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Artist: Beenie Man
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Oh Jah Jah
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Oh Jah Jah
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Intro:
Beenie: Woh deh yeh
Well this is our prayer to the world
Silver Cat: Di system, what a corrupt system
Beenie: Praise him
Silver Cat: Pray for world that is our healing
Beenie: Woh na na, woh na na, woh
Chorus:
Silver Cat: Oh Jah Jah hear my prayer
While I pray for this world to be a better place
Jah hear my cry
While I cry for you and I, again
Oh Jah Jah hear my prayer
While I pray for this world to be a better place
Jah Jah hear my cry
While I cry for you and I
Verse 1:
Beenie: Dis is real situation
Silver Cat: Tell dem about
Beenie: Nation rise against nation
Silver Cat: See it
Beenie: While we live we know who who we are
Bad mind want to kill I
Through my brand new car
But it seems like total distruction, di only solution
Di only solution but ain't no U-U-S-E
None a dem can't stop us now
So Silver Cat help mi sing sey
Chorus
Verse 2:
Silver Cat:I cry for a better society
Beenie: Woh na na, woh
Silver Cat: And I pray for a better economy
Beenie : Woh na na
Silver Cat: And I cry for the mon and di baby
Beenie: Woh na na, woh
Silver Cat: Economical prices, can't tek di crisis
People unoo blind unoo mus si want glasses
Father beg yuh fill over daily needs, and sing
Chorus
Verse 3:
Beenie: Dem beat wi, I'll treat wi dem treat us like dog
Silver Cat: Oh Jah Jah
Beenie: Tek we from Ghana, and bring we come a yard
Silver Cat: Oh Jah Jah
Beenie: Give dem a inch, and dem take a yard
Dem a fraud, give dem a yard dem take a mile
Mi sing, once a man but twice a child
Well every little thing is just for a while
Well it seems like total distruction
Di only solution, so sing a long
Ain't no U-U-U-S-E none a dem caan stop us now
So Beenie Man and Silver Cat
Chorus
Verse 4:
Silver Cat:
Fi di world fi run better
We affi send a prayer
Bombs and guns, a weh some rich bwoy a hire
Babes having babies and son a shot copper
Listen to mi words black people and follow
Silver Car and Beenie Man di two a we a brother
Always remember one hand wash di other
Chorus
Verse 5:
Beenie: Cause di system, what a corrupt system
Pray for di world Silver Cat I'm preaching
Silver Cat: Oh na na
Beenie: Di systems is a corrupt system cry
For di world is what I'm saying
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