Buju Banton - Negus Nagast Lyrics
Hail Ishmael WadadaFrom the Root of David, he's AmlakHail Ishmael AmlakFrom the Root of the great man Solomon, he's RastaIGZIABEHER!(King of kings) NEGUS NAGAST!(Lord of lords) Jah!IGZIABEHER!(King of kings) NEGUS NAGAST!(Lord of lords) Jah!When I saw more than twenty thousand chariotsAnd their leader, yes, he was the great Tekla HaimanotAnd they were going, LordSinging such a sweet songI could not overstandBut I heard the voice of the clergy manWhen he saidIGZIABEHER!(King of kings) NEGUS NAGAST!(Lord of lords) Jah!IGZIABEHER!(King of kings) NEGUS NAGAST!(Lord of lords) Yeah!But it was written in the faith and he goesTelling the bear and eaglesFalse unto man and manAnd such and such and suchSaying We should live uprightOh, should not fight and fussDeliveror must be cleanAnd thus and thus and thusO Buju Banton, lip of brassThen I saw the man with the golden crossAs he went down into the waterBehold the sands he trodI could not repeat afterwardsHe saidIGZIABEHER!(King of kings) NEGUS NAGAST!(Lord of lords) Ja!IGZIABEHER! Yah!(King of kings) NEGUS NAGAST!(Lord of lords) Yeah!Well, they're all dressed in whiteWoman and man on every sideChildren all were thereFeeling joy in sideAnd then the champions reignThey prayed, I sangIn their mouths they tipped a little wine and dreadAnd they rememberEvery word the Great One saidFrom priest to prophetAbraham right down to ZedAll my people, you should be there to beholdThe sight I have seenOh it's gonna run could never to-o-o-oWell, why, why, wo-o-o-o-oIGZIABEHER!(King of kings) NEGUS NAGAST!(Lord of lords) Jah!IGZIABEHER!(King of kings) NEGUS NAGAST!(Lord of lords) Jah!In dreams I sawMore than twenty thousand chariotsAnd their leader, yeah, was the great Tekla HaimanotTrod they were goingChanting such a sweet songI could not overstandBut I heard the voice of the clergy manWhen he saidIGZIABEHER!Behold, He is the beginning and the endThe Alpha and Omega(King of kings) NEGUS NAGAST! Behold, He come into life in brimstone and fire(Lord of lords) Jah!Igziabeher!...
