Lyrics Eddie Murphy

Eddie Murphy

Oh Jah Jah

Beenie: woh deh yeh

Well this is our prayer toi the world

S/cat: di system, what a corrupt system

Beenie: praise him

S/cat: pray for world that is our healing

Beenie: woh na na, woh na na, woh

S/cat: oh jah jah hear my prayer

While I pray for this world to be a better place

Jah hear my cry

While I cry for you and I, again

Oh jah jah hear my prayer

While I pray for this world to be a better place

Jah jah hear my cry

While I cry for you and I

Beenie: this is the real situation

S/cat: tell dem about

Beenie nation rise against nation

S/cat: see it

Beenie: while we live we know who who we are

Bad mind want to kill I

Through my brand new car

But it seems like total distruction, di only soloution,

Di only solution but ain't no you-u-s-e

None a dem can't stop us now

So silver cat help mi sing sey

S/cat: I cry for a better society

Beenie: woh na na, woh

S/cat: and I pray for a better economy

Beenie: woh na na

S/cat: and I cry for the mon and di baby

Beenie: woh na na, woh

S/cat: economical prices, can't tek di crises

People unoo blind unoo mus si want glasses

Father beg yuh fill over daily needs, and sing

Beenie: dem beat wi, ill treat wi dem treat us like dog

S/cat: oh jah jah

Beenie: tek we from ghana, and bring we come a yard

S/cat oh jah jah

Beenie: give dem a inch, and dem take a yard

Dem a fraud, give dem a yard dem take a mile

Mi sing, once a man but twice a child

Well every little thing is just for a while

Well it seems like total distruction

Di only solution, so sing a long

Ain't no you-u-you-s-e none a dem caann stop us now

So beeenie man and silver cat a sing

S/cat: fi di world fi run better

We affi send a prayer

Bombs and guns, a weh some rich bowy a hire

Babes having babies and son a shot copper

Listen to mi words black people and follow

Silver cat and beenie man di two a we a brother

Always remember one hand wash di other, so

Beenie: cause di system, what a corrupt system

Pray for di world silver cat I'm preaching

S/cat: oh na na

Beenie: di system is a corrupt system cry

For di world is what I'm saying