[Intro]

Black people, this is a time to unite and to bring down the wall of the [?], Jah Jah

Wow, people, what you saying over there?

Amsterdam livin' light, dispensation, lion rock

I say, the power of the pipe, and the power of the tap

The power of the lordly Ra-Jah (Wow)

[Verse 1]

Never love

Well I say, dem never love Marcus Garvey

Bam-diddla-diddla, Never love Paul Bogle

Dem never really, really love Adrien Brody

Dem never, never, never love Selassie I, they love Selassie I, they love Selassie I, and if you love him, you will live, and if you hate him, you will die

Bang-diddla-diddla, say fi love Rastafari

So, make mi tell you, say fi love Rastafari

So, make mi tell you, say-a Jah Jah, Jah Jah, Jah Jah, Jah Jah high

Bang-diddla-diddla, said-a Jah Rastafari

Mi say, dem never love black people

Bang-diddla-diddla, never love Martin Luther, yeah

Lord, dem never love Paul Bogle

Bang-diddla-diddla, never love Sam Short

[Verse 2]

A little kid, you never know about the natty really God

Marcus Garvey, him a prophecy, him a prophecy

You say fi love black people

Little love is what you want, little love is what you need

So, brothers and sisters, you got to take the heat

Dem never love Selassie I

Lord, dem never love

Dem love themself, I would say, all dem love is satan

Cah the light to just, in their doin' and in their speakin'

They would run him away

And he would surely accept the devil with the Satan, I would say

Tell you say, they got no love

So, make mi tell you that them got no lovin'

Bang-diddla-diddla, say fi-

Whether dem like or not, dem have fi love Rastafari

[Verse 3]

Mi say fi love Selassie I, say, love Selassie I

Love Selassie I, I say, fi love Selassie I

I said, fi love him, and a live, and you will hate him an' die

Love him, and you live, and if you hate him an' die

Mi say, fi love Selassie I

Bang-diddla-diddla, say fi love Selassie I

So, make mi tell you, say fi love Rastafari

Cah make mi tell you, say fi praise Rastafari

Cah make mi tell you, say fi hail Rastafari

Love him an' you live, and you will hate him an' you die

King of king and lord of lord

But the conquering lion of the tribe of Judah, elect of God

Ever living God, earth rightful ruler, I would say

Tell you, say fi love Selassie I

Bang-diddla-diddla, you fi love Rastafari

[Bridge]

Love is what you want, love is what the world need

Ain't no money, ain't no 'nuff clothes

[Outro]

Love him an' you live, an' you will hate him an' die

Love him an' you live, an' if you hate him, you will die

Mi say fi love Rastafari

Bang-diddla-diddla, say fi love Selassie I, love Selassie I