Oh Jah Jah Jah Jah Jah Jah Jah Jah Jah
(Oh Jah Jah oh Jah Jah oh Jah Jah yeah)
Sing it loud!
(Oh Jah Jah oh Jah Jah oh Jah Jah yeah)

Goodness gracious Lord have mercy
The devil's on the move, and the world's gone crazy
Police in the streets shootin' down black babies
Glory Allelujah for the young and the innocent
Yeah, run fo' yo life, the time has come
For us to strengthen our defenses
Hey Babylon, you know it won't be long
Oh, and we'll be going back to Zion

Soon, we're leavin' Babylon, and goin' back to Zion
We're leavin' Babylon, y'll goin' back to Zion, yeah we are
Oh Jah Jah oh Jah Jah oh Jah Jah yeah
Oh Jah Jah oh Jah Jah oh Jah Jah yeah

Goodness gracious Lord have mercy
You know a never, ever
Never let the devil get the best of me, yeah
I saw the preacher taking nickles from the welfare babies (babies, babies)
Go, go daddy, go Jah, for the young and the innocent, yeah yeah
Protect the right, reject the wrong, it offends my senses
Hey Babylon, you know it won't be long
Oh, and we'll be going back to Zion

Soon, we're leavin' Babylon, and goin' back to Zion, yeah
We're leavin' Babylon and y'll goin' back to Zion, yeah we are
(Oh Jah Jah oh Jah Jah oh Jah Jah yeah) singing for the Lord saying
Oh Jah Jah oh Jah Jah oh Jah Jah yeah

Goodness gracious Lord have mercy (yeah)
Goodness gracious Lord have mercy (yeah)
Singin y'll, goodness gracious Lord have mercy (yeah)
Goodness gracious Lord have mercy (yeah)
Ooh ooh ooh (world's gone crazy) yeah
(Oh Jah Jah oh Jah Jah oh Jah Jah yeah)
(Oh Jah Jah oh Jah Jah oh Jah Jah yeah) oh Jah Jah Jah Jah Jah Jah Jah Jah Jah
(Ooh ooh, Lord have mercy)

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