Jah rastafari And i saw an i-ngel ascended from the east. having the seal of the living King, emperor haile selassie i, the most high. and he cried out with a loud Voice, sayin~
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Well, it's a raggy road Road is so rough Raggy road Road is so tough Raggy road A road is so rough Raggy road Well i been troddin this road for the longest while And me career nuff a dem want fi soil Troddin this road for the longest while And never yet try profit off all another man toil Troddin this road for the longest while A long time in this house and me no stop till the soil Troddin this road for the longest while And give away more than one tenth of the spoil Troddin this road for the longest while And still me lamp never run outa oil
This the one you have fi feel Tell dem a no bargain Tell dem a no deal Nuff a dem nah want put dem shoulder to the wheel So dem go rape.. dem go rob.. and dem go kill and steal All a try eat all a another man meal Onu deaf, onu dumb, onu blind fi go feel One man was worthy to open the seal Emperor selassie i i know is real Babylon get trampled under me heel
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Well, nuff a dem go get throw overboard Like henry morgan with the pirate code Nuff a dem a trod upon corruption road Nuff a dem a trod with satan heavy load True dem promote that dem and The bingi man no Bingi man no pose Bingi man no wear up dem babylon clothes In a me turban and me asian robe Well dem a come see We come fi expose The righteous works nuff try oppose I see judgement a take dem evil at the sword Judgement take dem and then dem explode
Chorus Immanuel road so rough Selassie i road so tough
Well babylon dem have fi run Now dem see the hour and how come dem a go run I'm like the lightning and the thunder Come fi conquer dem gun I'm like the rain i'm like the breeze I'm like the river that run I'm like the star i'm like the moon I'm just like the sun And dem give the ghetto youth dem gun Fi shoot dem brother down Babylon you judgement a fi come