Selassie I

(Chorus)

Don't let the poor and the needy be devour

The chastisement of poverty is in eminence ya

Inna the whole world me mean look at the bigger picture

An eleven foot, six hundred pound tiger

Him get fed up all of a sudden what dem a pet him mouth for

Inna an instant he remember his true nature

Not to mention black mamba and king cobra

Mek any way got thank Jah for well being oh Jah

Did distillation of the balance tek, iniquity law

(Verse)

Them did camp, pan diamond and gold ina Africa

And ave retirement home down ina Equida

Them did flood out media ya wid them propaganda

Then the dangerous situation need mediator

See what groove to this ya rhythm, ya no boda with that

Mek the whole dancehall come alive with what

A rhythm a comfort a rhythm of hope a rhythm of niceness out ya

The brightness of a one countenance change another demeanour

Ina one bag a desperate decision out ya

In this time neighbour a go have fe help neighbour

Is ideological divide way deep down ya

Mek dictator can compel them supporter

Fe draw hardware them a draw not pon canvas Jah

(Chorus)

Don't let the poor and the needy be devour

The chastisement of poverty is in eminence out ya

Inna the whole world me mean look at the bigger picture

An eleven foot, six hundred pound tiger

Him get fed up all of a sudden what dem a pet him mouth for

Inna an instant he remember his true nature

Not to mention black mamba and king cobra

Mek any way got thank Jah for well being oh Jah

Did distillation of the balance tek, iniquity law

(Verse)

To the blank slate

The allegiance whey them a give way ova Jah

Ova transient things wid consequence nah

All I a suffer over trial and error

Sadness and hollow Jah know say that fe move go back

Metabolical chemical soup a get sick fe dat

Rasta face the situation as go conquer that

When a dread situation make you think a lot

When it's the self control get the blame fe what

When you know say that you is that's when you show you not

When inna the ghetto red hot is self defense in that

Still a try avoid the plot dun deep in the plot

Some of them only have joy when them pocket fat, yeah

Them have friends and clientele, enemy and lover

Family and all associates double and triple to dat

Each one is a system not just the one you see singular

A city built upon embattlements should have regard for

To the blank slate

The allegiance whey them a give way ova Jah

Ova transient things with consequence nah

All I a suffer over trial and error

(Chorus)

Don't let the poor and needy

Don't let the poor and needy be devour

The chastisement of poverty is in eminence ya

Inna the whole world me mean look at the bigger picture

An eleven foot, six hundred pound tiger

Him get fed up all of a sudden what dem a pet him mouth for

Inna an instant he remember his true nature

Not to mention black mamba and king cobra

Mek any way got thank the father for well being oh Jah

Did distillation of the balance tek, iniquity law

Oh Jah