To Jah Jah I say
Hear the words of his son lifting up his voice today
I know and I pray, never will I go astray

Me send a prayer for my mama today
On my knees to the Father I pray
Guidance protection every day, ay-ay, ay-ay

Send a prayer for my mama today
On my knees to the Father I pray
Guidance protection every day, ay-ay

Ina me ganga lee boot and inna me khaki suit
Yes, I am a soldier and me seeking the truth
Trampling the pagan 'cause man haffi revolute
Dem try fi kick me from the plane, but Jah is my parachute
I and I a stone that de builder refuse
Nuh go walk dem walk nuh step inna dem shoes
Nothin' left fi win and there is nothin' left fi lose
Down a Babylon the whole a dem confuse
Me go so den

Me send a prayer for my mama today
On my knees to the Father I pray
Guidance protection every day, ay-ay, ay-ay

Send a prayer for my mama today
On my knees to the Father I pray
Guidance protection every day, ay-ay

Fi live in dis ya world a one ting yuh shoulda know
What yuh gonna reap is exactly what yuh sew
Trodding Mount Zion only one way to go
Life it a no tee taa toe
Some nuh go sit down nuh go waste no time
Nuh go mek dem brainwash control my mind
As far as I-man know man a king from ancient long time
Yuh can't pop we off from the vine
Me go so den

Send a prayer for my mama today
On my knees to the Father I pray
Guidance protection every day, ay-ay, ay-ay

Send a prayer for my mama today
On my knees to the Father I pray
Guidance protection every day, ay-ay

One step, come we hold a medi now
Two step, baldhead an' dready now
Three step, high grade inna we heady now
It keep we steady now, if unno ready now

One step, come we hold a medi now
Two step, baldhead an' dready now
Three step, high grade inna we heady now
It keep we steady now, if unno ready now

Oh, yes now, high grade inna we heady now
Oh, yes now, even de baldhead and dready now

Me send a prayer for my mama today
On my knees to the Father I pray
Guidance protection every day, ay-ay, ay-ay

Send a prayer for my mama today
On my knees to the Father I pray
Guidance protection every day
Again, again, again, again, again

Me send a prayer for my mama today
On my knees to the Father I pray
Guidance protection every day, ay-ay..