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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
DJ Khaled
DJ Khaled
Vocals
Buju Banton
Buju Banton
Vocals
Sizzla
Sizzla
Vocals
Mavado
Mavado
Vocals
070 Shake
070 Shake
Vocals
Billy Boyo
Billy Boyo
Sampled Artist
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Mark Myrie
Mark Myrie
Songwriter
Miguel Collins
Miguel Collins
Songwriter
David Brooks
David Brooks
Songwriter
Danielle Balbuena
Danielle Balbuena
Songwriter
Omar Walker
Omar Walker
Songwriter
Denisia Blujune Andrews
Denisia Blujune Andrews
Songwriter
Donny Flores
Donny Flores
Songwriter
Henry Lawes
Henry Lawes
Songwriter
Billy Rowe
Billy Rowe
Songwriter
Brittany Shaelyn Coney
Brittany Shaelyn Coney
Songwriter
Khaled Mohamed Khaled
Khaled Mohamed Khaled
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
DJ Khaled
DJ Khaled
Producer
Major Seven
Major Seven
Producer
Juan "AyoJuan" Peña
Juan "AyoJuan" Peña
Recording Engineer
Vychalle Singh
Vychalle Singh
Recording Engineer
Justus Arison
Justus Arison
Recording Engineer
Manny Marroquin
Manny Marroquin
Mixing Engineer
Chris Galland
Chris Galland
Mixing Engineer
Robin Florent
Robin Florent
Assistant Engineer
Scott Desmarais
Scott Desmarais
Assistant Engineer
Jeremie Inhaber
Jeremie Inhaber
Assistant Engineer
Lu Diaz
Lu Diaz
Mixing Engineer
Chris Athens
Chris Athens
Mastering Engineer
Oscar Moncada
Oscar Moncada
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Gimme the cue
(One spliff a day ah keep the evil away)
Lord
(Lord, one spliff a day ah keep the evil away, ah)
[Verse 2]
It's a holy mountain
It's a holy mountain
[Verse 3]
Dem ones hang me up on di cross
Like Jesus
Dem ah plan gainst mi life
But God nuh leff us
[Verse 4]
Bolt of lightning and thunder
Just send me protection from His holy mountain
Lightning and thunder
Protect my life, please protect my soldiers
Lightning and thunder
Dem waan mi fall
Lord, mi blood dem ah come for
Lightning and thunder
Jah Jah, yuh take mi so far
Dem curse and mi blunder
[Verse 5]
We reach the holy mountain
[Verse 6]
Ola ola ola ola
[Verse 7]
Here for the most highest, and pure majesty
And pride of King Haile Sellassie the First
(One spliff a day ah keep the evil away)
(Lord, one spliff a day ah keep the evil away, ah) DJ Khalid
[Verse 8]
(One spliff a day ah keep the evil away, ah)
(Lord, one spliff a day ah keep the evil away)
(Lord, one spliff a day ah keep the evil away)
(Lord, one spliff a day ah keep the evil away)
[Verse 9]
Ride through the gates of Hell
Weighed down wretched soul
That live a life of evil
Out of control
Tormented soul
Tormented soul
Go away
Go away
Go away from me
Take them away, Father, take them away
[Verse 10]
Ooh, ride through the gates of Hell
With powers over darkness and light
Hypocrites and Jezebels dance to the Devil's delight
Dem made of rock
Dem made of rock, ooh
[Verse 11]
Bloody sacrifice
How they kill, maim and torture
And use the name of Christ
(Another one) I chant them away, yeah
[Verse 12]
Di blessing, di blessing
Two years stressin'
Said I wouldn't make it
I was bein' tested
My blessing, my blessing
I thought I wouldn't make it, but I was being tested
My blessing, di blessing, di blessing
Gotta protect (Gotta protect) my blessing, my blessing
Gotta protect (Gotta protect) my blessing, my blessing
Blessings mine
[Verse 13]
And mi seh light it up
Smoke up di herb
High up, sailin' like a bird
Like a fire burn, it ah burn
Burn, it ah burn (Woo)
[Verse 14]
Bless up, step up
Our foregin military
Send dem away, somebody
For dem nuh necessary
Every day yuh say yuh prayers, nothing ordinary
Blessed and protected from the holy sanctuary
[Verse 15]
Evil people only wanna see you dead and buried
Haffi live in love, we say ah di Almighty bless we
I plan to follow the truth
Watch your enemies
Watch your enemies, yeah
[Verse 16]
Di blessing, di blessing
Two years stressin'
Said I wouldn't make it
I was bein' tested
My blessing, my blessing
I thought I wouldn't make it, but I was being tested
My blessing, di blessing, di blessing
Gotta protect (Gotta protect) my blessing, my blessing
Gotta protect (Gotta protect) my blessing, my blessing
Blessings mine
[Verse 17]
(One spliff a day ah keep the evil away, ah)
(Lord, one spliff a day ah keep the evil away, ah)
(One-one spliff a day ah keep the evil away, ah)
(Lord, one spliff a day ah keep the evil a– evil a–)
[Verse 18]
Dem ones hang me up on di cross
Like Jesus
Dem ah plan gainst mi life
But God nuh leff us
[Verse 19]
Bolt of lightning and thunder
Just send me protection from His holy mountain
Lightning and thunder
Protect my life, please protect my soldiers
Lightning and thunder
Dem waan mi fall
Lord, mi blood dem ah come for
Lightning and thunder
Jah Jah, yuh take mi so far
Dem curse and mi blunder
Written by: Billy Rowe, Brittany "@Chi_Coney" Coney, DJ Khaled, Danielle Balbuena, David Brooks, Denisia Blujune Andrews, Donny Flores, Henry Lawes, Mark Myrie, Miguel Collins, Myrie Mark Anthony, Omar Walker, Rowe Billy Theophilus

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