Down through the roots of the one called King David
Down through the roots of the one called King David
Down through the roots of the one called King David

Now I say love and harmony is what we need upon the street
Got to get a place fi ghetto youths fi rest dem feet
Because they trod the rocky road
Because they trod the rocky road
Yes I say love and harmony is what we need upon the street
Got to get a place fi ghetto youths fi rest dem feet
Because they trod the rocky road
Oh yes they trod the rocky road

Now mi sey when the base is heavy mi sidung pon the rhythm
Militant soldier no go deal with isim skism
Now when the drummer steady him lock on with the rhythm
Militant soldier naw go deal with isim skism
Now praise up the almighty no deal with devilism
Fi almighty works I and I naw go put no critism
Now praise up the almighty no deal with devilism
Rasta livity a no rastafarism

Now love and harmony is wey we need upon the street
Got to get a place fi ghetto youths fi rest dem feet
Because they trod the rocky road
Because they trod the rocky road
Now I say love and inity is wey we need upon the street
Got to get a place fi ghetto youths fi rest dem feet
Because they trod the rocky road
Because they trod the rocky road

Now mi sey when the base is heavy we lay pon the rhythm
Militant soldier no go deal with isim skism
Now when the drummer steady him lock on with the rhythm
Militant soldier naw go deal with isim skism
Now praise up the almighty no deal with devilism
Watch the ghetto youths as keep being only victims
Love up the almighty no deal with devilism
Rasta livity a no rastafarism

Love and inity is what we need upon the street
Got to get a place fi ghetto youths fi rest dem feet
Because they trod the rocky road
Oh yes they trod the rocky road
Now I say love and inity is what we need upon the street
Got to get a place fi ghetto youths fi rest dem feet
Because they trod the rocky road
Because they trod the rocky road

Bim bam bam scabolee
Pat go tell pam and pam tell beverly
And beverly she gone tell everybody
Yes a beverly gone tell everybody
Well, tell 'bout "works to do" by ziggy marley
Buju banton raggamuffin with the do-ray-me
"Loving clear" by ju ju royalty
Under the maestro with I "my daddy"

Love and inity is what we need upon the street
Got to get a place fi ghetto youths fi rest dem feet
Because they trod the rocky road
Because they trod the rocky road
Now I say love and harmony is what we need upon the street
Got to get a place fi ghetto youths fi rest dem feet
Because they got to easy load
Oh yes they've got to easy load

Now mi sey when the base is heavy we sit upon the rhythm
Militant soldier no go deal with isim skism
Now when the drummer steady him lock on with the rhythm
Militant soldier naw go deal with isim skism
Now love up the almighty no deal with devilism
Fi almighty works I and I naw go put no critism
Now praise up the almighty no deal with devilism
Rasta livity a no rastafarism