Intro        The sunball...

               When ah de sky...

               Jah create it and it cyah stop shine

               Fire,fire,fire--burning!

               Fire...

 

Chorus     It's burning so high and they can't put it out

               Don't be ashame,don't be shy to sing and shout

               This is love,yes your life--I no damn blasted joke

               Mmhmm...reach above the sky,you make it I know

 

Verse 1     A whole lot ah people keep searching

                For the truth because wrong-doing is hurting

                The Babylonian system just not working

                Teach us love--that's the first thing,hmm

                 Make hay--the sun shine today

                Hey hey,what you got to say?

                You can't stay there,there's no time to play

                Don't you go in my way

 

Chorus      Burning so high and they can't put it out

                Don't be ashame,don't be shy to sing and shout

                This is love,this is life--I no damn blasted joke

                Then you reach above the sky,you'll make it--hah!

 

Verse 2     The Earth rotate on it's axis and it cyah stop turn

                 Once dis pickney ah school,cyah stop learn

                 Boy hot ah fire whey he cyah stop burn

                 Work hard for what yuh want, yuh cyah stop earn

                 Woy! hotter fire,rastaman ah dash it

                 Hey Babylonian! me say fi watch it

                 Woy! yes--marijuana,we got it

                 Woy! blaze de music,dem jast cyah stop it 

                 Dancehall over there--oh yes,get at it

                 Hear it pon de radio,we all ah beat it inna de traffic

                 Yow! music--repatriation ah mih topic--hot it!

 

Chorus       It's burning so high and they can't put it out 

                 Don't be ashame,don't be shy to sing and shout

                 This is love,yes your life--I no damn blasted joke

                 Mmhmm...reach above the sky,you make it I know

 

Verse 3      This fire,it burn out their heart and soul,yeah

                 My desire is to see Rastafari in full control

                 Keep you warm when it's cold,so you look and behold

                 Life is worth more than gold

 

Chorus       It's burning so high and they can't put it out

                 Don't be ashame,don't be shy to sing and shout

                 This is love,yes your life--I no damn blasted joke

                 Mmhmm...reach above the sky,you make it I know

 

Repeat       A whole lot ah people keep searching

Verse 1      For the truth because wrong-doing is hurting

                 The Babylonian system just not working

                 Teach us love--that's the first thing,hmm

                 Make hay--the sun shine today

                 Hey hey,what you got to say?

                 You can't stay there,there's no time to play

                 Don't you go in my way

 

Chorus       Burning so high and they can't put it out

                 Don't be ashame,don't be shy to sing and shout

                 This is love,this is life--I no damn blasted joke

                 Then you reach above the sky,you'll make it--hah!

 

Repeat       The Earth rotate on it's axis and it cyah stop turn

Verse 2      Once dis pickney ah school,cyah stop learn

                 Boy hot ah fire whey he cyah stop burn

                 Work hard for what yuh want,yuh cyah stop earn

                 Woy! hotter fire,rastaman ah dash it

                 Hey Babylonian! me say fi  watch it 

                 Woy! yes--marijuana,we got it 

                 Woy! blaze de music,dem just cyah stop it 

                 Dancehall over there--oh yes,get at it

                 Hear it pon de radio,we all ah beat it inna de traffic

                 Yow! music--repatriation ah mih topic--hot it!

 

Chorus       It's burning so high and they can't put it out

                 Don't be afraid,don't be shy to sing and shout

                 This is love,yes your life--I no damn blasted joke

                 Mmhmm...reach above the sky,you make it I know