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!