Babylon Rule Dem

Standing so I can see them beneath the morning sky

All those who seek to climb so high

To insure the river Jordan will not run dry

All of the tears run out of the valley high

Oh a den Mesada! I fear the War's out

Tell Father they've come, oh tell Mother they've come

Lord forgive they for they have stamped on the ocean

Oh forgive them who trampled by the way side

Lord forgive them who trot upon the ocean

Lord forgive them for all of dem a they don't know

They sit there robbing de poor

We shall stand upon the lies they told

Rocking the boat that they stole,

Remember Babylon rule them, Dread Iyon Dread

Dem a payaka, want to live and be so free yeah, oh lord

Now if dem want to live, if dem want to live, oh now shelter we

Oh Father they stole, another one, another country poor

Oh another one, another country poor

Well now the youth man say

Well now the Convenant say, oh the youth man say

And the a government now they don't know

Now they don't see Jah people don't want to

Believe them, no more, they are deceive yes, no more

While they sit in their illusion wondering how

Babylon rule dem, rule them

So dem, so dem man, so dem a masses have cried

And left them all out, and left them all out

To suffer inna dis a ghetto while dem trampled out

On my soul, Brought to you dem

Lepo paya, dem Lepo paya, Lepo paya gone a Ethiopia

Lepo paya, dem Lepo paya, Lepo paya gone a Ethiopia

Standing so I can see them beneath the morning sky

Seeking to climb the ladder so high

Oh the mighty Jordan will not run dry

So our tear drop from valley to the sky

Oh they don't know, they sit there punishing the poor

While all my brethren a lock up 'pon the floor

Give us our justice and we will seek no more

Remember Babylon rule dem, Dread Iyon Dread

Dem a payaka, want to live and be so free, oh lord

Man if ya want to live, if ya want to live, oh now shelter we

Oh dear Mother and Father come look at me,

Flying so peacefully

Oh now de, now de Father come run uponthe I-shed

Oh dear Sistren come upon the ocean

Oh my Idren run upon the I-shed

Oh dear Sistren run upon a dey don't know

Now they don't see Jah people don't want to

Believe them, no more, they are deceive yes, no more

While they sit in their illusion wondering how

Oh Babylon rule them, rule them