Well dem done know say Emperor for ganja,
Meaning ganja and Emperor dey Emperor.
Alive yuh know, Jah!

Emperor Hailie Selassie I,
Who sit up in the north to fight you up,
And look to the east himself, yuh know.
You know say Babylon down step,
As Rasta upset John Pope the beast.

Babylon you're too much to bear,
Can't afford to do that now,
I've got to keep my heavens clear.
And I've got a lot of youths to care,
You keep on givin' double gaow,
Then by what means do you share? Hey!
Too much to bear,
Can't afford to do that now,
I've got to keep my heavens clear, Jah!
A lot of youths to care,
You keep on givin' I double gaow, go dey.

Well den, taking all fi go stock inna yuh bank,
Fi hours hear mi call and you turn and insult.
You've been too bad for the heath of an adult,
A baby is much better a result.
Well now ghetto youths mi afi ask,
Is it that hard to see?
The sickness that befall I and I is so many?
And we ah doctor that just so kill of mi family,
Is ah try to fight an' I for me hailin' you.

And Babylon is so much to bear,
Can't afford to do it now,
I've got to keep my heavens clear.
And I've got a lot of youths to care,
Whoa! You keep on givin' double gaow,
Then by what means do you share? Yea!
So much to bear,
Can't afford to do it now,
I've got to keep my heavens clear.
And mi have nuff ghetto youths dey care,
Yo Babylon ah hope you ah hear.

Watch how the compelling us to fight,
Forward all the blood!
Just thru you try so nuff ghetto youths dead.
But Rasta fire bun the dead we all did hail,
Emperor Hailie Selassie instead.
Could dem, mi friend dem do it all the while,
Nah reach nowhere, now dem smile.
Me wonder what next dem ah tell me say,
Mi tell the whole ah dem unite.
Him have dem no did dey,
Mi smile and now mi talk,
And nuff ah dem ah go astray.

But Babylon is too much to bear,
Can't afford to do that now,
I've got to keep my heavens clear.
And I've got a lot of youths to care,
They keep on givin' double gaow,
Then by what means do they share?
Babylon, too much to bear,
Can't afford to do that now, oh oh!
Anyhow we nah go bow oh no!
And I've got a lot of youths to care, oh no!

Well make them know,
Oh yes the works of Jah, I man gladly accept.
Be still and let it carried out and many success,
Selassie I, I holla out He I solace.
Standing watchful for my people in this west, whoa!
Ethiopia for all burn faces,,
There so everything start, some be privileged.
Oh my people you are more than big,
Every black man you see ah more than royalty.
'Cause me know that's why mi know.

They're so much to bear,
Can't afford to do that now,
I've got to keep my heavens clear.
And I've got a lot of youths to care,
You keep on givin' I double gaow,
Then by what means do you share? Oh oh!
Too much to bear,
Can't afford to do that now,
I've got to keep my heavens clear.
Lot of youths to care,
You keep on givin' I double gaow, mi say dey.

Dem taking all fi go stock inna dem bank,
Fi hours hear mi call and you turn and insult.
You've been just too bad for the heath of an adult.
A baby is much better a result,
Well watch ah now know, is it that hard to see?