Fly Di Gate

Lyrics

[Intro: Tarrus Riley (Kabaka Pyramid)] Who dem? The Children of Israel (Accurate) (Yes I) [...] [Verse 1: Tarrus Riley] Hey Ethiopia a long time no see Yeh how yuh doing? How's my family? Here in di west still a mind full of thee Am coming home one day you'll see Wa a gwaan Jamaica look like yuh fi get Where is yo culture, do no bother left it Trees without roots don't have nuff roots fi get Yo legacy yuh shouldn't neglect [Chorus: Kabaka & Tarrus] Babylon fly di gate Di youths dem waan fi repatriate Now Babylon fly di gate Right now di youth dem waan fi repatriate [Verse 2: Tarrus Riley] Some weird faces, I love places Woman abroad calling all Africans One way ticket, more than a visit Time is wasting, we've got to go Children Am a African see us all So come on, come on, Israel [Verse 3: Kabaka Pyramid] Jamaica weh mi born but mama Africa is my own It's in my DNA down to my very cromozone Di blood inna mi vane, di same blood that was slayen In di fields dem of the cane When di ships dem come around But Africa that's where I get my strength from Di river Nile civilization I was sent from Fi some a di youths dem from Kingston to St. Ann Tell dem repatriation inna retention [Bridge: Tarrus Riley] Dem seh wi calling all di brothers an Calling all di sisters an Calling all di family an Uhuh fi get ready and Rather yuh a Muslim, Christian or a Rasta man Member yuh a African [Chorus: Kabaka & Tarrus] Babylon fly di Gate Di youths dem waan fi repatriate Babylon fly di Gate Di Children dem fi repatriate [Verse 4: Kabaka Pyramid] So pack up yo clothe and pack up yo shoes Put on yo banners and yo red Read yo bible everyday, make sure yo understand yo medz Rather yo black or rather yo read Rather yo ball head or yo dread No bother trouble yo brain, just praise selassie instead Cause he's di one that open up di way To organize di set like Markus Garvey in these day Now I can't afford to see di children go a stray So never yuh delay, to open up di gate [Repeat Verse 1] [Chorus: Tarrus & Kabaka] Babylon fly di Gate Di youths dem waan fi repatriate Babylon fly di Gate Di Children dem fi repatriate [Bridge: Tarrus Riley] Wi calling all di brothers an Calling all di sisters an Calling all di family an Uhuh fi get ready and Calling all di teachers an The lawyers and di doctors an Member yuh a African [Repeat Chorus]