Children read and educate yourself,
Learn to behave yourself,
Famous for you character and your intelligence.
Go ahead don't you destroy yourself,
Conquer the place enjoy yourself,
It's all yours.

Rastafari teach I everything, yea ah.
Never deny yourself for anything.
Survival is the very thing, yea ah,
Never deny yourself for anything, yea ya know,
Rastafari give I everything, yea ah,
Never deny yourself for anything, yea ah,
Survival is the very thing, yea ah,
Inna the ghetto mi say ah there we live, ey ey!

The people in the earth and now they rough,
Activated by the laws of nature, ya.
Magnetised by the words, your blessing come,
Everyone is looking out for progress, yaw oh.
The earth is our very place,
Where the flowers bloom,
Every colour with many shapes ya,
If you want the grass and the sun glaze,
There should be no hate for heaven's sake.

Rastafari teach I everything, yea ah.
Never deny yourself for anything, ah.
Survival is the very thing, yea ah,
Never deny yourself for anything, yea ya,
Rastafari give I everything, yea ah,
Never deny yourself for anything, Mama Africa
Survival is the very thing, yea ah,
Never deny yourself for anything, ey whoah!

Nah cease no fire 'caus we family so poor,
The message of Rastafari open up every door,
The black culture, black people keep asking for more,
Got to be sure, the birthright of Israel secure.
It take the zeal and the vigor,
By now lab have the cure,
Must afi make it from yuh clean and pure,
Bruk mi bread and come mek we share it,
This ah the only way me know,
All with one another inna the light it affi show,
The blessings from ceiling to floor..

Rastafari teach I everything, whoa,
Never deny yourself for anything, yea ey,
Survival is the very thing, whoa ah,
Never deny yourself for anything, whoa ya woy,
Rastafari give I everything, whoa ah,
Never deny yourself for anything, ghetto youth!
Survival is the very thing, yea ah,
Never deny yourself for anything, ey ey ey.

Man as a warrior come to teach, whoa,
I say to put the food in the children reach,
The earth is a well spread table you better see it,
Shall be good to the meek, yo hostality get ah beatin'.

Inna everything, whoa,
Never deny yourself for anything,
King Selassie I him teach I everything, whoa ah,
Never deny yourself for anything, ey ey.

Read and educate yourself,
Learn to behave yourself,
Famous for you character and your intelligence.
Go ahead don't you destroy yourself,
Conquer the place enjoy yourself,
It's all yours.

Rastafari teach I everything, yea ah,
Never deny yourself for anything, nuttin at all,
King Selassie I teach I everything, whoa ah,
Never deny yourself for anything, ey ey ey ey.

The people in the earth and now they rough,
Activated by the laws of nature, ya,
Magnetised by the words, your blessing come,
Everyone is looking out for progress, yaw,
The earth is our very place,
Where the flowers bloom,
Every colour with many shapes, ya,
If you want the grass and the sun glaze,
Do it for me please, no hate for heaven's sake.

Rastafari teach I everything, whoa ah,
Never deny yourself for anything, ah ay,
That's the very thing, whoa ah,
Never deny yourself for anything, yea,
Jah Jah teach I everything, whoa ah,
Never deny yourself for anything.