | 
| Babylon waan tek wi inna outlaw | 
| Deh yah yaw momma papa | 
| Yaw yaw… who deh yaw. | 
| Yow Dem check seh mi gawn but mi deh yah | 
| Mi come fi defend mi sista and mi bredda | 
| So mi tell dem seh di fyah seh it get redda | 
| Diss Emanuel and now mi see seh dem a deadda | 
| Noone that seek shall turn to di sidewalk and turn not a begga | 
| Dah one yah lick dem like sledgea | 
| Seh vampire get peg yah | 
| Diss yah one yah redda redda | 
| Me tell dem seh mi Dah yah yaw… mama… papa | 
| Mi tell dem seh mi deh ya ya. anyway | 
| Well a long time mi deh yah and dem check seh mi gone | 
| But mi deh yah so righousness fi perform | 
| mek di ghetto youth dem know how fi gwan | 
| bun di obeya man dem weh a balm | 
| anyway dem can’t mek mi cool and dem can’t mek mi calm | 
| a di woman dem alone come give me me charm | 
| wapen to susie and jackie and dawn | 
| A dem alone mi want inna mi palm | 
| Tell dem mi deh yah yaw | 
| Mama and papa… Teck you hand from yuh jaw | 
| Tell dem mi deh yah yaw… mamma, pappa | 
| Gall dem see mi and shout tralla lalla laa | 
| Mi Deh ya yaw momma… poppa… | 
| Babylon tek di food from out a de bird dem claw | 
| Mi deh yah yaw… |