(intro)

things and time strange
el shaddai
el shaddai
mi call pon di fadda fi help I and I
guide I along these streets today
guide all the youths dem
along the way
have should I
alliance a call pon I and I
guide over I and I while I trod
hotthead
have should I
(believe)
yo

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah
jah please protect jamaica
(and the rest of the world)

(verse 1)
jah deh pon yuh telephone
tell him what you need
tell him what you need
tell him what you need
jah deh pon the telephone
tell him what you need
tell him what you need right

by the rivers of babylon
where we sat down
and everywhere when we remember zion
cause the wicked carry us away
in captivity
required from us a song
how can we sing rastafari song in a stra-a-a-a-ange land

oh when the saints(oh when the saints)
go marching in(go marching in)
ow when the murderers and the rapist dem bun out clean(alleluiyaahhh)
oh when dem bun up inna fiyah just like a pieace of lumber
how when dutty heart and badmind burn out clean(alleluiaaaa)
oh I'm gonna sing sing sing
Alliance a shout shout shout
I tell dem a sing
jamaica a shout
praise the lord
cause when jah jah open the gate dem find
yuh nuh see no gun mi nah have no inside
I'm gonna sing I'm gonna shout
(praise the lord)
no terrorist

if I and I have the wings of a dove
If I have the wings of a dove
I would fly
fly away
flyyyyyyyyyyy awayyyy

rock holy
rock holy
rock holy
rock holy
ohhh zion children rock holy
jamaican children trod holy
jah prepare me to be a santuary
pure and holy
trod and true

with thanks givin
I'll be your livin
santuary for you

into my heart(come in)
into my heart(come in)
forward
into my heart
oh jah

real real real
christ so real to me
I praise him cause he give mi di victory
many many people doubt him
but I cannot do without him
thatis why we praise him so
jah so real to me
alle lu lu lu lu iaaaa praise he the lord
alle lu lu lu lu iaaa praise he the lord
praise he the lord
praise he the lord
praise he the lord
praise he the lord
jamaica
praise

and cross the bridge
there'll be no sorrow
across the bridge
there be no pain
the sun will shine across the river
and will never be unhappy again

when I get there
when we get there
I will sing and shout
when I get there
glory alleluiyaahhh praise the lord
when we I and I get there

I and I gwaan lay down on my burdens
down by the riverside
down by the riverside
down by the riverside
when di thugs dem lay down di gun dem
down by the river side
and study war no more

amen
halelujah
seal

el shaddai
el shaddai
protect I and I everyday wi cry
we nuh waan no marrow nor skull fi fly
praise the most high
busy
believe me
hotthead

-- Edited by cescojam on Wednesday 10th of June 2009 07:33:41 AM