Well ah Emperor Selassie l 
What would the old-timer say? 
Yow! [bad word] 
We teach them how fi pray 
Ay-ay-hay-hey,hey 
 [bad word] ]
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 [bad word] 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 
 [bad word] ]
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 [bad word] 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!} [bad word] take a hold,hey 
 [bad word] ]
(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 
 [bad word] ]
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)