Let Moses divide the sea
 and not [bad word] Federation.
 Hey unno hear me?
 Dem all a try fi take over we,
 divide and conquer every nation.

Dem wish life no pretty
 I don't wish dat
 deh inna we town inna we city
 I don't wish dat
 all citizen sickly
 I don't wish dat
 is dat all up to we licking
 how could I know dat?

Dem say money above all
 but I don't say dat
 dem do everything at all
 I don't say dat
 deh inna we heart inna we soul
 we don't say dat
 gwaan tell di youth seh!

Big city and big town,
 big pressure upon the ground,
 taking over
 green money get we down
 green money pon di throne,
 taking over
 so cover rasta taking over, [bad word] for cover me say rasta taking over

Divide di sea, divide di people,
 weh di destination?
 tearing likkle by likkle,
 what a desperation
 and from di blood of all di people
 [bad word] up to your throne
 gwaan so gwaan so dem do wrong

Dem wear di crown dem have no limit
 dem wish whole heap a people
 a go imitate dem image
 but let me tell em somth'n
 if dem just wear di crown
 I am di one weh a go rise pon di ground

Big city and big town
 big pressure pon the ground, taking over
 green paper get we down
 green paper pon di throne, taking over
 so cover rasta taking over, [bad word] fa cover me say rasta taking over