It's getting red, now,
Oh mamma, yeh, oh mamma, yeh!
It's getting dread, now,
Home and away, home and away.
It's getting red, now,
Oh mamma, yeh, oh mamma, yeh!
It's getting dread, now,
Home and away, home and away.

The Eastern Mountain, yeh,
You can reach if you give it all your vibes.
Like the water from the fountain, yow,
I tell you do good, that's all there is to life.
Knowledge is golden, yow,
You can reach if you really decide.
Like the water from the fountain, yow,
Tell you do good that's there is to life.
I will let no one stop you from beeing strong,
Fi earth, likewise a fi yuh opinion.
What's your feelings, check yourself know yuh position,
When you flatter you dem with the flattering tongue.
The enemies mob the heathens come inna gang,
Emperor Selassie I is the protection.
Years of servility, tears drop like bombs,
Night and day never free without dawn.
Check life: well a pure slavery deh gwaan,
So mi come fi tell the people that the child was born.
Him a the government, Selassie I the Ethiopian,
Strike to the devil with the education:
Proper, literate, to uplift the nation,
Life: Thought: I hurt. I belong.

It's getting red, now,
Oh mamma, yeh, oh mamma, yeh!
It's getting dread, now,
Home and away, home and away.
It's getting red, now,
Oh mamma, yeh, oh mamma, yeh!
It's getting dread, now,
Home and away, home and away.

The Eastern Mountain, yow,
You can reach if you give it all your vibes.
Like the water from the fountain, yow,
Wanting to see what's on the other side.
Knowledge is golden, yow,
You can reach only if you decide.
Like the water from the fountain, yow,
Rastaman nah tell the ghetto youths them survive.
Here the youths them crying, they were being pushed aside,
Only the best was proof enough to pulverise.
The hopes, the understanding, that we still nah go slide,
Children come together Rastafari deh rise.
Better fly we together I survive,
People of the colour must always be wise.
From the depth of the valley up onto the sky,
Even to be lucky police stop all the crimes.
We nuh want nuh confusion round Rastafari,
We bun the anxiety courageously smile, yow;
Babylon we know you profile!

It's getting red, now,
Oh mamma, yeh, oh mamma, yeh!
It's getting dread, now,
Home and away, home and away.
It's getting red, now,
Oh mamma, yeh, oh mamma, yeh!
It's getting dread, now,
Home and away, home and away.

The Eastern Mountain, yow,
You can reach only if you got the vibes.
Like the rivers and the fountain, yow,
I tell you do good and hail Rastafari.
Knowledge is golden, yow,
You can reach if you really decide.
Like the rivers and the fountain, yow,
Tell you be good and open up all your eyes.
Oh, oh surely the omnipotent, yours truly how Ras recommend,
Tell Selassie King from the Ishent.
Let the power of the empress guide the resident,
Oh, the people from the south shall deal,
With another, nah tell yu no doubt.
Commune with the western praises and shout,
The eastern marching thy route.

It's getting red, now,
Oh mamma, yeh, oh mamma, yeh!
It's getting dread, now,
Home and away, home and away.
It's getting red, now,
Oh mamma, yeh, oh mamma, yeh!
It's getting dread, now,
Home and away, home and away.