[Intro]

Pope Paul an' him follower

The one call pope John Paul

So pope Paul dead an' gone

So pope Paul fall, said him follower

Oh Jah, oh Jah, send forth thy blessings on thy people, now

But dem want fi take it away

Cah, this is perilous times

We living in a Judgement time

[Chorus]

Cah, dis are perilous time, the judgement time

Well-a, violence time, no bother commit no crime

Dis are perilous time

[Verse 1]

Cah mi say, pope Paul dead an' gone

Pope John Paul, said him followеr

Say, if one will come, him are go burn

But somе say, usually dem stop giving I praise now

Tell you, said, a bow, dem a bow

Say, Jah Jah know him children an' Jah Jah give di praises

Jah Jah know him children, Jah Jah goin' praise

[Chorus]

Pope Paul dead an' gone

Pope John Paul, said him follower

One word

We living in a Judgement time

One word an' him gone down

[Verse 2]

Oh fall, oh father

Let I enemy drift away

Like the smoke that drifted away from I challis night an' day

Let there be light, the ones that meant, it was never fire

Pope Paul an' him follower

[Chorus]

Mi said-a, pope Paul gone

Pope Paul gone, pope Paul gone

It gone down, your throne gone down

[Verse 3]

Your throne, your throne gone down

You an' your little foolish promises

Promise to people all kind of ting

Say, cyaan dis an' do dat

Living in a Judgement time (Judgement time)

If di head of the churches an' the preacher-dem

Would tell people the truth, people would realize themselves

But true, dem want dem fi come at church, come pray

To dem an' give dem afrin, but Jah Jah know is a sin

Cah, we no buy it up prayer (Hmm)

Now you got no one to turn to

When Jah come you got no one to run to

Run to di rock, it are go split up in two

An' him stop fi sure

Said, if you run to di sea, it are go dry up on you

Run in a di tree, it are go tear down with you

[Outro]

Pope Paul dead an' gone (Turn to Jah)

He-he, Rasta give praises (My people, Rastafari)

Yeah, perilous time