Protect Us
Sizzla Lyrics

Yea man, all praises Holy One, Selassie I
Praise to the Holy One, Selassie I.

Yea man, I say the Conquerin' Lion
I praise the Conquering Lion, Selassie I.

Of the Tribe of Judah, you know
He belonged to the Tribe of Judah.

I say bring down all evil conception
I want to end all wickedness and corruption.

And all false and fake government in this Island
I want to get rid of the dishonest and insincere government on this island.

Yea man, I show dem fire bun dem politics
I show them contempt for their politics.

Church and commercial, yo
I have no respect for the church or commercial industry.

Let the righteous man be exceedingly glad
The good people should rejoice.

Rasta bless your little and the much whey you have
Rasta blesses all that you have, no matter how big or small.

Yo, it is ah earth struggle ghetto youths uno fi trod
It's a struggle for the youth, especially those in the ghetto, to survive.

Life for all your efforts how could you go do no bad
Your hard work deserves a good life, don't give up.

Let the righteous woman be exceedingly glad
The good women should be happy.

Rasta bless the youth, dem with the little whey dem have
Rasta blesses the youth, and everything they possess.

Yo earth struggle ghetto youths uno fi trod
It's a struggle for the youth, especially those living in the ghetto.

Life for all your efforts, yo, ey
Your hard work deserves a good life.

Mi say burn up to us, could they? Babylon ah blaze
Babylon is a burning fire.

Nuff ah dem ah, [unverified] nuff ah dem ah shave
Many of them are deceiving and betraying others.

Live inna corruption through them fame and praise
They live in corruption because of their fame and praise.

Nuff ah dem pollute and ah pollution dem ah trade
They sell pollution and spread contamination.

Livin the life of Brittain thoes goin' only to them grave
Living a life of luxury, only to end up in the grave.

They cyar tek mi levels, cyar study mi ways
They cannot understand my level or my ways.

Lift the youths to the levels, Babylon yuh too crave
Babylon desires to bring the youth to their level.

Yo golden love Rastaman reigh
Rastaman spreads love and peace.

Emperor Selassie, we dey praise, yea
We praise Emperor Selassie, the true leader.

Yo, let the righteous woman be exceedingly glad
The good women should be very happy.

Rasta bless the little and the much whey uno have
Rasta blesses all that you have, no matter the amount.

Yo earth struggle ghetto youths uno fi trod
It's a struggle for the youth, especially those living in the ghetto.

Yo bigger judgment again
There will be a greater judgment someday.

Well, some see dem with dem election, oh, dem elect damn
Some only see politics and corruption during elections.

And dem selection fi push up fi some finger
They only care about selecting and serving a chosen few.

Tell the youths lift up dem hand to Ethiopia
Encourage the youth to lift their hands to Ethiopia.

Crocodile government, you get the power
The corrupt government will eventually come to power.

Tell dem say the fruit of knowledge
Tell them that knowledge should be used for good.

Must be used for the goodness of humanity
It should be used for the benefit of mankind.

Rastafari be the first college
Rastafari is the ultimate source of wisdom.

African inspiration is for humanity, well
African inspiration is for all of mankind.

Whoa oh redder judgment yea, yea
There will be a severe judgment someday.