Intro: 

I did behold 
Until the proud was casted down yah 
'Ave di ancient of days is 
King Haile Selassie I Jah! 
You know 
With his garments as white as snow 
His hair as pure as wool 
 [bad word]  

Praise ye Jah (Hail di emperor) 
Hail di emperor 
Our king of kings 
To a fullness 
'Ave to express 
Jah Jah that I always keep 
Praise ye Jah (Hail di emperor) 
Hail di emperor 
King of kings 
To a fullness 
'Ave to express 
Jah that always been (unu sing) 
Jah Rastafari 
We a praise 
Hail King Selassie always (Oh yes!) 

Verse 1: 

Just like Ashumba 
I am naw gon turn an recant 
Another in Selassie I name 
no Malcolm X an 
Martin Luther dis 
An Sizzla [bad word] fi trick 
Alla yuh tricks 
I see Bob Marley rise 
An unu kill de prophet 
Why yuh don't 
Kill those 
Standing on yuh pulpits (No!) 
You use dem to steer di minds of di yout 
An as dey preach 
Di yout cease from knowin di [bad word] (But) 
Dis is the [bad word] above our circumstances 
I see how yuh constantly 
Building churches 
But while yuh church 
Defend di slackness as usual 
Rasta no mix up with homo 
 [bad word]  

Praise ye Jah (Hail di emperor) 
Hail di emperor 
Our King of kings 
To a fullness 
'Ave to express 
Jah that always been 
Praise ye Jah (Hail di emperor) 
Hail di emperor 
King of kings 
To a fullness 
'Ave to express 
Jah Jah that a always been (Ooh hoo) 

Verse 2: 

Jesus and his disciples 
Dey are Black 
An so were di 
Ancient of days 
Aye! Sizzla say dat 
De [bad word] is real 
Make it known to boys and girl 
Just makes yuh brain 
For a time dem your worst 
Well now talk bout Jesus 
who dat 
I know him as the Nazerite 
The offspring of King David (Selassie I)  [bad word] den Selassie I di other 
Earth's [bad word] 
He's from di same line 
 [bad word]  

Praise ye Jah (Hail di emperor) 
Hail di emperor 
King of kings 
To a fullness 
'Ave to express 
Jah that always been 
Praise ye Jah 
Hail di emperor 
Selassie I king of peace 
To a fullness 
'Ave to express 
Jah that all within 

Verse 3: 

Ay! you no see dem a ting dat from di Bible 
Tink I no know you're amongst those who instigate slavery against my people (Yeh!) 
Only quote a few psalms so dat you could have [bad word] we. 
We have a knowledge you know, we done perceive (Woy!) 
From start to finish 
I have to outline de fact 
Is not Sunday 
Is Saturday we fi hold de Sabbath 
 [bad word]  

Praise ye Jah (Hail di emperor) 
Hail de emperor 
Selassie I a king of kings 
To a fullness 
'Ave to express 
Jah that I always been 
Praise ye Jah (Hail di emperor) 
Hail di emperor 
King of kings 
To a fullness 
'Ave to express 
Jah that I always been