Was sold as a slave in Africa, to an European (ooh-yeah)
I was bound in chains and takin' me on to the Caribbean (ooh-yeah)
New faces that I met, sayin', they are my master
Teach I to be like fools
Jah Jah, use to cheat on the Bible rules
They use I and I for tools
Is a good thing I stick to Jah golden rule
I never miss a day in school
Teach I should teach I to analyse
I invert my life's situation
Then I really get, to realisin'
A Rastaman first, bring civilization, on ya (right-ya)
Rasta civilize ya! (on-ya)
Israel your history say
From 1655, we have been working on the same plantation
Chanting the same recitation, sayin'
Jah Jah is loving and a who don't love
Him never know Jah (ooh-no)
Coulda never know Jah (ooh-no, no!)
Robbing, cheatin', hatred and war
That is the culture of Babylon heart
Sayin' they teach us of so called civilization, on-ya (on ya!)
Babylon, you are a sly old fox
Lock you in the box and a throw away the key
For all those tricks you play when I was near
Jah, Jah, Jah, Jah, Jah got the master key
And a Rastaman, bring civilization, on ya (right-ya)
Rasta civilize ya! (on-ya)
Israel your history say: From 1655, we have been working on the same plantation
Chanting the same recitation, sayin'
Jah Jah is loving and a who don't love
Him never know Jah (ooh-no)
Never, never know Jah (ooh-no, no!)
Babylon, you are a lying old fox
Lock you in the box, and a throw away the key
For all those tricks you play when I was near
Jah, Jah, Jah, Jah, Jah got the master key
And a Rastaman bring civilization, on ya (on-ya)
Rasta civilize ya! (on-ya)
And a Rastaman bring civilization, on-ya (on-ya, right-ya)