Be I Strong
Sizzla Lyrics

Yeah man, I and I shall not be afraid of ten thousand of heathen that surround I and I round about
I am not afraid of the heathens that are surrounding me

Yeah man me know say who de heathen ah go dwell in ah drought Woh, ow, yeah
The heathens will suffer in drought

No harm shall come upon thy children, yeah Not even the disastrous pestilence No harm shall come upon thy children, yow Not even--go tell Babylon say give me life ah me-e more ah mi friends Woh,oh,ow
My children will not be harmed by anything, not even a pestilence. I refuse to die and demand more life for me and my friends.

Yes Jah, be I strong,whenever they rise against us They want to do us wrong,the powers of Selassie protect us Yes Jah,be I strong,whenever they rise against us They want to do us wrong,the powers of Selassie
I ask for strength from Jah so that I can face the ones who oppose us. The powers of Selassie will protect us if they want to harm us.

Oh,let us have a great day,ohh Go, no gold for yon Could never take my place,couldn't be replaced Neither buy yuh pearl nor yuh gem Oh,ah see dem praise themselves,I agree, everyone needs help But if ah never,as well as whenever yuh rage Den yuh know something else,woh, oh!
I would like to have a great day without having any gold. No one can take my place because they cannot replace me. Neither can they buy my pearl nor my gemstone. I see that everyone needs help, and I agree. But even when you are in rage, you still have your own sense of self.

Dey wouldn't mind if dey could kill our youth And every time dey tell ah lie that we loot Come down in ah mi village and dem know dat dat dem toop Teaming up we village we go defend mi troop Behind d bars,ah whey dey place dey hoop Dey play ah mental game fi do make mi stoop Well nuff boy go bow,nuff boy go scoop Yow,me ah bun dem fi truth, ow!
They don't care if they kill our youth, and they keep spreading lies that we loot. When they come to my village, they know that they are in trouble. We come together to defend ourselves against them. They try to make us give up behind bars. They aim to manipulate us mentally, so that we give in. Many people may bow and scoop, but I will burn them for their dishonesty.

Yes Jah,be I strong,whenever they rise against us They want to do us wrong,the powers of Selassie protect us Yes Jah,be I strong, whenever they rise against us They want to do us wrong
I need more strength from Jah so that I can face those who oppose us as their intention is to harm us, and the powers of Selassie will protect us from them.

Stand firm,Rastafari live forever more I and I know King Selassie shall come in the dark The likes of the poor want more Remember House of Parliament,did fi bun To do good,dey all ignore,ay! Ghetto youth--watch it dey mi go lick down satan We need some food,some clothes,all good education,repatriation right now Ow!,no harm shall come upon our children,Pharaoh Remember not even the disastrous pestilence No harm shall come upon thy children,oh yeah Not even the disastrous pestilence,well
We need to stand firm as Rastafarians, as we will live forever. I know that King Selassie shall come in the dark. The poor needs to have more of what they need. The House of Parliament should be burned down as they ignore people's needs. We the ghetto youth will take down Satan. We need food, clothing, good education, and repatriation immediately. Our children will not be harmed even by disastrous pestilence.

Bun Prime Minister, bun down de soap Me gon' bun police in ah him brutal soup No call me no dan, fire pon dope Me ah de living rastaman from King Solomon root
I will burn down the Prime Minister, and burn down the police who are brutal. Don't call me a dan, as I am a living Rastafarian from King Solomon's roots.

Ohh! yeah,ow [Repeat Verse,fading]
Yeah, oh! Repeating the previous verse.