Every Nigger Is a Star

Jah Rastafari Well me look an' me tell dem seh rude boy And me look an' me tell dem I and I seh a kingdom that is divided by itself must fail All for one and one for all, I and I shall be like a green tree That's planted by the river bank of dunns river falls A weh me tell dem rude boy African people come follow me, hear this Well, every nigger is an African and also a star And we know where we coming from and know who we are Every nigger is an African and also a star A no brag we a brag and a no blar we a blar Teeth white like a snow, skin black like a tar And anytime dem see we a de show we a star Africans donu better cut out de war United we stand and divided we fall Oonu hear me Africans oonu better cut out che war United we stand and divided we Because deep down in a Africa we fore parents roam When we never did have no need fe no scissors nor comb When de animals were tamed and we shared de same home We use to walk up on silver and cook up on gold Drink de cow's milk and den we suck de honey comb But that was in the days of beginning and old When exploiter they came with religion unknown They robbed us our culture an' our kings they dethrone And they carry us in a Babylon true we strong bone But no matter what they do Jah guiding us home We a go chase dem crazy bald head out of we town A we plant de corn and build de cabin alone Well, every nigger is an African and also a star And we know where we coming from and know who we are Every nigger is an African and also a star A no brag we a brag and a no blar we a blar Teeth white like a snow, skin black like a tar And anyway you see dem we a de show we a star Africans donu better cut out de war United we stand and divided we fall Oonu hear me Africans oonu better cut out che war United we stand and divided we fall Oonu see the coming of Jah, Jah it id not very far Him nah go drop out a sky like a falling star Nor appear like a soldier from 1JR Him nah go come in a no jet nor na big fast car Him a go come like a thief in a de night from a far Wid de fire in a him eye like a burning cigar Hair white like a snow, feet like a brass bar Nah go come with no 'matic and a no SLR Hear me now super, you haf fe hear ne now star When Jah Jah come a brimstone fire war Him nah contribute to no skin color bar Neither take no side with no guy weh preach war Because, every nigger is an African and also a star And we know where we coming from and know who we are Every nigger is an African and also a star A no brag we a brag and a no blar we a blar Teeth white like a snow, skin black like a tar And anyway you see dem we a de show we a star Africans donu better cut out de war United we stand and divided we fall Oonu hear me Africans oonu better cut out che war United we stand and divided we fall Because this is not He-Man an is not thunder Neither superman nor the one skeletar This is not Tarzan make believe jungle star These are the African children wearing the African scar Ancient motherland ans she so pretty and far Millions of children were stolen from her Bought into slavery and sol like a car Fe cut sugar cane, cotton and quail cigar Under Jah moon and Jah sun and Jah star Hear me now super you haf fe hear me now star A no brag me a brag no blar me a blar Them never make no weapon fe go fight no war But, every nigger is an African and also a star And we know where we coming from and know who we are Every nigger is an African and also a star A no brag we a brag and a no blar we a blar Teeth white like a snow, skin black like a tar And anytime dem see we a de show we a star Africans donu better cut out de war United we stand and divided we fall