History

I was sold as a slave in Africa to an European (Oh yeah)

I was bound in chains and taken beyond to the Caribbean (Down, yeah)

New faces that I met

Sayin' they are my master

Teach I to be like fool

Jah Jah, they used to cheat on the Bible rules

They use I and I for tools

Is a good thing I stick to Jah golden rule

I never miss a day in school

Teacher should teach I to analyze

I invert my life situation

Then I really get to realizin'

A Rastaman first bring civilization on ya, right ya (On ya)

Rasta civilize ya (On ya)

Israel, your history say

From 1655 we have been working on the same plantation

Chanting the same recitation, saying

Jah Jah is loving and a who don't love

Him never know Jah (Oh no)

Could-a never know Jah (Oh no, no)

Robbing, cheating, hatred and war

That is the culture the Babylon taught

Sayin' they teach us of so called civilization (On ya, on ya)

Babylon, you are a sly old fox

Lock you in the box and I throw away the key

For all those tricks you play when I was me

Jah Jah, Jah Jah, Jah Jah got the master key

And a Rastaman bring civilization on ya, right ya (On ya)

Rasta civilize ya (On ya)

Israel, your history say

From 1655 we have been working on the same plantation

Chanting the same recitation, saying

Jah Jah is loving and a who don't love

Him never know Jah (Oh no)

Never-never know Jah (Oh no, no)

Babylon, you are a lie old fox

Lock you in the box and I throw away the key

For all those tricks you play when I was me

Jah Jah, Jah Jah, Jah Jah got the master key

And a Rastaman bring civilization on ya (On ya)

Rasta civilize ya (On ya)

And a Rastaman bring civilization on ya, right ya (On ya)

Babylon, you are a sly old fox

Lock you in the box and I throw away the key

For all those tricks you play when I was me

Jah Jah, Jah Jah, Jah Jah got the master key

And a Rastaman bring civilization on ya (On ya)

Rasta civilize ya (On ya)

Rasta civilize ya (On ya)