Equal rights and justice we speak for
hotter fire, red, judgement come yo yo
Chorus:
cause a me dem fraid of
cause dem say me get braver
and a me dem caan get rid of
no care how dem fight we wid di media
dem caan cut the speed ya
cause a me dem fraid of
cause dem say me get braver
and a me dem caan get rid of
no care how dem fight we wid di media
dem caan cut the speed ya
Commissioner forbes me a talk to you fuss
too much innocent ghetto youth skull a bust
hold off you cow boys dem a kick up rumpus
seems like dem a play another one bite the dust
from we bun politics the ghetto youth dem stop fuss
come back fi you guns whey a gather rust
out a you heart we a go take out the puss
haile king selassie i you know is a must
me bun hostel and haile marcus
Chorus
Tell the government jamaica house me come for
cause we want some truth and rights defender
back part a di ghetto give that to sizzla
all country mi give to louie culture
dem a go clean out the heathen wid di ole canalina
out a tivoli we a go move seaga
in a him seat we a go put in muta
jamaica want a winner, don't want no quitter
we a go move pj put in babatunde whiter
think me done talk me gone little
Chorus
Ghetto youth open you eyes and rise up with the living
cause the leaders go out in a ism and schism
americanize fi kill of we tourism yo
dem don't like we true we bun counsel and bun m.p.
dem a bring segregation no unity
pure promise bout yah and no loyalty
when yu fight dem war you gone in a g.p.
Chorus
Every politician go under rastaman banner
watch dem a fight over rastaman colour
one hold pon di green, one pon di red, one pon di yellow
we a go bruk dem knuckle
police gi me back di ganja leaf out a you belt buckle
now dem a bruk like bottle
over the years rastaman dem a hackle and tackle
watch out and mi bend dem nozzle