Intro:
Ummm hmmm, equal rights and justice for all
Rise and never fall tell dem seh boom!!!
What they gonna do, when nuff a dem nuh true
Seh what they gonna do dem get slew yah!!!
Verse 1:
Who do you think you are, where livin in a small world (Small world)
As wicked as you think you are, where livin in a small world (Small world)
As bad as you think you are, where livin in a small world (Small world)
As tough as you think you are, where livin in a….
Dat one yah name, alright!!!
Chorus:
That day will come, when I shall stand and see all those wicked man, and the fire gettin burned
That day will come, when they will try to escape when there will be nowhere to run
That day will come, when I shall see they handin all the bombs, and brains and bullets and guns
That day will come, when Emperor Selassie I shall rise
Di whole a di ghetto yute dem from outta di slum, yo!
Verse 2:
As the day I would love to see their face
For all those evil they do to the human race
And try to take things out of place
Run away to space, true dem inna haze
Whoa, have yuh own a judgment yuh have di greater taste
When dem find out seh dat dem caan escape
Sadness dem send all di peoples dem trace, smile on my face
Chorus:
That day will come, when I shall stand and see all those wicked man, and the fire gettin burned
That day will come, when they will try to escape when there will be nowhere to run
That day will come, when I shall see they handin all the bombs, and brains and bullets and guns
That day will come, when Emperor Selassie I shall rise
Di whole a di ghetto yute dem from outta di slum, Boom!
Verse 3:
Who do you think you are, where livin in a small world (Small world)
As wicked as you think you are, where livin in a small world (Small world)
As slick as you think you are, where livin in a small world (Small world)
As tough as you think you are, where livin in a….
Dat one yah name, Nagi tell dem
Escape today yuh caan escape tomorrow
Mek sure yuh pay back, anytime yuh borrow
Mek sure yuh now leave now straight like arrow
Mek sure yuh brains nah push out in barrel
Mek sure yuh nah mek convert and porrow
Yeah! Mek sure yuh meditation nah narrow
Judgment! Hey mi waan tell dem som’n di world alone!
Chorus:
That day will come, when I shall stand and see all those wicked man, and the fire gettin burned
That day will come, when they will try to escape when there will be nowhere to run
That day will come, when I shall see they handin all the bombs, and brains and bullets and guns
That day will come, when Emperor Selassie I shall rise
Dung pon di winds of di heavens and di sands
Verse 4:
Oh! Yeah! I will remain the same, Hail Rastafari name
And watch dem gone up in flame
For all the innocent gone down the drain
You have to pay for the shackles and chains
And pay for these washings of the brains
And pay for these guns and cocaine
The sick and the lame, alright!
Chorus & Outro:
That day will come, when I shall stand and see all those wicked man, and the fire gettin burned
That day will come, when they will try to escape when there will be nowhere to run
That day will come… |
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