The Surgeon General warns:
Cigarette smoking is deadly,
and dangerous, and cancerous,
a hazard to your health.
Does that mean nothing to you?

We ought to legallize the marijuana yeah! (Ooh ooh oo-hooh!)
Down here, inna Jamaica!
Only cure for the poor man
I man ah the minister yeah

And there will be (Oh-ohh!) no more
Smoking and feeling tense
And when I see them [bad word] I don't have to jump no fence

Legalize the marijuana
Down here, inna Jamaica
Only cure for asthma
I man ah the bush doctor!

And there will be no more
Police [bad word] And then no more disrespect
For humanity

Legalize the marijuana
Down here, inna Jamaica
It can build up your failing economy yeah!
Wipe out this slavish mentality yey-ey!

And there will be no more
Illegal humiliation
And then no-no more
Babylon interrogation

(Ooh ooh oo-hooh!) x4

And there will be no more
No-no more need to smoke and hide
When you know-know-know
You're /only, only taking a ride/

Legalize the marijuana yey
Down here, inna Jamaica
It can build up your failing economy ye-eh!
Wipe out this slavish mentality yey-ey!

Legalize it! Legalize it!
Make dem people get to smoke it!
It's the healing, healing of the nation!
This is /a/ modern civilization!

Legalize it! Legalize it! Ye-heah!