ARTIST: Sizzla
LYRICS BY: Waylon

BE I STRONG

Intro      Yeah man, I and I shall not be afraid of ten thousand of heathen that surround 
                I and I round about
             Yeah man me know say who de heathen ah go dwell in ah drought
              Woh, ow, yeah
             No harm shall come upon thy children, yeah
             Not even the disasterous pestilence
             No harm shall come upon thy children, yow
             Not even--go tell Babylon say give me life ah me-e more ah mi friends
             Woh,oh,ow
 
chorus   Yes Jah, be I strong,whenever they rise against us
             They want to do us wrong,the powers of Selassie protect us
             Yes Jah,be I strong,whenever they rise against us
             They want to do us wrong,the powers of Selassie
   
Verse 1  Oh,let us have a great day,ohh
              Go, no gold for yon
              Could never take my place,couldn't be replace
              Neither buy yuh pearl nor yuh gem
              Oh,ah see dem praise themself,I agree, everyone needs help
              But if ah never,as well as whenever yuh rage
              Den yuh know something else,woh, oh!
 
chorus    Yes Jah, be I strong, whenever they rise against us
              They want to do me wrong,the powers of Selassie protect us
              Whenever,be I strong, whenever they rise against us
              They want to do I wrong,Ay!,the powers of Jah,yow
 
Verse 2   Dey wouldn't mind if dey could kill our youth
               And every time dey tell ah lie that we loot
              Come down in ah mi village and dem know dat dat dem toop
              Teaming up we village we go defend mi troop
              Behind d bars,ah whey dey place dey hoop
              Dey play ah mental game fi do make mi stoop
              Well nuff boy go bow,nuff boy go scoop
              Yow,me ah bun dem fi truth, ow!
 
chorus B  Yes Jah,be I strong,whenever they rise against us
               They want to do us wrong,the powers of Selassie protect us
               Yes Jah,be I strong, whenever they rise against us
               They want to do I wrong
 
Verse 3    Stand firm,Rastafari live forever more
               I and I know King Selassie shall come in the dark
               The likes of the poor want more
               Remember House of Parliament,did fi bun
               To do good,dey all ignore,ay!
               Ghetto youth--watch it dey mi go lick down satan
               We need some food,some clothes,all good education,repatriation right now
               Ow!,no harm shall come upon our children,Pharaoh
               Remember not even the disasterous pestilence
               No harm shall come upon thy children,oh yeah
               Not even the disasterous pestilence,well
               
               [Repeat Verse 2]
               Bun Prime Minister, bun down de soap
               Me gon' bun police in ah him brutal soup
               No call me no dan, fire pon dope
               Me ah de living rastaman from King Solomon root
 
               [chorus B]
 
               Ohh! yeah,ow
               [Repeat Verse,fading]

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