Intro:
Kadamawe, Kadamawe
Woiii, woiii, oyyyyy
Chorus:
Say a prayer for the weak (Say a prayer)
When the most high Jah grant di earth to di meek, lawd
Let di kette drum dem speak, well, welll
Kette dem ah, carry di fyah through di streets, yea
Say a prayer for the weak (Say a prayer, a prayer)
Most high Jah grant di earth to di meek, lawd
Fingers mek di kette drum dem ah speak, yeaaa
Carry di fyah through di streets yahhh
Verse 1:
Hey tell babylon fi satta, watch yah
And mek wi do dis very proper--lyy
Wi nuh play no monopolyyy (No monopoly)
Aw, terrible and dread wid di fyah (Dread wid di fyah)
Hey, yea mi skill wid di fyah (Skill wid di fyah)
Neva draw nil wid di fyah, woiiii
Bobo Hill bring dem yah fyah (Bring dem yah fyah)
We ah hail di black Jesus (Jesus)
Cyaa tek wi fi nuh eediat, no (Nooo nooo)
Rebel warriors ah wi dat
Terrible and dread babylon yuh betta pree dat (Ah wi dat)
Cyaa squeeze me like nuh sweet sop (No way)
Meditation firm and high like di mountain peak
Babylon cyaa reach di tree tops, ha
Chorus:
Say a prayer for the weak (Say a prayer)
When the most high Jah grant di earth to di meek, lawd
Let di kette drum dem speak, well, welll
Kette dem ah, carry di fyah through di streets, yea
Say a prayer for the weak (Say a prayer, a prayer)
Most high Jah grant di earth to di meek, lawd
Fingers mek di kette drum dem ah speak, yeaaa
Carry di fyah through di streets yahhh
Verse 2:
Black Marcus, Garveyyyy (Black Marcus)
Black nanny an' tacky an' Cujo, well lawd (Cujo well lawd)
Black Ikebulan (Black Ikebulan), I fight for freedom (Freedom)
Reparation, repatriation is a must (It is a must, yea)
Well, Selassie I (Selassie I)
Unconquerable pon di bakklefield (Whoaaa, unconquerable)
Lightning an' tunda, lawd, lawd
Chorus:
Say a prayer for the weak (Say a prayer)
When the most high Jah grant di earth to di meek, lawd
Let di kette drum dem speak, well, welll
Kette dem ah, carry di fyah through di streets, yea
Say a prayer for the weak (Say a prayer, a prayer)
Most high Jah grant di earth to di meek, lawd
Fingers mek di kette drum dem ah speak, yeaaa
Carry di fyah through di streets yahhh
Outro:
Ah nuff ah dem ah wuk fi di ku klux
I-man ah roll wid di lionRollin' inna di chariot
Heading on to Mount Zion
When di trumpet sound on that day ayy
Babylon going down
Fyah through di streets yeaaa, yes lawwwd
Just as how mi carry ah prayer wid mi
I-man nah leff di fyah
I ah call I di fyah pickney
Oh lawd, oh lawd, oh lawd