Beenie Man - Jerusalem Lyrics
Intro :Woh deh deh , oh lordWoh these words, these words of thy mouthWoh deh deh, woh these words , yes now,Chorus :1I lift my head unto the almighty godHe showed me what I had he saidStand firm and beat thy drumsAn prepare all thy children of isrealThen wait for thy coming d-a-a-a-yChorus :2So I beat the kette drumAnd mek it sound in a jeruselemAnd echo round a jordon dan, dan danBeat di kette drum an mek it sound in a bethlememEcho up in a zionVerse : 1So man mi beat di kette, ketteBeat di kette drum cause man a no streggae, streggaeFrom di kette drum unoo get di reggae, reggaePeople dem a come an all a say, say ,say sayNever know say shocking vibes did deh, deh, deh, dehAfricans a sing a lot a yelleh, yellehBeat di kette drum an mek weWoh, nigh, nigh africans a come an dem aWoh, nigh, nigh thats why mi sing sayChorusBeat di kette drum an mek it sound in a jeruselemAn echo back in a jordan dan danBeat di kette drum mek it sound in a bethlehemAn echo back in a zion-on-onVerse : 2So bingi man a beat di kette drum, knock di kette drumLick di kette drum congo man deh come downKick di kette drum, knock di kette drumLick di kette drum guad man a comeMarcus garvey was a prophet, but him still dis di kingCall di king all a coward, and fly a flag gainst himMarcus garvey face death, a could a judgement tek himBut selassi I done did bless himBut 1966 when di king come visitOle heap a kette drum a beat a rasta man a beat itWelve tribe from israel, gaud man dem star itWatch di bobo dread come , come join itWell house a dread a comeChorusBeat di kette drum, knock di kette drumBeat di kette drum , bingi man deh come downLick di kette drum, bust di kette drumKnock di kette drum, congo man deh come downFi beat di kette drum an mek it sound in a jeruselemAn echo up in a jordan, dan, danKick di kette drum an mek it sound in a bethlehemAn echo up in a zion, one more time,Beat di kette drum an mek it sound in a jeruselemEcho back round a jordan dan, danLick di kette drum an mek it sound in a bethelemWoh lord, lord woh nighVerse : 3Woh, all sons of selassi I me a talkIf unoo love di reggae music, mek di kette drum talkIndian a beat di kette drum when a warEthiopian a answer back from farNow jamaicans a beat di kette an a dancePeople all a jump an pranceBut hear mi singChorusBeat di kette drum, knock di kette drumGimme di kette drum till morning come downLick di kette drum, knock di kette drumGimmi di kette drum till a morning comeChorus : 1I lift my head unto the almighty oneHe showed me what I had he said standFirm and beat thy drums an prepareAll thy children of isrealThen wait for thy coming d-a-a-a-yChorus : 2So I beat the kette drum and mek it sound in a jeruselemAnd echo round a jordon dan, dan danBeat di kette drum an mek it sound in a bethlememEcho up in a zionRepeat :Beat di kette drum, bust di kette drumLick di kette drum till a morning come downBeat di kette drum, knock di kette drumBeat di kette till a morning woh lordBeat di kette drum an mek it sound in a jeruselemAn echo back round a jordan, dan, danBeat di kette drum an mek it sound in a bethehem
