Well dem done know say Emperor for ganja 
meaning ganja and Emperor dey Emperor 
alive yuh know, Jah 

Emperor Hailie Selassie I, 
who sit up in the north to fight you up 
and look to the east himself yuh know 
You know say Babylon down step 
as Rasta upset John Pope the beast 

Babylon you're too much to bear 
can't afford to do that now 
I've got to keep my heavens clear 
And I've got alot of youths to care 
you keep on givin double gaow 
then by what means do you share? hey 
Too much to bare 
can't afford to do that now 
I've got to keep my heavens clear, Jah 
alot of youths to care 
you keep on givin I double gaow, go dey 

Well den, taking all fi go stock inna yuh bank 
Fi hours hear mi call and you turn and insult 
You've been too bad for the heath of an adult 
a baby is much better a result 
Well now ghetto youths mi afi ask 
is it that hard to see, 
the sickness that befall I n I is so many? 
And we ah doctor that just so kill of mi family 
Is ah try to fight an I for me hailin you 

And Babylon is so much to bear 
can't afford to do it now 
I've got to keep my heavens clear 
And I've got alot of youths to care 
whoa you keep on givin double gaow 
then by what means do you share? yea 
So much to bare 
can't afford to do it now 
I've got to keep my heavens clear, 
and mi have nuff ghetto youths dey care 
yo Babylon ah hope you ah hear 

Watch how the compelling us to fight 
foward all the blood 
Just thru you try so nuff ghetto youths dead 
but Rasta fire bun the dead we all did hail 
Emperor Hailie Selassie instead 
Could dem, mi friend dem do it all the while 
nah reach no where, now dem smile 
me wonder what next dem ah tell me say 
Mi tell the whole ah dem unite 
him have dem no did dey 
mi smile and now mi talk 
and nuff ah dem ah go astray 

But Babylon is too much to bear 
can't afford to do that now 
I've got to keep my heavens clear 
And I've got alot of youths to care 
they keep on givin double gaow 
then by what means do they share? 
Babylon, too much to bare 
can't afford to do that now oh oh 
Anyhow we nah go bow oh no 
and I've got alot of youths to care 
Oh no 

Well make them know, 
Oh yes the works of Jah, I man gladly accept 
be still and let it carried out and many success 
Selassi I, I holla out He I solace 
standing watchful for my people in this west 
Whoa Ethiopia for all burn faces, 
there so everything start, some people village 
Oh my people you are more than big 
every black man you see ah more than royalty 
Cuz me know that's why mi know 

They're so much to bear 
can't afford to do that now 
I've got to keep my heavens clear 
And I've got alot of youths to care 
you keep on givin I double gaow 
then by what means do you share? Oh oh 
Too much to bare 
can't afford to do that now 
I've got to keep my heavens clear, 
lot of youths to care 
you keep on givin I double gaow 
mi say dey 

Dem taking all fi go stock inna dem bank 
Fi hours hear mi call and you turn and insult 
You've been just too bad for the heath of an adult 
a baby is much better a result 
Well watch ah now know 
is it that hard to see, 
the sickness that befall I n I is so many?