[Intro]
Sound's call
Yes, yes-yes-yes-yes-yes (Leggo Jah Jah children)
Babylon-Babylon
Yes-yes-yes, oh yes, aha
[Chorus]
Leggo-leggo Jah Jah children, let dem go
Babylon, leggo Jah Jah children, let dem go (Yes-yes-yes)
Leggo-leggo Jah Jah children, let dem go
Leggo Jah Jah children, let dem go
[Verse 1]
Man, mi say, fi tell mi what's wrong (Oy)
Tell mi what's wrong
Babylon, mi say, fi tell mi what's wrong
Make you hold on pon mi hand
Tell mi what's wrong, why can't you hold on pon mi hand?
[Chorus]
Mi say, fi leggo Jah Jah children, Babylon
Leggo Jah Jah children an' let dem go dem way, I would say
Mi say, fi leggo Jah Jah children (Oh)
[Verse 2]
Babylon, mi say fi leggo Jah Jah children
Leggo Jah Jah children an' let dem go dem way, I would tell you
Yeah, for Jah Jah say dem have on, have fi do a work
An' dem no come here fi love
[Chorus]
Mi say, fi leggo Jah Jah children
Leggo-leggo Jah Jah children, let dem go
Leggo Jah Jah children
Man, mi say fi- (Babylon, leggo Jah Jah children, let dem go)
Leggo-leggo-leggo-leggo-leggo
[Verse 3]
Man, mi say fi leggo Jah Jah children
Babylon, mi say fi leggo Jah Jah children (Woah)
Leggo Jah Jah children, let dem do what dem want to do
Leggo Jah Jah children an' let dem be free
For, freedom is what we want
'Cause right there never
A billion dollar, mi no prison fi a billion year
I can not get to spend it, I would tell you dat I want to be free
[Chorus]
Mi say fi leggo Jah Jah children
Leggo Jah Jah children, I would tell you
I will never-never-ever stop an' tell you let dem go, they say
Leggo-leggo-leggo, leggo Jah Jah children
Set dem free, set dem free, an' set dem free an'
Say, fi let go Jah Jah children
[Bridge]
Take away our right (A woo)
An' drive us out of sight (True, dem have dem mite)
We don't even know our brothers
[Verse 4]
True, dem have dem mite, dem use dem mite to be fright
But mite cyaan not beat right
A natty children, dem right (Woah)
Say, Jah Jah children right (Woah)
Say, Jah Jah children no wrong, Babylon
[Chorus]
Man, mi say fi leggo Jah Jah children, Babylon
Man, mi say fi leggo Jah Jah children, Babylon
Mi say fi leggo Jah Jah children, Babylon
Let dem go dem way (Yeah)
[Verse 5]
Gwan road, go look fi walkin' man
Gwan road, go look fi criminal
Leave Christian children alone, I would tell you
Don't you trouble dem, go leave dem alone
[Chorus]
Leggo Jah Jah children, Babylon
So mi say, fi leggo Jah Jah children, Babylon
[Verse 6]
But you see di rude boy a hide
But you see bad man a hide
But you see wanted man a hide
True, [?] mi see simpleton, mi have fi come hold on pon dem hand
[Outro]
Say dat, fi leggo Jah Jah children, Babylon
Babylon, as I would tell you
Babylon Leggo Jah Children was written by Dillinger.
Babylon Leggo Jah Children was produced by Bunny “Striker” Lee.