Yeah yeah yeah yeah, Selassie is the almighty I
Ay oh, my meditation going like a dove, ay oh

Most of all you keep failing
To fulfill the black people words, hey
King Selassie I me hailing
And ah dem go trouble poor people first

Anytime now, Babylon dem ah go get a red
'Fraid, babylon ah get 'fraid
Anytime now
Di prisoners dem ah go escape
Slave master place ah go blaze
Anytime now
Police dem ah go get a red
'Fraid, government ah get 'fraid
Anytime now
Babylon, yuh must get a red
Nuff cutchi man nuff ah dem run go shame

Oii, I'd rather to be
With the people I lead give 'em my daily strength
And showing dem a dearly need
And I'd rather to see
More love than grief
That's the only way di ghetto yutes ah go achieve
And I rather to be with the people indeed
Babylon system only come 'ya so fi deceive
I rather to listen an' not a word receive
Dem ah go cut di woman breast and bust di man dem seed
Rest ah perish, long time me see it
Black people pack up an yard inna di East
Tell di Indian say fi go look fi dem chief
Tell di white man gwan ah Europe go hide an' seek
Hey, Rastaman no got no secret ah keep
There'll be a weeping an a wailing an a gnashing of teeth
Cyaan' say you 'tand ah shallow an' don't go ah deep
Come out inna di clear, behind wall dem ah peep
Nothing fi di white man, black man nah do it
Black woman, stop sweep di white woman street
Di ghetto yute go study Babylon technique
Ah so me see seh, Vatican get defeat

Anytime now, Babylon dem ah go get a red
'Fraid, babylon ah get 'fraid
Anytime now
Yo red ah fire deh go blaze
Stop treat people like slave
Anytime now
Di prisoners dem ah go escape
Too long dem deh in deh ah bake
Anytime now
Babylon dem ah go get a red
Man haffi go rip off tree head

Dem make dem satellite and dem launch it ah space
Mash up di o-zone layer
Babylon a fake
Sun ah bun redder, and ah strip dem face
Coo deh dem look like all Bulla weh dey bake
Watch him make di Rastaman deal wid dem case
Ask dem dis question before it too late
Babylon, ah why yuh dump your toxic waste?
You no see say dat you make a big mistake?
Now tell me who end up like bait?
Dem hold down black people
Fi send white people through di gate
Woii, Rastaman a agitate
Revolution, cah we must repatriate

Anytime now
Babylon dem ah go get a red
'Fraid di government get fraid
Anytime now
Babylon dem ah go get a red
Dem slave already still wan' enslave
Anytime now
Babylon dem ah go get a red
And Mister babylon, you nah save
Anytime now
Babylon dem ah go get a red
Because di prisoners dem ah go escape

Di whole a dem ah dis di ancient of days
Got inna di Atlantic Ocean
Gone fire dem lace
Fi make di iceberg fi return di ice age
Di West ah go sink when di water table raise
Babylon you stink, an' you waan' bathe
Yo nuh badda think di yute ah tell you dis brave
I, black mother nah be your maid
Work me black father, and dem never get paid
Oh, Babylon so much ah we ah come an' enslave
I build di building, di road dem we pave
See dem now, see dem now, see dem now
From yuh dis your own ah judgement you made

Anytime now