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Mission lyrics with English Translations
[Intro]
Yeah!
Hey
[Chorus] From Jungle to Rema From Tivoli to Matthews Lane Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ai Hey From Waterhouse to Drewsland From Payneland to Delacre Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ai
[Verse 1] A youth and youth fi have a plan, and have some ambition And make sure unno firm inna the Armageddon So when your son become a man, him know just where you stand Him know him puppa said it, so him follow tradition If Marcus Garvey say fi read, then weh some man a pree And Haile I philosophy, is African unity Unno watch the segregation and social impurity The race is not just for the swift, but those who can endure Make sure you have a steady footing inna Zion door And keep dem thoughts dem pure, Jah love is for the poor But some likkle bwoy a buss some gun dem muma can't afford If Jah say blood fi run, then let Jah will be done The heaven and the earth will pass away before Him word no come But if I'm rise without a cause, there will be no reward For you to enter Zion gates, because you are a fraud (hey)
[Chorus] For the youths in the struggle (ooh yeah) Fighting Guerilla warfare Ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah Hey Somalia to Ethiopia From Egypt to Zimbabwe Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ai
[Verse 2] Hey Haile Selassie say a war, if colour is a scar If one from every nation can come live up an' a par So don't care who you are, there's a brighter morning star It's shining, wake the town and tell the people near and far You seek and you will search, with science and research The flesh it is the temple and the temple is the church Haile Selassie say fi work, so how some man a lurks Dem fix upon dem corner side like rubbish heap and dirt Haile Selassie say a one, respect for every man No care the race, no care the colour nor the religion So make a decision, fi bun the division
[Chorus] From Portmore to Kingston From Kingston to Montego Bay Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ai Hey From Seaview to Riverton Common Hundred Park Lane Ai-ah-ai-ah-ai, ai-ah-ai-ah-ai
From Jungle to Rema From Tivoli to Matthews Lane Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ai Hey From Southside to Telaville From Iraq to USA Ai-ah-ai-ah-ai, ai-ah-ai-ah-ai
[Outro] From Waterhouse to Drewsland (yeah) Payneland to Delacre Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ai Hey-ey, hey Portmore, hey, hey, Kingston to... boom
[Chorus] From Jungle to Rema From Tivoli to Matthews Lane Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ai Hey From Waterhouse to Drewsland From Payneland to Delacre Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ai
[Verse 1] A youth and youth fi have a plan, and have some ambition And make sure unno firm inna the Armageddon So when your son become a man, him know just where you stand Him know him puppa said it, so him follow tradition If Marcus Garvey say fi read, then weh some man a pree And Haile I philosophy, is African unity Unno watch the segregation and social impurity The race is not just for the swift, but those who can endure Make sure you have a steady footing inna Zion door And keep dem thoughts dem pure, Jah love is for the poor But some likkle bwoy a buss some gun dem muma can't afford If Jah say blood fi run, then let Jah will be done The heaven and the earth will pass away before Him word no come But if I'm rise without a cause, there will be no reward For you to enter Zion gates, because you are a fraud (hey)
[Chorus] For the youths in the struggle (ooh yeah) Fighting Guerilla warfare Ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah Hey Somalia to Ethiopia From Egypt to Zimbabwe Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ai
[Verse 2] Hey Haile Selassie say a war, if colour is a scar If one from every nation can come live up an' a par So don't care who you are, there's a brighter morning star It's shining, wake the town and tell the people near and far You seek and you will search, with science and research The flesh it is the temple and the temple is the church Haile Selassie say fi work, so how some man a lurks Dem fix upon dem corner side like rubbish heap and dirt Haile Selassie say a one, respect for every man No care the race, no care the colour nor the religion So make a decision, fi bun the division
[Chorus] From Portmore to Kingston From Kingston to Montego Bay Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ai Hey From Seaview to Riverton Common Hundred Park Lane Ai-ah-ai-ah-ai, ai-ah-ai-ah-ai
From Jungle to Rema From Tivoli to Matthews Lane Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ai Hey From Southside to Telaville From Iraq to USA Ai-ah-ai-ah-ai, ai-ah-ai-ah-ai
[Outro] From Waterhouse to Drewsland (yeah) Payneland to Delacre Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ai Hey-ey, hey Portmore, hey, hey, Kingston to... boom
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