Children read and educate yourself
Learn to behave yourself
Famous for you character and intelligence
Go ahead don't you destroy yourself
Conquer the place enjoy yourself
It's all yours
[chorus:]
Rastafari teach i everything yea ah
Never deny yourself for anything
Survival is the very thing yea ah
Never deny yourself for anything
Yea ya know
Rastafari give i everything yea ah
Never deny yourself for anything
Yea ah
Survival is the very thing yea ah
Inna the ghetto mi say ah there we live
Ey ey
The people in the earth and now they rough
Activated by the laws of nature ya
Magnetised by the words, your blessing come
Everyone is looking out for progress yaw oh
The earth is our very place,
Where the flowers bloom
Every colour with many shapes ya
If you want the grass and the sun glaze
There should be no hate for heaven's sake
[chorus:]
Rastafari teach i everything yea ah
Never deny yourself for anything ow
Survival is the very thing yea ah
Never deny yourself for anything
Ey ey ey
Rastafari give i everything yea ah
Never deny yourself for anything
Mama africa
Survival is the very thing yea ah
Never deny yourself for anything
Ey ey whoa oh
Nah cease no fire 'caus we family so poor
The message of rastafari open up every door
The black culture, black people keep asking for more
Got to be sure, the birthright of israel secure
It take the zeal and the vigor,
By now lab have the cure
Must afi make it from yuh clean and pure
Bruk mi bread and come mek we share it
This ah the only way me know
All with one another inna the light it affi show
The blessings from ceiling to floor
[chorus:]
Rastafari teach i everything whoa
Never deny yourself for anything yea ey
Survival is the very thing whoa ah
Never deny yourself for anything
Whoa ya woy
Rastafari give i everything whoa ah
Never deny yourself for anything
Ghetto youth
Survival is the very thing yea ah
Never deny yourself for anything
Ey ey ey
Man as a warrior come to teach whoa
I say to put the food in the children reach
The earth is a well spread table you better see it
Shall be good to the meek, yo hostality get ah beatin
[chorus:]
Inna everything whoa
Never deny yourself for anything
King selassie i him teach i everything whoa ah
Never deny yourself for anything
Ey ey
Read and educate yourself
Learn to behave yourself
Famous for you character and intelligence
Go ahead don't you destroy yourself
Conquer the place enjoy yourself
It's all yours
Rastafari teach i everything yea ah
Never deny yourself for anything, nuttin at all
King selassie i teach i everything whoa ah
Never deny yourself for anything
Ey ey ey ey
The people in the earth and now they rough
Activated by the laws of nature ya
Magnetised by the words, your blessing come
Everyone is looking out for progress yaw
The earth is our very place,
Where the flowers bloom
Every colour with many shapes ya
If you want the grass and the sun glaze
Do it for me please no hate for heaven's sake
[chorus:]
Rastafari teach i everything whoa ah
Never deny yourself for anything ah ay
That's the very thing whoa ah
Never deny yourself for anything
Yea
Jah jah teach i everything whoa ah
Never deny yourself for anything
