(cough cough)
Speaking for the legalization of marijuana, ...
Mi chant, mi chant, mi chant, mi chant!
Oooh, says I fear Babylon,
Tell them say, I'm a true ganjaman,
No, mi no fear Babylon,
Tell them say, I'm a true ganjaman,
Take a look in Genesis a mi seh book number one
Jah mek di herb seed fi de human,
It start with a call from creation
Dat was di time when di weed com from
So Jah mek di herb, give it unto Adam
That man dey'll use that so mek it fine dey have de
Ol' man Moses climb Mount Zion,
A where dey find di city near di grave o' Solomon,
And fiyah man know it is a wit or wisdom some
come you nyam fe inspiration,
I know deh want fe tek mi chalice outa me 'and
Dem a fight against long time tradition,
Babylon is a man with wicked intention,
All Babylon it in a malfunction,
A real Rastaman is a 'tan fas'
plant a seed, an' start a weed revolution, man!
,
They find di cure fi cancer inna marihuana
And if you sick as you nuh fit you ha fi lick de chalwa
Gabriel Ahamlack, Satta a Massagana
Praise and love, give thanks and blessings for your bounty ganja
Aaaah, dat is di blessing from Almighty Jah-Jah,
And who bring di message, di likkle ragga
Mi born and mi go and so New Yorker, for where mi,
Go roun' di world they seh mi from America,
Look in mi lef' pocket, find a pack of ganja,
Look in di same pocket, a finasteride' mi lighter,
Look in di nex' pocket, dolla an' a quarter,
Bring me a orange juice, some to high fe liquor,
But thru mi go de good type o' sensemilla,
And if ya have a lickle hash a mix it together
You pass mi di herb and di dutch master
A we go bun de sensemila 'pon di street corner, so wha' !
Mi talkin some roots rock and reality,
And upon di mike now di one Rocker T,
Mi born and mi go inna New York City,
Mi prophet teach di people love and unity!
It's every type a man dem whey smoke sensee
De young and de mickle an di elderly
Di rich man an di man whey livin' inna poverty
Some never belly full, and some never hungry,
So we ha' fe get together inna we community
We tek a one car(?) fi a love we family
And pass it roun' di set(?) a one, two, three
together, I know you better(?) go bless that if
You want it done properly
Di healin' of di nations cert-ain-aly
You lick it and you pass it and you feel irie,
Some never follow me, some never disagree
Nobody could-a ever tek weh our sensee, say
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Note: "Satta a Massagana Ahamlack" is Amharic (Etiopian)
meaning " Give thanks and praise to God "
- a quote from the Abyssinians song by the same name
Awo = Yes
Medhanie 'Alem = Saviour of the World
- still in Amharic
a 'tan fas' is a stand fast, is a firm believer
