Chant Down Rome - Capleton

Yeah!

Selassie I liveth every time

And I say united we stand, and divided we fall

Selassie I liveth every time

Emmanuel liveth every time

Marcus Garvey, him liveth every time

Wha' we say?

Orthodox, light up the chalice, make we burn down Rome

Queen Elizabeth all a weap and moan

One thunder ball lick her

Hoii, binghi man, chant the nyabinghi, make we chant down Rome

Queen Elizabeth all a weap and moan

One thunder ball

Wha' we say?

Israel, shake the shaker, and make we shake down Rome

Queen Elizabeth all a weap and moan

One thunder ball

Wha' mi say?

Bobo man, beat the kette drum, and make we beat down Rome

Queen Elizabeth all a weap and moan

One thunder ball

Wha' we say?

I say, Klu Klux Klan, dem all a come inna gown

'Bout dem waan fi control the black man’s crown

'Bout dem waan fi run all we owna compound

But Selassie I dem make God bless the town

Him kill the heathen dem all, and come back alone

David killed Goliath with a sling and a stone

So the righteous a go lick the heathen dem down

Prophet know the truth, now the trumpet haffi sound

Chant nyabinghi and go burn down Rome

I know Ethiopia is our home

I know and it’s also our own

I know Vatican will have to go down

I know…

So, wha' we say?!

Rastaman, light up the chalice, make we burn down Rome

Queen Elizabeth all a weap and moan

One thunder ball

Wha' mi say?

After me light up the chalice and turn to the East

Ice up my block and dismantle the beast

Lick mi likkle chalice, the beast a get weak

Agony and pressure a deepen dem feet

The bear, the eagle, and the dragon must get defeat

Babylon a come, and dem a come whole heap

Come inna dem tanker, and come inna dem Jeep

Tell dem, dem a the less, and tell dem, dem a the least

Say Selassie I, dem all tremble like leaf

Light up the chalice, make we burn down Rome

Queen Elizabeth all a weap and moan

One thunder ball

Wha' mi say?

Rastaman, pass me the ganja, make me load up the cup

Vatican city is going to erupt

Every lick me lick the chalice, coke head keep up

Queen alone a beg, she all drop and bruk up

Dem teach we fi borrow, and teach we fi trust

Dem teach we fi fight, and teach we fi fuss

Dem collect the money, and a we alone work

Inna the rain and sun, dem no stop buss mi shirt

We chain pon we foot, and pon we hand a handcuff

Light up the chalice, Vatican haffi erupt

Light up the chalice, make we burn down Rome

Queen Elizabeth all a weap and moan

One thunder ball

Wha' mi say?

Rastaman, pass me the ganja, give me the one dem weh strong

Light up the chalice, dismantle Vatican

Long time me a listen all dem idiot plan

About ganja turn man inna mad man

Found upon the grave of the king, Solomon

Who used to use it by the great

Menelik I and Menelik II

Light up the chalice, dismantle Vatican

Light up the chalice, make we burn down Rome

Queen Elizabeth all a weap and moan

One thunder ball

Wha' mi say?

I say, Klu Klux Klan, dem all a come inna gown

'Bout dem waan fi control the black man’s crown

'Bout dem waan fi run all we owna compound

But Selassie I done establish the town

Kill the heathen dem all, and come back alone

David killed Goliath with a sling and a stone

So the righteous a go lick the heathen dem down

Prophet know the truth, now the trumpet haffi sound

Chant nyabinghi and go burn down Rome

I know Ethiopia is our home

I know and it’s also our own

I know Vatican will have to go down

I know…

So, wha' mi say?!

Rastaman, light up the chalice, make we burn down Rome

Queen a lose her bell, all a weap and moan