No, no, no, ooh - mama she cry
Ooh - papa he cry
Wipe di tears from dem eyes, hmm

Babylon a murderer
Dem diss the ghetto yout dem 'round yah
Babylon a murderer
Mi haffi box dem wid mi lion paw
Well Babylon a murderer
Dem diss the ghetto yout dem 'round yah
Babylon a murderer
Mi haffi box dem wid mi lion paw

Si seh dem nuh care
Dem waan fi shot the ghetto yout dem like deer
Si seh dem nuh care
Wat about di factory and di school 'round here?
Si seh dem nuh care
Dem waan fi shot the ghetto yout dem like deer
Si seh dem nuh care
Wat about di factory and di school 'round here?

Dis a nuh parking and dis a nuh deal
Emperor selassie I fly the seven seal
And mek sure every ghetto yout get dem meal
Rastafari dis yah one yah haffi real
Protect di homeless and di needy dem
King Selassie I ever feedin' dem
Mystery Babylon nuh misleadin' dem
A red heart a fire mi gi dem di Judgement

Well Babylon a murderer
Dem diss the ghetto yout dem 'round yah
Babylon a murderer
Mi haffi box dem wid mi lion paw
Well Babylon a murderer
Dem diss the ghetto yout dem 'round yah
Babylon a murderer
Mi haffi box dem wid mi lion paw

Over but a hundred year we cry tears
Over my sweat, over my sweat
Working under pressure for so many year
But King Selassie I a go meet mi there
And bless Fantan, mek him sit inna di chair
Dem yah ghetto yout dem nuh have no fear
The fire keep burning

Babylon a murderer
Dm diss the ghetto yout dem 'round yah
Babylon a murderer
Mi haffi box dem wid mi lion paw
Well Babylon a murderer
Dem diss the ghetto yout dem 'round yah
Babylon a murderer
Mi haffi box dem wid mi lion paw

Mi bun out dem system
Mi bun dem system
Becah dem system become shitstem
Dem a flith, north and east