Mi Deh Yah

Yow yow yow
Mi deh yah yah
tell dem seh we deh yah
Momma, papa
Da one yah name mi deh yah yaw
momma and papa
just tek you hand from yuh jaw
Tell dem mi deh yah yah
momma and papa
Gall dem see mi and chant tralla lalla laa
Deh yah yaw momma and papa
Di youth dem see me and shout lion paw
Mi Deh yah yaw momma and papa
Babylon mi see seh dem...
Da one yah name
While I were away and send di line dem inna
di letta
Just fi show you seh mi haffi mek tings betta
And a foundation mi seh mi haffi set yah
And hail king selassie as the mekka
so mi go bun babylon as the tekka
Couldn't mamma earth di whole a dem want fi reck yah
Tell di ghetto youth seh fi think con check yah
Babylon come out you can't tan yah cause mi nah leff yah
Me seh mi deh yah yaw
Mama and papa...
Just Teck you hand from yuh jaw
Tell dem Mi deh yah yaw
Babylon tek the food out ah dem craw
Mi deh yah yaw mama and papa
Di youth dem see me and say tralla lalla laa
Mi deh yah yaw mama and papa
Mi deh yah yaw
Da one yah name
So mi seh
never mek let the wicked man dem get you down
Just hold your humility and gwan hold your ground
no matter how dem beat up and twiss up and frown
Go mek dem know seh dat I...
Dah one yah name
I will always be here and I will always be around
Fi mek sure seh you don't turn di youth dem inna no clown
And show di ghetto youth dem fi know the right sound
And righousness well di fi gather round
So mi tell di wicked man dem mi nuh want dem around
Well dem could an black dem could an purple or brown
Dem diss Emanuel and get a judgement sound
mi nuh want dem pon mi compound
one yah name mi deh yah yaw
Mama and papa... Teck... you... hand... from ...yuh jawwwwwww
Red hot
Dah one yah name mi deh yah yaw
Mama and papa... Teck you hand from yuh jaw
Deh yah yaw... mamma, pappa
Gall dem see mi and shout tralla lalla laa

Babylon waan tek wi inna outlaw
Deh yah yaw momma papa
Yaw yaw ...who deh yaw.
Yow Dem check seh mi gawn but mi deh yah
Mi come fi defend mi sista and mi bredda
So mi tell dem seh di fyah seh it get redda
Diss Emanuel and now mi see seh dem a deadda
Noone that seek shall turn to di sidewalk and turn not a begga
Dah one yah lick dem like sledgea
Seh vampire get peg yah
Diss yah one yah redda redda
Me tell dem seh mi Dah yah yaw... mama... papa
Mi tell dem seh mi deh ya ya.anyway
Well a long time mi deh yah and dem check seh mi gone
But mi deh yah so righousness fi perform
mek di ghetto youth dem know how fi gwan
bun di obeya man dem weh a balm
anyway dem can't mek mi cool and dem can't mek mi calm
a di woman dem alone come give me me charm
wapen to susie and jackie and dawn
A dem alone mi want inna mi palm
Tell dem mi deh yah yaw
Mama and papa... Teck you hand from yuh jaw
Tell dem mi deh yah yaw... mamma, pappa
Gall dem see mi and shout tralla lalla laa
Mi Deh ya yaw momma ...poppa...
Babylon tek di food from out a de bird dem claw
Mi deh yah yaw...