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Jerusalem lyrics with English Translations
Woh deh deh, oh Lord
Woh these words, these words of thy mouth
Woh deh deh, woh these words, yes now
I lift my head unto the Almighty God He showed me what I had, He said Stand firm and beat thy drums An' prepare all thy children of Israel Then wait for thy coming d-a-a-a-y
So I beat the kette drum And mek it sound inna Jerusalem And echo 'round a Jordan, dan, dan, dan Beat the kette drum an 'mek it sound inna Bethlehem Echo up inna Zion
So man me beat the kette, kette Beat the kette drum cah man a no streggae, streggae From the kette drum unno get the reggae, reggae People dem a come an' all a say, say, say, say Never know say shocking vibes did deh deh, deh deh Africans a sing a lot a yelleh, yelleh Beat the kette drum an' mek we Woh, nigh, nigh, Bingi man a come an' dem a Woh, nigh, nigh, Africans a come an' dem a Woh, nigh, nigh that's why me sing say
Beat the kette drum And mek it sound inna Jerusalem And echo back 'round a Jordan, dan, dan Beat the kette drum an 'mek it sound inna Bethlehem And echo back inna Zion
So bingi man a beat the kette drum, knock the kette drum Lick the kette drum, Congo man deh come down Kick the kette drum, knock the kette drum Lick the kette drum, Gad man a come Marcus Garvey was a prophet, but him still diss the king Call the king all a coward, and fly a flag 'gainst him Marcus Garvey face death, a could a Judgement tek him But Selassie I done did bless him But 1966 when the king come visit Twelve tribe from Israel, Gad man dem start it Watch the Bobo Dread come, come join it Well house a dread a come
Beat the kette drum, knock the kette drum Beat the kette drum, bingi man deh come down Lick the kette drum, bust the kette drum Knock the kette drum, Congo man deh come down
Fi beat the kette drum an' mek it sound inna Jerusalem An' echo up inna Jordan, dan, dan Kick the kette drum an' mek it sound inna Bethlehem An' echo up inna Zion, one more time Beat the kette drum an' mek it sound inna Jerusalem Echo back 'round a Jordan dan, dan Lick the kette drum an' mek it sound inna bethelem Woh Lord, Lord, woh nigh
Woh, all sons of Selassie I me a talk If unno love the reggae music, mek the kette drum talk Indian a beat the kette drum when a war Ethiopian a answer back from far Now Jamaicans a beat the kette inna dance People all a jump an' prance But hear me sing
Beat the kette drum, knock the kette drum Gimme the kette drum till morning come down Lick the kette drum, knock the kette drum Gimme the kette drum till a morning come
I lift my head unto the almighty..
I lift my head unto the Almighty God He showed me what I had, He said Stand firm and beat thy drums An' prepare all thy children of Israel Then wait for thy coming d-a-a-a-y
So I beat the kette drum And mek it sound inna Jerusalem And echo 'round a Jordan, dan, dan, dan Beat the kette drum an 'mek it sound inna Bethlehem Echo up inna Zion
So man me beat the kette, kette Beat the kette drum cah man a no streggae, streggae From the kette drum unno get the reggae, reggae People dem a come an' all a say, say, say, say Never know say shocking vibes did deh deh, deh deh Africans a sing a lot a yelleh, yelleh Beat the kette drum an' mek we Woh, nigh, nigh, Bingi man a come an' dem a Woh, nigh, nigh, Africans a come an' dem a Woh, nigh, nigh that's why me sing say
Beat the kette drum And mek it sound inna Jerusalem And echo back 'round a Jordan, dan, dan Beat the kette drum an 'mek it sound inna Bethlehem And echo back inna Zion
So bingi man a beat the kette drum, knock the kette drum Lick the kette drum, Congo man deh come down Kick the kette drum, knock the kette drum Lick the kette drum, Gad man a come Marcus Garvey was a prophet, but him still diss the king Call the king all a coward, and fly a flag 'gainst him Marcus Garvey face death, a could a Judgement tek him But Selassie I done did bless him But 1966 when the king come visit Twelve tribe from Israel, Gad man dem start it Watch the Bobo Dread come, come join it Well house a dread a come
Beat the kette drum, knock the kette drum Beat the kette drum, bingi man deh come down Lick the kette drum, bust the kette drum Knock the kette drum, Congo man deh come down
Fi beat the kette drum an' mek it sound inna Jerusalem An' echo up inna Jordan, dan, dan Kick the kette drum an' mek it sound inna Bethlehem An' echo up inna Zion, one more time Beat the kette drum an' mek it sound inna Jerusalem Echo back 'round a Jordan dan, dan Lick the kette drum an' mek it sound inna bethelem Woh Lord, Lord, woh nigh
Woh, all sons of Selassie I me a talk If unno love the reggae music, mek the kette drum talk Indian a beat the kette drum when a war Ethiopian a answer back from far Now Jamaicans a beat the kette inna dance People all a jump an' prance But hear me sing
Beat the kette drum, knock the kette drum Gimme the kette drum till morning come down Lick the kette drum, knock the kette drum Gimme the kette drum till a morning come
I lift my head unto the almighty..
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