Cross the river
Cross the plains
Hail ras Tafari name
Attitude again
Cross the river
Trad to Zion
On the plains again
Hail ras Tafari name
Cross the river I see Ethiopia
Cross the river I see mama Africa
Cross the river I see Da Da Selassie
Cross the river I am not imagining things
Cross the river I see Black people there
Cross the river oh yes my families there
Cross the river everyone is there across the river cross the river
Gweh Babylon guweh guweh
I have no time to waste with you
No no no no no
I pray the day my people escape
Escape the evil that you do
All your evil dutty Babylon
Dutty Babylon
I pray the day the children escape
Escape all the evil you do
Dutty Babylon Dutty Babylon
Dutty Babylon
Cross the river I see Ethiopia
Cross the river I see mama Africa
Cross the river I see Da Da Selassie
Cross the river I am not imagining things
Cross the river I see Black people there
Cross the river oh yes my families there
Cross the river everyone is there across the river
Cross the river
Children children children children
My children's children's
Watch what you do in this Gideon
Parents parents parents parents my parents parents show the children their roots as an African because home is Where I wanna be Ethiopias calling me ahhhhhhh
Cross the river I see Ethiopia
Cross the river I see mama Africa
Cross the river I see Da Da Selassie
Cross the river I am not imagining things
Cross the river I see Black people there
Cross the river oh yes my families there
Cross the river everyone is there across the river cross the river
Cross the river I see jahovah
Call Rasta name
On deh Veranda smoking marijuana
Call ras Tafari name
Across the river
Stalk ah marijuana
Cross the river I see Ethiopia
Cross the river I see mama Africa
Cross the river I see Da Da Selassie
Cross the river I am not imagining things
Cross the river I see Black people there
Cross the river oh yes my families there
Cross the river everyone is there across the river cross the river
Cras the river nine ten thousands millions billions strong
African
Cross the river black man black woman black child of creation
Ahhh cross the river
Cross the river
Cross the river
Crossing the river
River Jordan the river