Whip Them Jah Jah (Version)
Only dread can come over,
Babylon them a weeping and a mourning, yes.
Weeping and a mourning, Lord
Babylon them a weeping and a mourning, yes.
Weeping and a mourning,
Because dem badda dem a drop out
And them no love to come over
Only dread can come over,
Babylon can't get over
No, So Whip them Jah, Whip them lord
Whip them Jah, Whip them
Whip them Jah, Whip them lord
Whip them Jah, Whip them
The dread dem a dread it
And the locksmen a watch it.
Babylon dem no like it
And the daughter them love it.
And now the weakheart dem a scatter
And the dread dem a satta.
'Cause the dread dem know better.
Jah Jah live forever.
Yes,
Whip them Jah, Whip them lord
Whip them Jah, Whip them
Whip them Jah, Whip them lord
Whip them Jah, Whip them
Only dread can come over,
Babylon can't get over, No, No
Yes,
The dread dem a dread it
And the locksmen a watch it.
Babylon dem no like it
And the daughter dem love it.
And now the weakheart dem a scatter
And the dread dem a satta.
'Cause the dread dem know better.
Jah Jah live forever.
Yes, Whip them Jah, Whip them lord
Whip them Jah, Whip them
Only Dread Can Come Over
Babylon them a weeping and a mourning, yes.
Weeping and a mourning, Lord
Babylon them a weeping and a mourning, yes.
Weeping and a mourning,
Because dem badda dem a drop out
And them no love to come over
Only dread can come over,
Babylon can't get over
No, So Whip them Jah, Whip them lord
Whip them Jah, Whip them
Whip them Jah, Whip them lord
Whip them Jah, Whip them
The dread dem a dread it
And the locksmen a watch it.
Babylon dem no like it
And the daughter them love it.
And now the weakheart dem a scatter
And the dread dem a satta.
'Cause the dread dem know better.
Jah Jah live forever.
Yes,
Whip them Jah, Whip them lord
Whip them Jah, Whip them
Whip them Jah, Whip them lord
Whip them Jah, Whip them
Only dread can come over,
Babylon can't get over, No, No
Yes,
The dread dem a dread it
And the locksmen a watch it.
Babylon dem no like it
And the daughter dem love it.
And now the weakheart dem a scatter
And the dread dem a satta.
'Cause the dread dem know better.
Jah Jah live forever.
Yes, Whip them Jah, Whip them lord
Whip them Jah, Whip them
Only Dread Can Come Over
Credits
Writer(s): Dennis Brown, Oswald Elliaphas Hibbert
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