I be just a Rasta man
Living in da Holy Land
I followed da Rasta lion
All da way from Kingston to Mount Zion
Here is where it all began
The beginning of believing man
Holy, Holy, Holy
Rasta, Rasta, Rasta
Do the Holy Rasta Reggae Rock
From your Rasta Cap right down to your green, gold and red Rasta socks
Dem 3 Little Birds they did lie
Coz Tuff Gong he went and died
And all Rastas around da world faded away
Into a silent smokey haze
Life is to live to be free
Not chained to racial slavery
Music it be stronger than politics
Yeah man, play those Holy guitar licks!
I said play those Holy guitar licks!
Make you feel free and float high above
With the prophets feel Haile’s love
We left Babylon full of tears
We crossed the Jordan to be here
Now I no cry
Coz Rastafarian I
Now I no cry
Coz Rastafarian I
Now I no cry
Coz Rastafarian I
Holy, Holy, Holy
Rasta, Rasta, Rasta
Do the Holy Rasta Reggae Rock
From your Rasta Cap right down to your green, gold and red Rasta socks
My Rasta heart be joyful and free
And full of love for all those that follow me
Ethiopian brothers you can make it though it’s far
Carry the Ark with you from Addis Ababa
Praying to the Almighty on high
From his Jah Kingdom in da sky
Praying to the Almighty on high
From his Jah Kingdom in da sky
Holy, Holy, Holy
Rasta, Rasta, Rasta
Holy, Holy, Holy
Rasta, Rasta, Rasta
Do the Holy Rasta Reggae Rock
From your Rasta Cap right down to your green, gold and red Rasta socks
Holy, Holy, Holy
Rasta, Rasta, Rasta
credits
from Rise Up!,
released April 12, 2023
Music composed and performed by Paul Odiase BMI No. 1252265 (Switzerland)
Song lyrics by Paul Robert Thomas PRS No. 497904008 (London)
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