Goodness

Intro         Red!

               [Drum beats]

               Go and wake the town,here comes the sound

               To give the people freedom and put away yuh frown

               Babylon,yuh get no turn

               The 'Binghi Youth see yuh plantation getting burn

               Yay-yay-I!!!

 

Chorus     Lovely morning filled with the beauty of goodness life cyah done

               Lovely morning--give thanks for life,strive with the rising sun

               Lovely morning filled with the beauty of goodness life cyah done

               Nyabinghi chanting--give thanks for life,I strive with the rising sun

 

Verse 1    Hail de ghetto youths dem pon de River Nile bank

   pt.1       All is but just,de Rasta better give thanks

               Black people give thanks for the giving of thanks

               Nuff ah unno Babylon did wah fi vank

               Emmanuel say fi bun de slavemaster ranch

               Yow! if yuh greedy,you broke off with the branch 

               Joy and love,it is so important

               Salvation for the people,it is significant

               De Bobo Youth ah love dem from ah distance

               Heed de youth dem response

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   pt.2      Ah bless you in this

 

Chorus    Lovely morning filled with the beauty of goodness from the rain that come

              Nyabinghi chanting--give thanks for life,strive with the rising sun

              Lovely morning filled with the beauty of goodness,so life cyah done

              Nyabinghi chanting--give thanks for life--yay yeahh!!

 

Verse 2   Holy Mount Zion,joy Mother Earth

              Woman go back inna yuh skirt

              Dis ah man deaf,whey time yuh know what life worth

              Cyah run from the natural,King Selassie is the first

              Hey! melodies...birds that sing

              Mankind free to drink from any ancient spring

              Me live amongst the trees and the living

              And as yuh go yuh  way today,yuh get blessings

              Yow,just make it run...

 

Chorus    Lovely morning filled with the goodness of beauty,so life cyah done

              Nyabinghi chanting--give thanks for life...mmmm!

              Lovely morning filled with the beauty of goodness from the rain that come

              Rastaman chanting--give thanks for life--ey!

 

Verse 3  Yuh mouth must clean before yuh drink from mih cup

              And don't allow this lovely day for you to go corrupt

              Emmanuel teach the people,say dem no fi interrupt

              In ah Babylon business,ah rest dem get stuck

              Bloy! on this journey you have to keep it up

              No time to get weary,'cause the sun just come up

              Well King's House have fi me,dey judgement ah buss

              Repatriation gharge,rise the ghetto youths dem from the dust in this

 

Chorus    Lovely morning filled with the beauty of goodness from the rain that come

              Nyabinghi chanting--give thanks for life,strive with the rising sun

 

              [Repeat Verse 1 pt.1]

              De 'Binghi Youths dem send

 

Chorus    Lovely morning--give thanks for life,strive with the rising sun

              Rastaman keep chanting...

              Bablon yuh better run,and go dash 'way yuh gun [fading]

              In this morning... [fading]