Throw Us Down

Talking to the presidents and the mayors

Yo, huh

Rastafari is the ultimate

Me a tell dem say again

Hey, woah, woah, woah

You a hear me?

Nah one ya dem

All dem a fight, they cannot hold us down

All dem a hype, they cannot hold us down

Nah live right, they cannot hold us down

Nuff fire you fi light, they cannot hold us down

All dem a fight, they cannot hold us down

Whole of dem a hype, they cannot hold us down

Nah live right, they cannot hold us down

Yo

Well again

Jah bless we with the powers and strength

Give we days with length

Jah Jah bless we with nuff confidence

So we parents can be content

Pay the bills, pay the rent

Every cent

Well Babylon say dem waan touch mi pocket

But it never make sense

Still a defend the woman dem and shout mi reference

Warm to the old age and the children

That's why the fire really haffi set

And say again

Cho!

All dem a hype, they cannot hold us down

All dem a fight, they cannot hold us down

Nah live right, they cannot hold us down

Nuff fire you fi light, they cannot hold us down

All dem a hype, they cannot hold us down

Care wha' dem a write, they cannot hold us down

See say dem a fight, they cannot hold us down

Alright then

Whoa, again

Well, I'm talking to the mayors

Bun the shackles and the chain

Call the youth dem fi free us

Free like the bird dem inna the trees

So, me go so ask the whole of dem weh fear me see us

Which part?

Corruption and evil dem a sponsor

So, me ask mi question and mi say, "me waan the answer"

Tell dem say, "nuh"

Nuh bother stir up mi anger

And mind me haffi draw fi mi drum and clap mi banja

How the people dem fuck and still a fight 'gainst the ganja?

Bare ass woman me have yah pon mi veranda

Nah stop hail up Suzie and Sandra

Yo, make the wicked man nuh stop from wonder

Say again

Cho!

All dem a hype, they cannot hold us down

All dem a fight, they cannot hold us down

All wha' dem a write, they cannot hold us down

Nuff of dem a hype, they cannot hold us down

All wha' dem a do, they cannot hold us down

All wha' dem a say, they cannot hold us down

Nuh care wha' dem a do, they cannot hold us down

So, dem cyan hold we down

'Cause Emperor Selassie lift the youth dem from the slum

And tell the ghetto youth dem say fi beat the Naya drum

One day

Salvation, mi say, it must come

One day

Repatriation must come

One day

Liberation must come

Nuh bother take it fi no fun

Me don't waan your gun

Me don't waan your coke

Me don't waan your rum

If you diss the fireman, a pure fire a go bun

Judgement

Well, mi say lightning a come

So mi say again

Cho!

All dem a hype, they cannot hold us down

Dem a fight, they cannot hold us down

Nah live right, they cannot hold us down

Nuff of dem a fight, they cannot hold us down

All dem a hype, they cannot hold us down

Dem a fight, they cannot hold us down

Nah live right, they cannot hold us down

Nuff of dem a fight, they cannot hold us down

All dem a hype, they cannot hold us down

Dem a fight, they cannot hold us down

Nah live right, they cannot hold us down

Nuff of dem a fight, they cannot hold us down