Karate

Martial art, mi nuh partial yah, a martial art (Ha, ha,

ha)

Mi nuh partial yah, a rot mi a rot........

Mi fire bun di whole a dem, uh huh

Mi nah beg nuh friend from none a dem mi fire bun di

whole a dem, uh huh

Hear mi now hear mi know, coulda know

Dem get mi roti, slew dem wid Karate

Praise King Selassie him a di ancient monarchy

Now yuh get mi roti, slew dem wid Karate

Romp wid mi swor and mi first out a cock it

Do not get mi roti, slew dem wid karate

Hail rastafari him a di golden monarchy

Do not get mi roti, slew dem wid karate, slew dem

karate, uh huh

Hail Selassie him a di ancient monarchy

How yuh feelin? Well I'm feelin hotty

Bun babylon because dem corrupt and dem naughty

Lion a roar, pull di dog dem out deh barky barky

Yo! Pop off mi sword and now dem face get marky marky

Somebody said war, Well! mi seh fi start it

Shouldn't rob di old woman har purse dung at di market

Shouldn't kill innocent pedestrian pon di streets weh

dem a walk in

Coulda know, question mi haffi ask it

Mi turban dun hot and mi trouble dem start it

Man nuh fling right and dem face get darty darty

Yo, hey, ok, well!

Dem get mi roti so mi go slew dem wid Karate

Praise King Selassie him a di ancient monarchy

Do not get mi roti, mi slew dem wid karate, mi slew dem

wid karate

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