[Intro]
Jah is our light and our salvation, whom shall I fear?
When Jah is the strength of my life, of whom shall I be afraid?
[Chorus]
There's a land far, far away
Africa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Selassie I, Selassie I, Selassie dread
I say you satta yah, I say you satta deh
Come make we satta yah
[Verse 1]
I said a little of this, a little of that
A so you satta this, so mi say you satta that
Say that about with your struggling
A sound, the little sound are call a Satta Massagana
Ethiopia, the land that which we belong
Whether you're weak or whether you're strong
You got to come along and do the little thing a call
The little sound are call Satta Massagana, you know
[Chorus]
Said, if your mama never born ya
Said, if your papa nеver born you, I would tell you 'bout the sound arе call a Satta Massagana, I would tell you, sister Lorna (Baby)
I say you satta this, I say you satta that
Say, you satta yah, I say you satta deh, you know
[Verse 2]
Africa, from Tanzania to Uganda
Mozambique, you know, and Ethiopia
Come rock to dis yah satta
You come dub to dis yah satta
You satta up there and you satta down there
Said a Satta Massagana (Aw)
[Chorus]
The kings of kings and the lords of lords
The conquering lion of the tribe of Judah
Elect of God, everliving God, the light of this world
I would tell you 'bout the sound a call Satta Massagana
Make you on ya, come on and smoke your marijuana
Come make mi tell you, mister Manner, you know (Yeah)
[Verse 3]
I said a Satta Massagana
Tell you, make we dub and come on yah
Tell you that you smoke your marijuana and so you come on yah
Your mama never, never, ever, ever born ya
Your papa never, never, never, never born ya
You gots to come on yah (Wow, baby)
[Chorus]
Said, you satta deh, I say you satta yah
A so you satta eveywhere and you satta down here
Have no fear, yeah, you know
[Verse 4]
Satta, I tell you 'bout the sound call Satta Massagana, I would say
Tell you 'bout a, we tell you say deh
We tell dem that dem really want to come on down and work di sound a call a little Satta Massagana
Tell you [?], dem south
I would tell it all about at di trumpet shout to di Satta Massagana
The eye saw five cent satta pon a fence
Mi say two five cent, give me mi ten cent
Satta Massagana, tell you said we Satta Massagana
And tell mi say fi Satta Massagana
And tell mi say fi Satta Massagana
[Outro]
Said, the eye saw dread and it dreader than dreader
You ask him 'bout him dread and him dread flash him head
I say fi Satta Massagana
Tell him say fi Satta Massagana
Addis Ababba Ethiopia was written by Dillinger.
Addis Ababba Ethiopia was produced by Bunny “Striker” Lee.