Dem Ah Try Ah Ting

Well ah dis dis one go bless to mih see mih

From the lowest of depths...ey!

To the highest of heights

Some ah dem ah crumble from dem hear Rasta voice--same way so we go

A Babylon ah try ah ting but me no scare

Dem think dem sit down pon throne when dem clutch pon chair

And dem police and soldiers here and there

And all de guns whey dem ah carry de babe we bad still no fear

Babylon ah try ah ting but we no scare

Dem think dem sit down pon throne when dem clutch pon chair

And dem police and soldiers here and there

And all de guns whey dem ah carry

'Binghi youth

Dem system design for business

Judge and politician all run dem business

Police whey dem ah train ah fi protect dem business

But never yuh worry yuh brain and try to puzzle out who this is

Babylon yuh stutter easy words from yuh mouth

When we tell yuh say "I ah come bun out King's House"

Nyabinghi that's de fire inna White House

Sound the trumpet because ah black woman ah shout

From dem build dem house,ghetto youths doh live no wey

So all de homeless over King's House me ah bring dem over dey

Fi dem share and care until dem ready fi go 'way

Repatriation ah hail de ghetto youths ah say-ey!

Babylon ah try ah ting but we no scare

Dem think dem sit down pon throne-ey! dem clutch pon chair

And dem police and soldiers here and there

And all de guns whey dem ah carry de babe we bad still no fear

Babylon ah try ah ting-we no scare

Dem think dem sit down pon throne,John Paul,dem clutch pon chair

And dem police and soldiers here and there

And all de guns whey dem ah carry-judgement!

The whole ah dem ah wonder how de ghetto youth so strong

Prime Minister...I ah say repatriation

Yow Elizabeth,what about we compensation?

Yow,no bother make we have start worth in ah Babylon

Me tell dem say earthquake,lightning,and ah thunder

What we past tails of government get can over

Is Emperor Selassie I-lion conqueror

Yow! what is the answer?-ey!

Judgement!

Money ah dem power,yet de people in ah pain

Plant de food dey farmer,make me feed dem with de grain

As how yuh check yuhself,we check yuh never de self same

Go tell de ghetto youths,send dem fi look out fi rain--ey!