Intro

Now you've been entertained by
two greatest djays in the whole wide world
The man call principal Charlie Chaplin and
I man the colonel take it star
Rip it colonel rip it a million time do it star

Verse 1

Because your mama can not help you
I say your daddy can not help you
You little sister can not help you
Your baby brother can not help you

Chorus 1
Its only Jah Jah can help
Me and you and you and you colonel
Crossing the river of Jordan
Going to mount Zion
To African land lord up in a African land
Jesus Christ I man tell them star

Verse 2

Cause when I look up to the hills
From when come my strength
The strength come from the lord God
Jah Rastafari
The heathen them a wicked and
We know them have to die
We give thanks and praise to his
Majesty high
Crossing the river of Jordan
Going to mount zion to African land
Lord principal rip it

But how we a go cross river Jordan
How we a go cross river Jordan
Well with my bible and my rod
Deh in a mi hand give thanks and praise
To the almighty one
When time me weak Jah Jah
make I man strong
A So me know dem yah two djay live long

Chorus 2

Because your mama can not help you
I say your daddy can not help you
Its only Jah Jah can help
Me and you
Talk to them colonel

Verse 3

Like how Joshua command
The sun to stand still
One thousand heathen down a Babylon get kill
Me a tell the righteous man them
No have to write no will
Him going up to Zion son Jah Jah pay bill

Chorus 3
Its only Jah Jah can help
Me and you and you and you
Only Jah Jah can help you
Lord

Verse 4

Zion is a holy place
I man say no heathen couldn't enter there
Cause some of them a jump on a ship
Some a jump on a boat
Some a carry them donkey them horse and them goat
Them must a think Rastaman a keep no float
When we going to Zion lord of mercy

but me say rolling rolling rolling on the river
Rolling rolling rolling on the river
Many river to cross
How many rivers do we have to cross
Before we can sit and really talk to the boss
The flowers in the garden and the green green grass
Going up to Zion and we can't reach last
We giving thanks and praise unto his majesty
So tell them me idren me say Charlie you see

Chorus 4

Because your mama can not help you
I say your daddy can not help you
Its only Jah Jah can help
Me and you and you
Lord have mercy

Verse 5

Because a way downtown where the children
Used to play
And this is what the king and I really had to say
Well if you check it out you was never really with it
You take a skip and now
Run up on me quicker
Bring you walk stick cause we will hit you
In your hip

Its only Jah Jah can help me an you
Rip it colonel
Lord I say blessed Is the man
That walkers not in the presence of the ungodly