Ah me say things get bitter in the west
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we affi head to the east
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Ah you done know Sizzla Kalongi ever bless
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You see it, you see it
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Selassie I ah prince of peace
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[CHORUS:]
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Tell you just be nice
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and live it up me nah lie
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Rejoice and praise Rastafari
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Just be nice
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and live it up me nah lie
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Rejoice and praise Rastafari
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Some fightin for power
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when love lead the multitude
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Every second every hour
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childern callin out for food
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they want to go to school
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in clean clothes and pretty shoes
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Give us now because mama say
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promise is a comfort to a fool
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Teach them to love them one another
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love stop them from killing of eachother
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Follow the words of your fathers and your mothers
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to hurt yourself I tell you don't you bother
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Hey!
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[CHORUS:]
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Just be nice
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and live it up mi nah lie
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Rejoice and praise King Selassie I
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I tell you just be nice
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and live it up mi nah lie
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Even though we taught them nah cry
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The word is out, how dem so hype
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dem friend ah tell dem things
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and from foreign,
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dem glad dem friend ah send them things
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Ey youth be humble
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don't bad mind dem things
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you work for what you want
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that's the powers of the King Ok
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Poor people facing things
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such bad position
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Don't you worry,
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most high will make your provision
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Dem hungry and them dirty, Hey
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look how mi _
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so mi know say mi strong
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[CHORUS:]
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Tell them say
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Rejoice and praise Rastafari
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Just be nice
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and live it up mi nah lie
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Just be nice
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tell you say ah more life
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Burn out them war and strife
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Tell you say
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and live it up mi nah lie
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Rejoice and hail Rastafari
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Just be nice
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and live it up mi nah lie
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Rejoice and praise Rastafari
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_ for me
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it make me feel so glad
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Nah go kill me nah go thief
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mama tell me that is bad
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Some don't have nuttin fi eat
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so dem go loot and rob
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I rather trod for east
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and satisfy with the little weh mi have
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[CHORUS:]
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Just be nice
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and praise Rastafari
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Be nice and live it up mi nah lie
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Just be nice Kalonji say ah more life
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I burn them strife
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I tell yuh just be nice
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and live it up we nah lie
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Rejoice and praise Rastafari
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I tell you say be nice
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and live it up, be nice,
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never give it up, be nice
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positive it up OK
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Some fightin for power
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when love lead the multitude
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Every second every hour
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childern callin out for food
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they want to go to school
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in clean clothes and pretty shoes
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Give us now because mama say
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promise is a comfort to a fool
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Teach them to love them one another
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love stop them from killing of eachother
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To hurt yourself I tell you don't you bother
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Follow the principle of the ancient
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fore-fathers and your mothers
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[CHORUS:]
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Be nice and live it up we nah lie
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Rejoice and praise Rastafari
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Be nice and live it up we nah lie
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Rejoice and praise Rastafari
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Rejoice
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Sizzla |