Sizzla - Show Us The Way lyrics
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Intro Well ah Emperor Selassie l What would the old-timer say? Yow! Nyahbinghi,come We teach them how fi pray Ay-ay-hay-hey,hey Chorus Show us the way,let us be sanctified (((Show us the way))) Fire blaze,I nah cool nothing,hey Teach them to pray,save those who doom to die (((Teach them to pray))) The needy shall not always be forgotten,no way! l will be hailing King Selassie l ((( Jah! ))) Slew Saul and Goliath inna de battle Strength and protection as best,stand up on l and l Too much ghetto youth,dey inna trouble Verse 1 Well then This is life,live and protect your own Could never be right keeping yuh black self down (((Couldda never!))) Then ah who ketch fright when dem hear mih song Justice and equal rights ah make Babylon frown Run go ask them who them are Dem ignorant answer show me say dat dem ah Babylon par Doh no matter yuh age nah who you are ))) All follies haffi done((( Great ah David,ha' no greater son Chorus Show dem to pray,teach them to be sanctified (((Show them the way))) Fire blaze,l nah cool down,hey Teach them to pray,save those who doom to die (((Teach them to pray))) Needy shall not always be forgotten,judgement! l will be hailing King Selassie l ((( Jah! ))) Slew Saul and golath inna de battle,hey Strength and protection for l and l )))Babylon,you get burned out to nothing!((( Verse 2 Tell dem say )))man dey inna yuh pants!((( And me say )))woman inna dey skirt!((( Righteousness,divine orders run Earth )))l and l seeing how KIng Selassie l work!((( Babylon jus' know what it worth What ah de result after the effort? Show no cult love and dem )))done ah dish yuh dirt!((( Worry nah 'bout dem business, )))living in a curse!((( Frustration take a hold,hey Chorus ((( Show them to teach them ))) Me tell yuh say fi show dem to pray,teach them to be sanctified Fire blaze,l nah cool down,hey Show us the way,save those who doom to die Selassie l bu'n dem out tonight! (((Show us the way))) Show us the way,let us be sanctified (((Teach them!))) Fire blaze,l nah cool nothing,hey Teach them to pray,let us be sanctified )))Rastaman,yuh know we ah go chant!((( Verse 3 Well then How'd did it all begun? Ah jus' through vanity,man no stop shot man "Are you a slave?" no, )))I am an Ethiopian!((( Prime Minister tell Elizabeth repatriation Babylon,yuh get gun out all by me--one )))ra-ka-kang!((( Then a ghetto youth ah turn strong Ah tell yuh say... Couldn't be mih king Remember when Selassie l shot dah boy dey with de sling )))De people dem confuse(((,still suffering From unu take dem from Africa,unu hide dem king Unu give dem )))images fi praise and ting((( Then Babylon dem bring down colonialism )))And then de government((( bring down imperialism And then de politics fliction,dat jump in Then the masses of the nation,they began killing Every flesh shall perish and you nah wah hail Selassie l,The King Chorus Well show us the way,let us be sanctified (((Show us the way))) Fire blaze,l'm nah cool nothing,no way Teach them to pray,save those who doom to die (((Teach them to pray))) The needy shall not always be forgotten,yaaay! Show us the way,let us be sanctified (((Show us the way))) Fire blaze,l'm nah cool nothing,no way Teach them to pray,save those who doom to die (((Teach them to pray))) Babylon,yuh get bu'n out to nothing Outro Then me ask them say What do the old-timer say? Haile Selassie l say fi kneel and pray--pray-ay-ay! One to the Ancient say No segregation...Zion away (((away,away,away)))
