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Babylon Rule Dem

Groundation feat. Don Carlos & The Congos
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Standing so high, can't see them beneath the morning sky All those who seek to climb so high To ensure the river Jordan will not dry All of our tears run out of the valley high And in my sight I feel worse than Tell father they've come Tell mother they've come To, to, to Lord forgive them for they have a stamped on the ocean Lord forgive them who trampled by the way side Oh forgive them who stamped upon the ocean Lord forgive them for all of them are they don't know Them sit there robbing them poor We stand upon them lies they told Rocking the boat that they stole Remember Babylon ruling, ruling Them dread I am dread Dem a buy a can I want to live and be so free, oh Lord Now if them want to live, if them want to live Who nah shelter we Oh father they stole, they stole Another one, another country poor Another one, another country poor Well now the youth man say You know the covenant say Oh Lord the youth man say Oh now the government are they don't know Well now now they don't see Jah people don't want to believe them, no more They are deceived yes, no more While they sit in their illusions, wondering Babylon ruling, ruling So them mama's is have cried And left them all high, and left them all high To suffer inna this ghetto while they trembled out, on my soul Brought to you them leap rope I-yeah Them leap rope I-yeah, leap rope I-yeah, Ghana Ethiopia Leap rope I-yeah, them leap rope I- Yeah, leap rope I-yeah, Ghana Ethiopia Yeah yeah yeah Standing so high, can't see them beneath the morning sky Seeking to climb the ladder so high Oh the mighty Jordan will not dry While our tears fall from valley to the sky Well now now they don't know Them sit there punishing them poor While all my brethrens are locked up on the floor Give us a justice and we will seek no more Remember Babylon ruling Oh them man dread I am dread Dem a buy a can We want to live and be so free, oh Lord Now if they want to live, if they want to live Who nah shelter we Dear mother and father come look at me Flying so peacefully Now they, now they Dear father come run upon the I-shed Dear sistren come upon the ocean Oh my itren run upon the I-shed Dear sistren come upon Now they don't know Oh now now they don't see Jah people don't want to believe them, no more They are deceived yes, no more While they sit in their illusions, wondering Babylon ruling, ruling