Protect Me

[Intro] Determination a mi title From you're lazy, Jah no like you You a look strength all 'bout, when the strength is inside you Now anuh the time fi you idle "Do not be envious of evil men Nor desire to be with them For their hearts devises violence And their tongues talk of trouble making" [Chorus] Jah, beg you please no let me go Wha' me a go do if you lef' me now? Protect mi youths, me begging you All of dem a... Whole of we a... We a Jah Jah pickney! Jah Jah, beg you please no let me go Wha' me a go do if you lef' me now? Protect mi youths, me begging you All of dem a... Whole of we a... We a Jah Jah pickney! [Verse 1] How many more youths Babylon ago murder Cyan take it no more So me jump pon a bus and me gone down a country Same thing a gwan down deh The likkle youth dem a fire gun down deh A weh the country a come to? Dunwell say, better me get a gun too But me nah dweet [Chorus] Jah, beg you please no let me go Wha' me a go do if you lef' me now? Protect mi youths, me begging you All of dem a... Whole of we a... We a Jah Jah pickney! Jah Jah, beg you please no let me go Wha' me a go do if you lef' me now? Protect mi youths, me begging you All of dem a... Whole of we a... We a Jah Jah pickney! [Verse 2] Me waan start sumn new Me just get a youth, waan live fi mi youth Me no waan dead young like whole heap of youth weh me know from the slum Wha' we really a fight fah? Me born come hear say, a enemy zone that But me see a man stand up a him gate and a man walk up and give him four shot [Chorus] Jah, beg you please no let me go Wha' me a go do if you lef' me now? Protect mi youths, me begging you All a dem a... Whole of we a... We a Jah Jah pickney! Jah Jah, beg you please no let me go Wha' me a go do if you lef' me now? Protect mi youths, me begging you All a dem a... Whole of we a... We a Jah Jah pickney! [Verse 3] Civil war everywhere Nation a fight 'gainst nation Disease and famine Wha' really a gwan pon the land, Father? Jah Jah, protect me... Along the way Protect mi family Every night I kneel and pray Oh! [Chorus] Jah, beg you please no let me go Wha' me a go do if you lef' me now? Protect mi youths, me begging you All a dem a... Whole of we a... We a Jah Jah pickney! Jah Jah, beg you please no let me go Wha' me a go do if you lef' me now? Protect mi youths, me begging you All a dem a... Whole of we a... We a Jah Jah pickney!