Mash Dem Down

Ah, Just like in the older days
chop off the pagan head and let it roll away
Listen to what I got to say
Praise the King every day

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Come mek we go mash dem down nah lose
All dem ah wrinch and ah frown
stumble blocks will have to move
Come we go mash dem down cyah lose
Ah, Deal wit dem ras
because ah prove dem come ah prove
Me ah mash dem down nah lose
All dem ah wrinch and ah frown
stumble blocks will have to move
Come we go mash dem down nah lose
Kalonji come fi mash dem down nah lose

Listen Up
Little children I say to honor your mother and your father
tell you again I say to love you one another
Praise Selassie I crown, in Addis Ababa
Second ah November 1930 Jah-Jah Jah-Jah java
Ey pon the wicked mi dash the hotta lava
Big up the ghetto girl ah Kingston and Balaclava
Mama use to give we dumplin mek out ah casava
Yo you got the riches you must share what you have-ah
Farmer plat the food and stop the people dem from starve-ah
Yo Jah lead us with his rod and with his staff-ah
All pagan mi know dem must get cut off
Babylon your breath get shut off

[CHORUS:]
Come mek we go mash dem down nah lose
All dem ah wrinch and ah frown
stumble block will have to move
Come we go mash dem down nah lose
Find out say ah prove dem ah prove
Wicked people we ah go mash dem down nah lose
Conquering Lion obstacles we come ah move
Come we go mash dem down nah lose
Babylon we mash dem down ah

Burn them plan and them plot and them stratergies
Burn them up them computers and dem cartridges
Lion inna the jungle we nah bow fi dem catergories
Dis Selassie I dem end up inna worries

[CHORUS:]
Mash dem down nah lose
Deal with dem ras,
because ah prove dem come ah prove
Come mek we go mash dem down nah lose
Babylon I mash dem down, oh

Speak the truth and know your roots that's reality
Yo just listen to my tune it full of quality
Children Emperor Selassi I is the almighty more morality
No more no more will black people dem stifle
when dem ah shot the people dem ah kill dem with poison
Cyar tell me nuttin me say the Conquerin lion inna the Bible

[CHORUS:]
Babylon mi come fi mash dem down nah lose
All dem ah wrinch and ah frown
stumble block will have to move
Come we go mash dem down nah lose
Deal with dem ras,
because ah prove dem come ah prove
Come mek we go mash dem down nah lose
All dem ah wrinch and ah frown
stumble block will have to move
Come we go mash dem down nah lose
Babylon we mash dem down

Cyar dis the Rastaman because him on his foundation rigid
Love and righteousness is with the youths govern the village
All dem a gwan like dem bad and dem wicked
King Selassie govern the Earth so don't be stupid

[CHORUS:]
Come we go mash dem down nah lose
All dem a wrinch and a frown righteousness we choose
Come we go mash dem down we cyar lose
Prove dem ah prove
ghetto youths want clothes and shoes and food
Mash dem down nah lose
Hey Babylon I tell you that I mash dem down ey

Little children I say to honor your mother and your father
tell dem again tell dem again love you one another
Praise Selassie I him crown inna this ah baba
Second ah November 1930 Jah-Jah java
Mama give dem dumplin mek out ah casava
Big up the ghetto girl ah Africa and Balaclava
Wow farmer plat the food and stop the people dem from starve-ah
Yo you got the riches you must share what you have-ah