Warrior fighting for freedom (yeh ê!)
Warrior searching for freedom

A rastaman living in a righteous way out of darkness (uói, uói, uói)
Jah 'gimme' strength to face another day far from ethiopian land (uói)
A rastaman living in a righteous way out of darkness (uói, uói, uói)
Jah 'gimme' strength to face another day far from ethiopian land (uói)

I say: Why could they make the children cry?
Living hungry in this world among confusion, why? Why?
Why could they make the children cry?
Living starving in this time inna confusion, why? That's why!

A black man living in a righteous way
A white man living in a righteous way
A wise man living in a righteous way
Out of darkness (uói), that's why

A black man living in a righteous way
A white man living in a righteous way
A wise man living in a righteous way
Out of darkness (uói), that's why

Why could they make the children cry?
Living hungry in this world among confusion, why? Why?
Why could they make the children cry?
Living starving in this time inna confusion, why? That's why!

A black man living in a righteous way
A white man living in a righteous way
A wise man living in a righteous way
Out of darkness (uói), that's why

A black man living in a righteous way
A white man living in a righteous way
A wise man living in a righteous way
Out of darkness (uói), that's why

Don't give up, don't give up the fight!
I say brother, don't give up the fight!
I say sister, don't give up the fight!

Don't give up, don't give up