My brethren whom I love so well When we where all such sufferers There was an old tattoo That he made I To cover I shelterless head Way down in the gully 'Cause there was an old tattoo That he made I To cover I shelterless head But hear wha' him do One day, while we were gone away To chant Jah holy word Me seh him tear down the old tattoo That he made I To cover I shelterless head We are all children of Africa and the most high Him shake down the old tattoo That he made I To cover I shelterless head Sad news, fresh! What a pain to my heart Could you imagine that? The way I feel in sufferation Do you think I would have done this to you? Do you think, my brother I could have done this to you? Me seh him shake down the old tattoo That he made I To cover I shelterless head Feel this for me my brother, yeah Mi seh him shake down the old tattoo That he made I To cover I shelterless head Mother and father feel it and thunder roll Me seh him shake down the old tattoo That he made I To cover I shelterless head With Jah gonna move it forward With and equal rights and love Me seh him shake down the old tattoo That he made I To cover I shelterless head We used to praise and give tanks and lick cup together Him shake down the old tattoo That he made I To cover I shelterless head He ain't got no mercy on I and I cold nor rain dew Tear down the old tattoo