Sizzla

"Can't Cool Can't Quench"

"Can't Cool Can't Quench"


Gonna show them, yea man
And ah Emperor Selassie I
Ah him we hail ow
The ancient of days never coil
Rastafari love prevail ey

Can't cool can't quench everlasting burning fire
Babylon yuh wrenk yah
Can't cool can't quench everlasting burning fire
Redder judgment ah tell yuh

Can't cool can't quench everlasting burning fire
Babylon get drench yah
Can't cool can't quench Ethiopia my true heart desire
Aw Babylon

Den how is it you get your food to eat
And yet you find it hard
To feed another youth that come up at your feet
Den how is it you always ah strive
And yet you find it hard

Fi show another ghetto youth how fi survive
That's why ah King Selassie I we'll praise
Run go tell Pharaoh him city dey go blaze
Me know ah King Rastafari dey pon he throne
Babylon we dey dash brimstone
Da one ya name

Can't cool can't quench everlasting burning fire
Babylon yuh wrenk yah
Can't cool can't quench Africa my true heart desire
Black parents ey

Can't cool can't quench everlasting burning fire
Babylon yuh wrenk ey
Can't cool can't quench Africa my true heart desire
Redder judgment

The ghetto you put down inna the pit
Dem judge and dem jury just ah grin and ah grit
And all dem police and them soldier say dem really unfit

The sniper dem bring say him nah shoot and miss
The Black rights kingdom stand for equal rights and justice
Eh true human rights well ah government no miss
Rastafari did know say PJ ah the false and hypocrites

And dem ah go bring Bruce Golding fi make ah big devil switch
Well Rasta drop Seaga inna the bottomless pit
Nah follow the evil mama gonna spank you real quick
Well dash another fire pon John public

Me tell uno cease from uno war and wickedness
Inna fornication ink dem gun finger dem go dip
And ah chat bout dem ah voter hot wine dem ah sip

Me say red gold and green inna every district
And Ethiopia bear the witness
This ah wha da name

Can't cool can't quench everlasting burning fire
Babylon yuh wrenk yah
Can't cool can't quench everlasting burning fire
Redder judgment ah tell yuh

Can't cool can't quench everlasting burning fire
Babylon get drench yah
Can't cool can't quench Ethiopia my true heart desire
Aww aw

Yea man and Black people should know that it is slavery
Why we are here in Jamaica the western world you know
See me ah show you say yea man

It is written in the book of Britain and America
That it was only I n I the Black Ethiopian
That were taken out of Black Africa, you know
Illegal yes captives, you know slave children
And brought us down here in Jamaica

And all small islands of the British, West Indies into slavery
Onto this day say the most high Selassie I Jah Rastafari
Rastafari know

Me tell dem say ah innocent blood ah spill
Fi the arc of the covenant Babylon ah kill
They want Rasta thrown them no got no power nor will
They want dada crown mama pearl and jewel

I tell you say the scepter shall not depart until
The golden globe with the simple earth fill
This man was born here prophecy dey fulfill
Stretch your hand to Ethiopia Mount Zion ill

You never get the win coulda never get it nil
And ah tell yuh dis ah lick down Babylon like a power drill
Well Pharaoh them ya fire cyar chill
Repatriation Babylon me melt yuh will
Then da ya name

Cyar cool, cyar quench

"Clean Up Your Heart"

"Clean Up Your Heart"


Yeah man. Bless thy people and seek thine inheritance.
Feed them and lift them up also,forevermore...
Nah now-ow! Oh how!
Oh child:from the drugs,stop the abuse
My friend:you going not Jah way,oh gosh yuh lose
Emperor Selassie l l-l-l !

The Rastaman say clean up yuh heart and come
Yow,yuh cannot make corruption when ah dat Rasta bu'n
Go clean up yuh faults and come
Be not hypocrite amongst yuhself,African daughters and sons
Go clean up unu heart and come
Yow,yuh cannot make corruption when ah dat Rasta bu'n
Go clean up yuh faults and come
Yow! ah Babylon,dem going down

De whole ah dem got dem one bag ah riches with dem idol god
Yet shot de ghetto youths and trod de sister like rug
Pretending to be when dem not,me know dem heart clog
Device and evil mischief,so me know say things bad
Ghetto youths dey inna gang and ghetto girls dey inna mob
We no tell de ghetto youths about de heritage whey dem have
Dem cyah dash no salt because de youths dem ah no frog
De ghetto youths dem never buy no puss inna no bag
I know Babylon slavery world a government tag
Yow! nuff ah dem ah nyam dem hog

De ghetto youth say clean up unu heart and come
Yow,yuh cannot make corruption when Babylon ah done
Go clean up yuh faults and come
Be not hypocrite amongst yuhself,all Black daughters and sons
Go clean up unu heart and come
Yow,yuh cannot bet corruption,ah it de little children bu'n
Go clean up yuh heart and come
Be not hypocrite amongst yuhself,African daughters--ow!

In a world of vanity they all get caught
We doh follow;Rasta hail Selassie l from unu small
From those who work inna bank,and to those who sleep on sidewalk
From those who drive dem car to those who wipe dem car glass,yow
Show us love and things go bright
Yow! true we love on us,so Rasta,Babylon nah stop give we fight,yow
Words of thunder coming from we voice
This dem cyah stop because it right

Go tell dem say fi clean up dem heart and come
Yow,dem cannot bet corruption when Babylon ah done
Go clean up yuh faults and come
Be not hypocrite amongst yuhself,African daughters and sons
Go clean up yuh heart and come
Yow,yuh cannot bet curruption when is it we dey bu'n
Go clean up yuh heart and come
Be not hypocrite Black daughters and son

You set yuh laws dem so we no fi breach
Ah you ah come class dem as gunman and thief
So de youths whey me fi ask dem if dem never see it
De mystical man when him ah buss through de street
Ah you ah come blast dem,yes man top ah we
See it on de place inna Harlem,Bobo ah go sweep
Selassie l call dem,so me haffi greet
Every little Black children;blessed are the meek

Go tell dem say fi clean up dem heart and come
Yow,yuh cannot bet corruption when is it de Ras ah bu'n
Go clean up yuh heart and come
Be not hypocrite amongst yuhself...listen up

Babylon dem have dem one bag ah riches and dem idol god
Shot de ghetto youth and treat de girls dem like rug
Pretending to be when dem not,me know dem heart clog
Device and evil mischief,so me know say things bad
Ghetto girls dey inna gang and ghetto youths dey inna mob
We no tell de ghetto youths about de heritage whey dem have
Dem cyah dash no salt because de Nyah ah no frog
De ghetto youths never buy no puss inna no bag
I know Babylon slavery world's a government tag
Check ah who ah nyam dem hog

De baby say fi clean up unu heart and come
Yow,unu cannot make corruption when is it unu fi bu'n
Go clean up yuh heart and come
Be not hypocrite amongst yuhself,African daughters and son
Go clean up dem false dey and come
Yow,yuh cannot make corruption...

"Cowboy"

"Cowboy"


[Intro:]
Honourable Marcus Garvey
Oyyyy!...
So much love
That's all I come to give
Emperor Selassie I show dem love
And yet still dem nah wah live

[Chorus:]
So Babylon give dem ah toy
See dey inna dem hand
Dem turn cowboy
Babylon say destroy
So anytime ah-poh-poh-toi, hoi-hoi
Babylon give dem ah toy
See dey inna dem hand
Dem turn cowboy
Babylon give dem ah toy
Anytime now ah-blokkodoy, hoi-hoi--Jah!

[Verse 1:]
Dem buss it so prevalent
And nuff ah dem kick de bucket
Selassie run he resident
So gunman watch it
Rastaman come strong with love inna de district
You are most American, with yuh gun 'pon yuh hip
De cop all dem still hide
'Cause Bobby shot de sheriff
Commissioner ah run because we honour we commit
Whether nah no not Jah coast ah-yow, cowboy go down
Done know yuh bow--yuh shot yuh brother with yuh gun
Fuh rights, nah justice, yuh nah buss it fi none
Well since yuh slaughter, Selassie I come
Emperor sit down 'round de biggest machine gun
Mussolini test and get dem skull turn down

[Chorus:]
So Babyoln give you dem toy
See dey inna yuh hand
Yuh turn cowboy
Babylon say destroy
Anytime now ah-boh-boh-boi, hoi-hoi
Babylon give you a toy
See dey inna yuh hand
Yuh turn cowboy, -oy, ey!
Babylon say destroy
Anytime now ah-blokkodoy, hey heyy!

[Verse 2:]
Some skin 'bout to peel like Scalien
Some ah dem cyah nyam dem meal, comfortable and strong
Dis' de man whey fly de seal, done know yuh wrong
Rastaman no try no deal, we no fear no wicked man
Shipment come in a drum, so dem ah boast
Yow, 'pon dey front, dem cock-up and all ah sport
Cyah come 'gainst Jah-Jah sheep nor goat
Touch Lion 'gain and we bound fi buss yuh throat
Yuh nah go Africa, den ah where you ah run to?
Nah nah-nah-nah-nah, no worry
Selassie I see whey yuh do
Now ah know Emmanuel, yuh never humble
Drag down, ah hail under stress and trouble

[Chorus:]
You go grab up dem toy
See dey inna yuh hand
Yuh turn cowboy
Babylon give you dem toy
So anytime now ah-poh-poh-poi, hoi how-hoi
Babylon give you dem toy
See dey inna yuh hand
Yuh turn cowboy--hey!
Babylon give you dem toy
Anytime now ah-poh-poh-poi, hey

[Verse 3:]
Den me ah journey, yah
I'll never stop troddin' since Jah sun shine from above, ey-hey
Those of whom kick de bucket are my brothers and sisters
I surely love, ey-hey!
Still I have to keep going on
I know not nothing as skylarking, ey-hey!
As long as Jah side take the corn
I and I will be ruling, yay-hey

[Chorus:]
Babylon give you dem toy
See dey inna yuh yuh hand
Yuh turn cowboy
Babylon give you dem toy
Anytime now ah-poh-poh-poi, hoyy

[Intro:]
Well Sizzla bring just more than love
repeated That's all I come to give
Emperor Selassie I did show dem love
And yet still some nah wah live

[Chorus:]
So Babylon give dem ah toy
See dey up on dem hip
Dem turn cowboy, yay-hey!
Babylon give dem a toy
Anytime now ah-poh-poh-poi, hey

"Dem A Wonder"

"Dem A Wonder"


And there is no time and no place for you ism
Junk is what your thoughts
they manifest activities of your thinking
Anyway thank you for being a part of mi life

[CHORUS:]
Dem ah wonder how we do this
Them grow with hate and anger fi Jah prophet,
But as mi locks get longer, heathen heart it ah twist
Doh spread no propaganda cause yuh cyant stop this
Now dem ah ponder how the ghetto youth so slick
Them grow wit hate and anger fi the prophet
but as wi locks get longer heathen heart it ah knit
We no beg uno fi no sponsor so uno cyant stop this

Jah say
No abomination so mi no business ah who
This ah fi every nation, this you have to do
No man no badder than Jah and ah wi ah run Jah crew
Uno come inna the thousand and two
They stand against you and hating me
them just can't go through
them heart no clean nor free
I remind them so much of who they are supposed to be
I'm of royalty, them lost them Identity

[CHORUS:]
Now dem ah wonder how we do this
Them grow with hate and anger fi Jah prophet,
But as wi locks get longer, heathen heart it ah twist
Doh spread no propaganda cause yuh cyant stop this
Hmmm Oooo

They remain for their own
The fact remain is Jah wear the crown Ohh Ohh
Ooo Ooo, get off your bums and try step down
Why you ah go high this is the rastaman
This is the rastaman song
We are immune to critisim we know not grudge
we face the challenge and harness the power of love
Now I see you want us to be like the rug
that way we can be saturated with all the mud

[CHORUS:]
But now dem ah wonder how we do this
Them grow with hate and anger fi Jah prophets,
But as wi locks get longer, heathen heart it ah twist
Doh spread no propaganda cause yuh cyant stop...
Yo dem all ah ponder how the youth so slick
Them come wit all dem anger fi stop it
but as wi locks get longer heathen heart it ah twist
Nah beg uno fi no sponsor so uno cyant stop...

It is the portion of life, most natural it is nature
and if you no right mi say you cyan't stay,
Vouch yah, fi yuhself and trust the power
If you had know your roots you would be in tune with nature
What are we doing, its just true
life has taught we the very things we do
It was audained for me and you
you have lost your way now you don't have a clue

[CHORUS:]
Now dem ah wonder how we do this
Them grow with hate and anger fi Jah prophets,
But as them locks get longer, heathen heart it ah twist
Doh spread no propaganda cause yuh cyant stall this
The whole ah dem ah ponder how the rastaman so slick
Them grow wit hate and anger fi stop it
but as them locks get longer heathen heart dem ah twist
Doh spread no propaganda cause yuh cyant stall...

Jah say
No abomination so mi no business ah who
This is for each and everyone, this you have to do
No man no badder than Jah and ah wi ah run Jah crew
Uno come inna the thousand and twos
They stand against you... hating me
Just can't go through
because them little heart no free
I remind them so much of who they are supposed to be
I'm of royalty, them lost them Identity

Now de whole ah dem ah wonder how we do it
Them grow with hate and anger fi Jah prophets,
But as them locks get longer, heathen heart it ah twist

"Dem Ago Suffer"

"Dem Ago Suffer"


Yeah man we saw holy Emmanuel I Selassie I. Jah Ah.
Them righteousness and salvation for the Black African nation.
Yes Black man and Black woman be strong.
Trod Along.

Now is the time to go.
Find your love Africa's creation.
Now is the time to go.
We won't be slave by no other nation.

The people will suffer if they doesn't hear.
System them design is only to murder them.
Ooh We need to help up each other's yeah ay ay
Uh. Do it already, so we can do it again.
They will suffer if they doesn't hear.
Ooh system them design a murder them.
Oh we need to help up each other's yeah ay ay oh.
Do it already so we can.

Everyone is searching to find a way home hey.
Enclosed in the dungeon of darkness aware we only have our souls hey.
No one has anytime for love neither Respect for the words.
Busy getting caught, doing all sort.
Trying to please the evilous world ah.
Try to be free.
No longer wants to be whereas furniture's we have been sold yow.
We all shall live.
It doesn't cost us breeze
Africa we all coming home.

Ooh. Them ah go suffer if them nah go hear.
System them design is only for murder them.
Yes we need to help up each other's yeah ay.
Oh do it already. So we can do it all again.
They shall suffer if they doesn't hear.
Wo oh oh. Ah that a murder them.
Yes we need to help up each other's yeah ay oh.
Rasta do it already that mean we do it again.

Every morning they see themselves doing the same thing ow ow ow.
Until the dawning.
They slave for a wealth; which can't do a thing ooh.
You not for neglect the farming.
The true and righteous way that we should all be living oh.
Take away them get caught in.
Colonial life a cause bare killing.
A that them teach you say.
Then run come put you hear.
Well this here time it is a riot. Yow.
No matter what you say me nah go lay lay.
So Babylon just stand quiet.

Because they shall suffer if they doesn't hear.
Oh the system them design a murder them.
Yes we need to help out each other's yeah ay.
Oh do it already so we can do it again.
Yes. Them ah go suffer if them nah go hear.
Oi. System Babylon design a murder them.
Yes. We need to help out each other's yeah.
Oh do it already so we can do it again.

Everyone is searching find a way home. Hey
Enclosed in the dungeon of darkness where Rastafari is our soul

"Dem Ah Try Ah Ting"

"Dem Ah Try Ah Ting"


[Intro:]
Well ah dis dis one go bless to mih see mih
From the lowest of depths...ey!
To the highest of heights
Some ah dem ah crumble from dem hear Rasta voice--same way so we go

[Chorus:]
A Babylon ah try ah ting but me no scare
Dem think dem sit down pon throne when dem clutch pon chair
And dem police and soldiers here and there
And all de guns whey dem ah carry de babe we bad still no fear
Babylon ah try ah ting but we no scare
Dem think dem sit down pon throne when dem clutch pon chair
And dem police and soldiers here and there
And all de guns whey dem ah carry

[Verse 1:]
'Binghi youth
Dem system design for business
Judge and politician all run dem business
Police whey dem ah train ah fi protect dem business
But never yuh worry yuh brain and try to puzzle out who this is
Babylon yuh stutter easy words from yuh mouth
When we tell yuh say "I ah come bun out King's House"
Nyabinghi that's de fire inna White House
Sound the trumpet because ah black woman ah shout
From dem build dem house,ghetto youths doh live no wey
So all de homeless over King's House me ah bring dem over dey
Fi dem share and care until dem ready fi go 'way
Repatriation ah hail de ghetto youths ah say-ey!

[Chorus B:]
Babylon ah try ah ting but we no scare
Dem think dem sit down pon throne-ey! dem clutch pon chair
And dem police and soldiers here and there
And all de guns whey dem ah carry de babe we bad still no fear
Babylon ah try ah ting-we no scare
Dem think dem sit down pon throne,John Paul,dem clutch pon chair
And dem police and soldiers here and there
And all de guns whey dem ah carry-judgement!

[Verse 2:]
The whole ah dem ah wonder how de ghetto youth so strong
Prime Minister...I ah say repatriation
Yow Elizabeth,what about we compensation?
Yow,no bother make we have start worth in ah Babylon
Me tell dem say earthquake,lightning,and ah thunder
What we past tails of government get can over
Is Emperor Selassie I-lion conqueror
Yow! what is the answer?-ey!

[Chorus A]

[Verse 3:]
Judgement!
Money ah dem power,yet de people in ah pain
Plant de food dey farmer,make me feed dem with de grain
As how yuh check yuhself,we check yuh never de self same
Go tell de ghetto youths,send dem fi look out fi rain--ey!

[Chorus A:]
We no fear

[Verse 1: from "Dem system......"]

[Chorus A: fading]

"Dem Badmind"

"Dem Badmind"


[Chorus:]
Well dem badmind but a go teach dem a lesson
Anything yo si di youths dem wid a blessing
Dem sit down and a talk, and a wait fi yo flop
But a rasta wi praise, wi no worship di devil

Bad mind but a go teach dem a lesson
Anything yo si di youths dem wid a blessing
Dem sit down and a talk, and a wait fi yo flop
But a rasta wi praise, wi no worship di devil

[Verse 1:]
Turn hi up, un hi up, fi wi supn well loud
Running up, running up, and yo know seh wi proud
Hear what, hear what, gear up di road
Stop badmind di youths dem both and clothe
Dem sit down and dem watch every move weh yo meck
Dem deh, deh, long time, and dem no meck nothing yet
Badmind di little foundation yo set
A go teach dem a lesson dem will never will forget

[Chorus]

[Verse 2:]
Building mine that ghetto mi go
And so why no ghetto youths fi shock out
Badmind step back when wi step out
Di limit is di sky, inna di cloud wi a float
Dem a go down but a up wi a go
All dem a chat a pon di top wi a go
Wi have di handle and wi just naw let go
Stop fight di youths dem inna di ghetto

[Chorus]

[Verse 3:]
Badmind how dem tan so man
Hype and show off how dem gallang so man
If yuh fight against di youths then yo wrong mi dan
When di youths dem a suffer and a suffer so long
Better unuh go find supn do
Lock doors pon di youths dem weh good to yuh
Nothing weh di youths dem have a no fi yuh
Yuh gi di youths dem hate when a love dem a give yuh

[Chorus]

[Verse 1]

"Di Baddest"

"Di Baddest"


[Chorus:]
Wi dust dem out, so shut yo mouth
Wi crush dem out, watch how wi mash dem out

Wi dust dem out, so shut yo mouth
Wi crush dem out, watch how wi mash dem out

[Verse 1:]
Jamaica like how wi hot from morning
An di blessing deh paw wi
An wi no fear nobody
Wi got dem where wi want dem
Badmind wi pull unu watch out
Gi dem something fi chat bout
Dem a grab it down
Dem a carry out
Dem a get my crowns out
The almighty come in first
Emperor Selassie high bless yuh from birth
The world astonish at such a clean work
That's what yo get from a good team work

[Chorus]

[Verse 2:]
From Jamaica to the world
To the people to the media
Take weh the gold, the silver, the bronze
Wi no frain a dem neither
One fuse real si the trinity fi the street yah
Longtime mi tell unu seh black man a leader
Longtime mi tell unu seh black woman a leader
Children go to school an learn how fi read yah
Crime an violence that wi no need yah
Education music an sports for the feature
When yo get yo money bill a big house a Africa
Jamaican athlete dem hot like a poprica
Who seh dem never did a go meck it unu top hi yah
Set an example fi dem copy yah

[Chorus]

[Verse 3:]
Let nothing stop yuh
TO the world to the top yuh
Wagonist hate yuh, but the nation love yuh
Rasta Man bless yuh
The girls dem a hug yuh
Yuh a legend
Yuh make us proud keep it up
Yuh rock the world
Yuh rock the crowd
Big it up
You've done it with the joy in your heart
Live it up

Wi the biggest, wi the baddest
With the little weather
Wi the maddest, wi the greatest
Wi the best forever

Wi the biggest, wi the baddest
With the little weather
Wi the maddest, wi the greatest

[Chorus]

[Verse 1]

[Chorus]

[Verse 2]

[Chorus]

"Diamond & Pearl"

"Diamond & Pearl"


As you know yea yea
Bless dem now Kalonji
We say hail to the high one of iration
Emperor Hailie Sellasie I you know
The black king of Etiopia...
Black nation rise... ey

If it's diamond and pearl dem pon your mind
It's gonna fade away then whoa oh
the people is the earth so be not unkind
How it look from when you dey pretend whoa oh

[Chorus:]
For there is only one way to go
and I can only do the good that I know
Oh yeah for sure oh for sure
I've got to tear the wicked man down
no matter where them rise from
True love is only what the children know
Dem could never know me
cause them a heads too low
Oh yeah for sure oh for sure
got to take the ghetto youths
Over on the Ethiopian shore

Babylon get scared
From them sight rastaman them sight them worst nightmare
Yo and now them come and chat but look from when we here
Say dem greedy like a rat with the youths them no share
so I've got to go and make a home and bless prepare
Repatriate the ghetto youths them from this hemisphere
Well you no bother scorn we true we dutty and tear
True me tent out spread out pun the ground like a spear
Babylon sight the natty Congo dem no mock and a jeer
Dem go dis King Selassie get splash out like pear
How the bongo man fi friend yuh, you sit down inna dem chair
Swear dem go swear

[Chorus:]
For there is only Rasta way to go
and I can only do the good that I know
Oh yeah for sure oh for sure
I've got to tear the Babylon down tear dem down
And there is only one way to go
and I can only do the good that I know
Oh yes for sure oh for sure
I've got to touch that African shore
Hey no now..

Oh well I've seen some many faces...
gone so many places ahhh Rastaman ah go through
Oy, I know of their disgraces
bun them out inna every cases yah
tell them nothing nah new
Ay, the woman upon her traces
want I drop them laces fi dem children 1 or 2
Rasta foundation cyar break it, well you better take it
Yah nah reek and nah screw
Check the road dem go tek, dem go read the wrong code
and them end up over next and true dem love fi call
nuff ah dem ah get test yo and dem mix up inna too much filthiness
When Rastaman ah chant them neva waa bless
And Rastaman ah talk them say them neva hear it yet
But now mi say Rome fi bun you see the bugga dem vex
You no bother come here with no bad concept
listen the words from yuh tongue yo chek your dutty flex
Neva waa show the ghetto youth the fullness so ah trap dem go set

[Chorus:]
But there is only one ah way to go
True love is only the good the youths dem know
Oh yeah for sure oh for sure
I've got to tear the hethen down bring dem down
True love is only what the youths dem know
and I can only show the ghetto youths the way to go
Oh yea for sure oh for sure
I've got to tear the wicked man down
no matter where them rise...

If it's diamond and pearl there pon your mind
It's gonna fade away then oh oh
Jah Jah children is the earth so be not unkind
Babylon me straighten you out cuz you jus go round the bend
If ah diamond and pearl there pon your mind
It's gonna fade away then oh oh oy
Search ghetto youths find when mi done bun the fire Babylon blind

[CHORUS:]
But there is only one way to go
and I will only show the youth the truth let dem fi know
Oh yeah for sure oh for sure
Pharoh nah like that when Jah Jah kick you straight out tha door
There is only one way to go
and I can only do the good that I know
Gwan now black people study study
Mi say yo yo yo yo whatch this