Say Jah Jah deh deh
No matter wha' dem a say
Jah deh deh
Yes him deh deh, no matter wha' dem a say
Jah deh deh
Well again again
Ooh na na na na na na na

Tell me is it dem or is it me
Is it the bird wha' deh ina di tree
Is it the fish wha' swim ina di sea
Is it the willow wha' carry birds and bees
No it's none of dem deh things indeed
It's rather fi dem Babylon technology
Ah rather dem sky scrapers and fi dem streets
Ah the nerve centres of fi dem cities
Where mind-slaves ah run tings fi we

But Patrice Lumumba na go rest in peace
Steven Biko na go rest in peace
Kwame Nkrumah na go rest in peace
Marcus Garvey na go rest in peace
Malcolm X 'im na go rest in peace
Mahatma Gandhi na go rest in peace
Burying their bodies was like burying seeds
Ina fi we babies I can see dem creep
Ina fi we mothers I can hear them weep
Out of the mouths of the sufferers I can hear them scream
Hear dem scream!
Chorus

Say Jah Jah deh deh
No matter wha' dem a say
Jah deh deh
Yes I'm deh deh, no matter wha' dem a say
Jah deh deh
Well again again
Ooh na na na na na na na

The things wha' you a own end up owning you
The things wha' you a clone end up cloning you
The things wha' you a show end up showing in you
Any time you a fling a stone it end up hitting you
The things wha' you possess end up possessing you
You claim seh you a progress
But you na progress fi true
You claim seh you are so blessed
But you are cursed fi true
Cos what comes first, last in you

Chorus

Say Jah Jah deh deh
No matter wha' dem a say
Jah deh deh
Yes him deh deh, no matter wha' dem a say
Jah deh deh
Tell me is it dem or is it me
Is it the bird wha' deh ina di tree
Is it the fish wha' swim ina di sea
Is it the willow wha' carry birds and bees
No it's none of dem deh things indeed
It's rather fi dem Babylon technology
Ah rather dem sky scrapers and fi dem streets
Ah the nerve centres of fi dem cities
Where mind-slaves ah run tings fi we
But Patrice Lumumba na go rest in peace
Steven Biko na go rest in peace
Kwame Nkrumah na go rest in peace