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I say pead my cause, |
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Strive with those that striveth, |
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Fight against those that fight against I |
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Emperor Selassi I, |
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The Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah |
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Uh |
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CHORUS |
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Live and love your life always, |
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Children give Jah thanks and praise |
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Most high he give us length of days |
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Silver and gold shall fade |
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So live and love your life always |
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Come let us give thanks and praise |
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Most high he give us length of days |
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Zion and the earth all living things |
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And human beings he made |
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Bombs and guns that all they aim at us |
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We're Ethiopian Africans we're strangers no |
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So Zion kinda system it so dangerous |
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Honor your mother and your father |
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Say ah blessed love |
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And do remember Jah has made you faithful |
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So show more love and don't be hateful |
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Neglect the most high you'd be so ungrateful eh |
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And that would be disgraceful |
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CHORUS |
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Live and love your life always, |
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Come let us give thanks and praise |
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Most high give us length of days |
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The silver and gold shall fade |
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So live and love your life always |
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Children give Jah thanks and praise |
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Rastafari give us length of days |
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The silver and gold shall fade |
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So much people pocket full and running over |
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Yet they wouldn't share they rather |
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Hold in nah bringin ah lil something when coming over |
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Little children even ghetto youths must show love |
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Spend out the riches fit up the village |
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Bun out the hate and grudge |
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Chant Rastafari ah chant |
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Emperor Selassie I is the Conquering Lion |
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Love and righteousness we want |
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CHORUS |
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Live and love your life always, |
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Children give Jah thanks and praise |
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Ohh ooo length of days |
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Most high we praise King Selassie I |
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Live and love your life always |
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Come let us give thanks and praise |
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Most high give us length of days |
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The vanities shall fade whoa yea |
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Love life that's the reality |
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Clean and pure that's the quality |
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Emperor Selassie I he stand for |
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Equal righteousness and morality |
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CHORUS |
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Live and love your life always, |
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Come let us give thanks and praise |
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He give us length of days |
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Oh riches shall fade |
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So live and love your life always |
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Sizzla Kalongi keep the fire it ah blaze |
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Rastafari come to liberate the slave |
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Conquering Lion never fail |
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Yo, you live on the street, every night and day |
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You idle and you lurks in the coner when you touch out |
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Kook wrong corner you go... ow |
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Mama gone inna purse you go pluck out |
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Gone wit your father fridge, phone |
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And then you just cut out |
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Why is it you won't stop from doing those wrongs |
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CHORUS |
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Live and love your life always, |
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Children give Jah thanks and praise |
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He give length of days |
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Whoa yea yea |