I did behold

Until the proud was casted down yah

'Ave di ancient of days is

King Haile Selassie I Jah!

You know

With his garments as white as snow

His hair as pure as wool 


Praise ye Jah (Hail di emperor)

Hail di emperor-or-or

Our king of kings

To a fullness

'Ave to express

Jah Jah that I always keep

Praise ye Jah (Hail di emperor)

Hail di emperor-or-or-or

King of kings

To a fullness

'Ave to express

Jah that always been (unu sing)

Jah Rastafari

We a praise

Hail King Selassie always (Oh yes!) 


Verse 1:

Just like Ashumba

I am naw gon turn an recant

Another in Selassie I name

A no Malcolm X an

Martin Luther dis

An Sizzla whey come fi trick

Alla yuh tricks

I see Bob Marley rise

An unu kill de prophet

Why yuh don't

Kill those

Standing on yuh pulpits (No!)

You use dem to steer di minds of di yout

An as dey preach

Di yout cease from knowin di truth (But)

Dis is the truth above our circumstances

I see how yuh constantly

Building churches

But while yuh church

Defend di slackness as usual

Rasta no mix up with homo 


Praise ye Jah (Hail di emperor)

Hail di emperor-or-or

Our King of kings

To a fullness

'Ave to express

Jah that always been

Praise ye Jah (Hail di emperor)

Hail di emperor-ore-ore-ore

King of kings

To a fullness

'Ave to express

Jah Jah that a always been (Ooh hoo) 


Verse 2:

Jesus and his disciples

Dey are Black

An so were di

Ancient of days

Aye! Sizzla say dat

De truth is real

Make it known to boys and girl

Just makes yuh brain

For a time dem your worst

Well now talk bout Jesus

A who dat

I know him as the Nazerite

The offspring of King David (Selassie I)

Now come den Selassie I di other

Earth's rightful ruler

He's from di same line 


Praise ye Jah (Hail di emperor)

Hail di emperor-ore-ore-ore

King of kings

To a fullness

'Ave to express

Jah that always been

Praise ye Jah

Hail di emperor

Selassie I king of peace

To a fullness

'Ave to express

Jah that all within 


Verse 3:

Ay! you no see dem a ting dat from di Bible

Tink I no know you're amongst those who instigate slavery against my people (Yeh!)

Only quote a few psalms so dat you could have to come we.

We have a knowledge you know, we done perceive (Woy!)

From start to finish

I have to outline de fact

Is not Sunday

Is Saturday we fi hold de Sabbath 


Praise ye Jah (Hail di emperor)

Hail de emperor

Selassie I a king of kings

To a fullness

'Ave to express

Jah that I always been

Praise ye Jah (Hail di emperor)

Hail di emperor-ore-ore-ore

King of kings

To a fullness

'Ave to express

Jah that I always been