I was sold as a slave in Africa to an European I was bound in chains and taken vegan to the Caribbean Down there, the new faces that I met Saying they are my master They teach I to be like fools Judge I just to cheat on the Bible rules They use I and I for tools It's a good thing I stick to Jah golden rule I never miss a day in school Teach a *** which I do analyze I invert my life situation Then I really get to realizing A Rasta man first bring civilization on ya Right ya, Rasta civilize ya, on ya Israel your history say From 1655 We have been working on the same plantation Chanting the same recitation Saying Jah Jah is loving and who don't love him never know Jah Oh no, they never know Jah Oh no, no Robbing, cheating, hatred and war That is the culture the Babylon taught Saying they teach us of so called civilization On ya, on ya Babylon you are a sly old fox Lock you in the box and I throw away the key For all those tricks you play when I was mean Jah Jah got the master key And a Rasta man bring civilization on ya Right ya, Rasta civilize ya, on ya Israel your history say From 1655 We have been working on the same plantation Chanting the same recitation Saying Jah Jah is loving and who don't love him never know Jah Oh no, they never know Jah Oh no, no Babylon you are a sly old fox Lock you in the box and I throw away the key For all those tricks you play when I was mean Jah Jah got the master key And a Rasta man bring civilization on ya On ya, Rasta civilize ya, on ya And a Rasta man bring civilization on ya Right ya Babylon you are a sly old fox Lock you in the box and I throw away the key For all those tricks you play when I was mean Jah Jah got the master key And a Rasta man bring civilization on ya Right ya, Rasta civilize ya, on ya And a Rasta man bring civilization on ya On ya, Rasta civilize ya, on ya Israeli history say From 1655 We have been working on the same plantation Chanting the same recitation Saying Jah Jah is loving and who don't love him never know Jah Oh no, they never know Jah Babylon who they never know Jah Without love they never know On ya On ya On ya And a Rasta man bring civilization on ya Israeli history say Right ya We don't go away