[Intro:]
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Well ah Emperor Selassie l
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What would the old-timer say?
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Yow! Nyahbinghi,come
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We teach them how fi pray
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Ay-ay-hay-hey,hey
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[Chorus:]
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Show us the way,let us be sanctified
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(Show us the way)
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Fire blaze,I nah cool nothing,hey
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Teach them to pray,save those who doom to die
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(Teach them to pray)
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The needy shall not always be forgotten,no way!
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l will be hailing King Selassie l
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(Jah!)
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Slew Saul and Goliath inna de battle
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Strength and protection as best,stand up on l and l
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Too much ghetto youth,dey inna trouble
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[Verse 1:]
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Well then
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This is life,live and protect your own
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Could never be right keeping yuh black self down
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(Couldda never!)
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Then ah who ketch fright when dem hear mih song
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Justice and equal rights ah make Babylon frown
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Run go ask them who them are
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Dem ignorant answer show me say dat dem ah Babylon par
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Doh no matter yuh age nah who you are
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{All follies haffi done}
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Great ah David,ha' no greater son
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[Chorus:]
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Show dem to pray,teach them to be sanctified
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(Show them the way)
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Fire blaze,l nah cool down,hey
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Teach them to pray,save those who doom to die
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(Teach them to pray)
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Needy shall not always be forgotten,judgement!
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l will be hailing King Selassie l
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(Jah!)
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Slew Saul and golath inna de battle,hey
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Strength and protection for l and l
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{Babylon,you get burned out to nothing!}
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[Verse 2:]
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Tell dem say )man dey inna yuh pants!}
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And me say {woman inna dey skirt!}
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Righteousness,divine orders run Earth
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{l and l seeing how KIng Selassie l work!}
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Babylon jus' know what it worth
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What ah de result after the effort?
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Show no cult love and dem {done ah dish yuh dirt!}
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Worry nah 'bout dem business, {living in a curse!}
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Frustration take a hold,hey
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[Chorus:]
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(Show them to teach them)
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Me tell yuh say fi show dem to pray,teach them to be sanctified
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Fire blaze,l nah cool down,hey
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Show us the way,save those who doom to die
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Selassie l bu'n dem out tonight!
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(Show us the way)
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Show us the way,let us be sanctified
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(Teach them!)
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Fire blaze,l nah cool nothing,hey
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Teach them to pray,let us be sanctified
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{Rastaman,yuh know we ah go chant!}
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[Verse 3:]
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Well then
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How'd did it all begun?
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Ah jus' through vanity,man no stop shot man
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"Are you a slave?" no, {I am an Ethiopian!}
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Prime Minister tell Elizabeth repatriation
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Babylon,yuh get gun out all by me-one {ra-ka-kang!}
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Then a ghetto youth ah turn strong
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Ah tell yuh say...
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Couldn't be mih king
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Remember when Selassie l shot dah boy dey with de sling
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{De people dem confuse},still suffering
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From unu take dem from Africa,unu hide dem king
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Unu give dem {images fi praise and ting}
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Then Babylon dem bring down colonialism
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{And then de government} bring down imperialism
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And then de politics fliction,dat jump in
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Then the masses of the nation,they began killing
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Every flesh shall perish and you nah wah hail Selassie l,The King
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[Chorus:]
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Well show us the way,let us be sanctified
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(Show us the way)
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Fire blaze,l'm nah cool nothing,no way
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Teach them to pray,save those who doom to die
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(Teach them to pray)
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The needy shall not always be forgotten,yaaay!
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Show us the way,let us be sanctified
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(Show us the way)
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Fire blaze,l'm nah cool nothing,no way
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Teach them to pray,save those who doom to die
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(Teach them to pray)
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Babylon,yuh get bu'n out to nothing
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[Outro:]
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Then me ask them say
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What do the old-timer say?
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Haile Selassie l say fi kneel and pray--pray-ay-ay!
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One to the Ancient say
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No segregation...Zion away (away,away,away)
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Show Us The Way
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| Sizzla |
