Burn Dem
Black Stalin Lyrics

(Fire burning), Jah know (fire blazing), Jah know
Acknowledging the fire burning and blazing, along with a reference to Jah (God)

(Fire burning, fire burning)
Repeating the phrase 'fire burning' for emphasis

Judgement morning, I by the gate and I waiting
Black Stalin is waiting for Judgement morning (a time of divine judgement according to religious belief)

Because I begging the Master, gimme a work with Peter
Black Stalin is asking for work with Peter, likely referring to the apostle Peter or Saint Peter (a figure in Christianity)

It have some sinners coming, with them I go be dealing
There are sinners coming and Black Stalin intends to deal with them personally

Because the things that they do we, I want to fix them personally
Black Stalin wants to take matters into his own hands and fix the wrongs done by the sinners

Peter wait, Peter wait, Peter, look Cecil Rhodes by the gate (Burn he, burn he!)
Black Stalin is telling Peter to wait and directing him to a man named Cecil Rhodes who should be burned

Peter, look the English man wey send Cecil Rhodes to Africa land (Burn he, burn he!))
Peter is instructed to look for the Englishman who sent Cecil Rhodes to Africa and burn him as well

Peter, take Drake, take Ralegh, but leave Victoria for me (Burn she, burn she!)
Black Stalin wants Drake and Ralegh taken, but asks for Queen Victoria to be left for him to burn

Peter, I just doh care what you say, but Mussolini, he can't get away. (Burn he, burn he!)
Black Stalin demands Mussolini to be burned and shows a disregard for Peter's objections

(This is my time for burning) I burning, and I burning, and I burning, and I burning!
Black Stalin emphasizes that this is his time for burning with repetition

(Peter, keep the fire blazing) Blazing, blazing, blazing, blazing!
Black Stalin instructs Peter to keep the fire blazing repeatedly for emphasis

Peter you don't know, the pressure that I undergo
Black Stalin is under a great deal of pressure

From these mad man and woman, I feel the full weight of their hand
Black Stalin is feeling the full weight of the actions of men and women he considers to be crazy

They make their oppressed law, they never care 'bout the poor
The people Black Stalin is referring to are making laws that oppress the poor and ignoring their well-being

Peter, these people had their day, well now is time for Stalin to play
Black Stalin believes it is his time to take action

Peter, wait, I say Peter wait! Peter, look Ian Smith by the gate (Burn he, burn he!)
Black Stalin tells Peter to wait and points out a man named Ian Smith to burn

Peter, I don't want you to make fuss, remember I want Christopher Columbus (Burn he, burn he!)
Black Stalin demands that Christopher Columbus be burned and instructs Peter not to make a fuss

Peter, look the English woman who on South Africa refuse to put sanctions (Burn she, burn she!)
Black Stalin points out a woman who refused to put sanctions on South Africa and demands that she be burned

Peter, I just don't care what you do, but Reagan going in the fire too (Burn he, burn he!)
Black Stalin declares that Reagan must be burned regardless of Peter's objections

Peter, don't grudge me, your hand done full already
Black Stalin acknowledges that Peter has a lot on his plate already

You done deal with The Fuhrer, go ahead and take Foster
Black Stalin tells Peter to go ahead and deal with Foster after he has already dealt with the Fuhrer (likely Hitler)

But that woman, Mary, remember that's my baby
Black Stalin claims Mary as his baby and demands she not be burned like others

So much confusion that she make, you got to give Black Stalin a break
Black Stalin has had enough confusion and wants a break

Peter, wait, I say Peter wait! Peter, look Botha reach by the gate (Burn he, burn he!)
Black Stalin instructs Peter to wait and points out Botha to burn

With Botha I don't want you to waste time, remember we still have Morgan behind (Burn he, burn he!)
Black Stalin demands that Botha be burned and reminds Peter that they still have Morgan to deal with

Peter, look the English woman who sent foreign troops in Africa land (Burn she, burn she!)
Black Stalin points out an English woman who sent foreign troops to Africa and demands she be burned

Peter, I just don't care what you say, de Klu Klux Klan man can't get away (Burn he, burn he!)
Black Stalin declares that a KKK member cannot get away and demands he be burned despite Peter's objections

(Peter keep de fire coming.) Hit me! Burn dem oy!
Black Stalin demands that Peter keeps the fire coming and adds 'burn dem oy' for emphasis

Peter, stop pushing, it have plenty more coming
Black Stalin tells Peter to stop pushing and warns that there are still many more to come

They call them from over sea, but leave my
People are being called from overseas, but Black Stalin wants to be left alone

During my lifetime, to me they were so unkind
Black Stalin is referring to people who have been unkind to him during his lifetime

So much corruption that they make, now it is time they must feel my weight
Black Stalin has had enough of the corruption and wants to make the perpetrators feel his weight

Peter, Peter don't hold me back! Look the one who draft the Public Order Act (Burn he, burn he!)
Black Stalin demands that Peter not hold him back and points out the person who drafted the Public Order Act to be burned

Peter look, catch that big belly fella, wey carry my money down Panama. (Burn he, burn he!)
Black Stalin instructs Peter to catch a man who stole his money in Panama and burn him

Peter, look the woman who bring foreign troops in the Caribbean (Burn she, burn she!)
Black Stalin points out a woman who brought foreign troops to the Caribbean and demands she be burned

Peter, I just don't care what you do, but baldhead going in the fire too (Burn he, burn he!)
Black Stalin declares that a bald person must be burned regardless of Peter's objections

(This is my time for burning) Burn them oy, man!
Black Stalin emphasizes that it is his time for burning and adds 'burn them oy, man' for emphasis

(Peter, keep the fire blazing) Blazing, blazing!
Black Stalin instructs Peter to keep the fire blazing, repeated for emphasis

(This is Jah time for burning) We burning, and we burning, and we burning and we burning!
Black Stalin refers to it being Jah's (God's) time for burning and emphasizes the repetition of 'we burning'

(Peter, keep the fire coming) coming, coming, coming...
Black Stalin once again instructs Peter to keep the fire coming with added repetition