Cowboy

[Intro:]

Honourable Marcus Garvey

Oyyyy!...

So much love

That's all I come to give

Emperor Selassie I show dem love

And yet still dem nah wah live

[Chorus:]

So Babylon give dem ah toy

See dey inna dem hand

Dem turn cowboy

Babylon say destroy

So anytime ah-poh-poh-toi, hoi-hoi

Babylon give dem ah toy

See dey inna dem hand

Dem turn cowboy

Babylon give dem ah toy

Anytime now ah-blokkodoy, hoi-hoi--Jah!

[Verse 1:]

Dem buss it so prevalent

And nuff ah dem kick de bucket

Selassie run he resident

So gunman watch it

Rastaman come strong with love inna de district

You are most American, with yuh gun 'pon yuh hip

De cop all dem still hide

'Cause Bobby shot de sheriff

Commissioner ah run because we honour we commit

Whether nah no not Jah coast ah-yow, cowboy go down

Done know yuh bow--yuh shot yuh brother with yuh gun

Fuh rights, nah justice, yuh nah buss it fi none

Well since yuh slaughter, Selassie I come

Emperor sit down 'round de biggest machine gun

Mussolini test and get dem skull turn down

[Chorus:]

So Babyoln give you dem toy

See dey inna yuh hand

Yuh turn cowboy

Babylon say destroy

Anytime now ah-boh-boh-boi, hoi-hoi

Babylon give you a toy

See dey inna yuh hand

Yuh turn cowboy, -oy, ey!

Babylon say destroy

Anytime now ah-blokkodoy, hey heyy!

[Verse 2:]

Some skin 'bout to peel like Scalien

Some ah dem cyah nyam dem meal, comfortable and strong

Dis' de man whey fly de seal, done know yuh wrong

Rastaman no try no deal, we no fear no wicked man

Shipment come in a drum, so dem ah boast

Yow, 'pon dey front, dem cock-up and all ah sport

Cyah come 'gainst Jah-Jah sheep nor goat

Touch Lion 'gain and we bound fi buss yuh throat

Yuh nah go Africa, den ah where you ah run to?

Nah nah-nah-nah-nah, no worry

Selassie I see whey yuh do

Now ah know Emmanuel, yuh never humble

Drag down, ah hail under stress and trouble

[Chorus:]

You go grab up dem toy

See dey inna yuh hand

Yuh turn cowboy

Babylon give you dem toy

So anytime now ah-poh-poh-poi, hoi how-hoi

Babylon give you dem toy

See dey inna yuh hand

Yuh turn cowboy--hey!

Babylon give you dem toy

Anytime now ah-poh-poh-poi, hey

[Verse 3:]

Den me ah journey, yah

I'll never stop troddin' since Jah sun shine from above, ey-hey

Those of whom kick de bucket are my brothers and sisters

I surely love, ey-hey!

Still I have to keep going on

I know not nothing as skylarking, ey-hey!

As long as Jah side take the corn

I and I will be ruling, yay-hey

[Chorus:]

Babylon give you dem toy

See dey inna yuh yuh hand

Yuh turn cowboy

Babylon give you dem toy

Anytime now ah-poh-poh-poi, hoyy

[Intro:]

Well Sizzla bring just more than love

repeated That's all I come to give

Emperor Selassie I did show dem love

And yet still some nah wah live

[Chorus:]

So Babylon give dem ah toy

See dey up on dem hip

Dem turn cowboy, yay-hey!

Babylon give dem a toy

Anytime now ah-poh-poh-poi, hey