Hail to the High owner of Iration,
His Imperial Majesty, Emperor Haile Selassie I.
Yeh, yow, I'm from a place where there's only love,
Where the sun comes home every morning.
Be upright black people and love Jah works,
In praises I and I chant with the rising, woo!
Step away, get away, from the sinking sand..
Never you disobey, yow, Selassie I the Conquering Lion!
The again!

Then a wah dat the whole a them a gwaab with?
Who that the bugger them go par with?
Them go bow and go stoop themselves low,
Rastaman a trod it up, it's like them never know.
Wah dat the whole a them a gwaan with?
Who that the bugger them go par with?
Them go bow and go stoop themselves low,
Rastaman a trod it up, it's like them just a know.

In a them yah time a them blind,
Them no see sey that a Rastafari time.
See sey that a bad company nah go join,
See sey that a obeah man friend them go find.
Nuff a them skin teeth, no pay them any mind,
Look a who fa tree nuff run go climb.
See sey that a another man them a grind,
Love me black woman, me nah go leave her behind.
Babylon you like to carry evil from mind,
Blacker are the lion and you are the swine.
Caan sell me out fi two pence nor coin,
Caan hitch me up like dirty clothes 'pon no line.
Them yah Judgement caan rewind, unnuh better incline,
Higher property from this time.

Then a wah dat the whole a them a gwaab with?
Who that the bugger them go par with?
Them go bow and go stoop themselves low,
Rastaman a trod it up, it's like them never know.
Wah dat the whole a them a gwaan with?
Who that the bugger them go par with?
Them go bow and go stoop themselves low,
Rastaman a trod it up, it's like them just a know.

Me tell you, never show your enemies your strees,
'Cause they will bring the wicked man into your place.
Fire me deh burn, so tell the Eden make haste,
Me go see sey a time them a waste.
This a no the tooth, this a no the paste.
This a no the boot, this a no the lace.
This a no the glasses way deh pon your face,
Fire I a bun, so tell the Eden make haste.
Tell them black up the belt, I come and take your place,
Repatriation we still agitate.
Tell them righteousness youths a anticipate,
Tell them this is faith, Emperor Selassie a no fake.

Then a wah dat the whole a them a gwaab with?
Who that the bugger them go par with?
Them go bow and go stoop themselves low,
Rastaman a trod it up, it's like them never know.
Wah dat the whole a them a gwaan with?
Who that the bugger them go par with?
Them go bow and go stoop themselves low,
Rastaman a trod it up, it's like them just a know.

Upper level them a try fi disguise, ina the spiritual level,
Melt away, sey deh tell me that nothing can be hidden.
Emperor Selassie I, the only Christ ever,
King Emmanuel give me the lesson.

Then a wah dat the whole a them a gwaab with?
Who that the bugger them go par with?
Them go bow and go stoop themselves low,
Rastaman a trod it up, it's like them never know.
Wah dat the whole a them a gwaan with?
Who that the bugger them go par with?
Them go bow and go stoop themselves low,
Rastaman a trod it up, it's like them just a know.