[Intro]
Sound's call "Black Lion"
I and I bound for Zion
Got to be a irie lion
Step out there (Tell you!)
Watch dat!
[Verse 1]
Zion gates are open wide
For all the children of Zion
Hands and heart have be pure and clean
To rally around the red, gold and green
[Chorus]
Ballhead went to move
A ballhead couldn't move the meadow
Dreadlocks went to move
A natty dread move the meadow
Moses was a dreadlocks (Huh!)
Samson was a dreadlocks (I tell you!)
[Bridge]
If you're not a rebel
Then you must be a devil (Look at dat!)
[Verse 2]
Samson was a black man
Moses was a black man
Samson was a dreadlocks
Mi say, him lick up him challis (Huh!)
Moses was a dreadlocks
I said, no keep no malice (Huh!)
[Post-Verse]
I tell you; I tell you, say
Look at dat (Hey!)
[Chorus]
Ballhead went to move
A ballhead couldn't move the meadow
Dreadlocks went to move
A natty dread move the meadow
[Verse 3]
Samson was a dreadlocks (Huh!)
Mi said, him lick up him challis
Moses was a dreadlocks
An' him no deal with no malice (Huh!)
[Post-Verse]
I tell you, Jah; tell you, I tell you, say (Hey!)
Look at dat
[Bridge]
If you're not a rebel then you must be a devil (So, move!)
Sound's call "Black Lion"
Got to be irie lion
For, dis sound is bound for Zion (Huh!)
Look at dat!
[Verse 4]
Moses was a dreadlocks
I say, him lick up him challis
Samson was a dreadlocks
But, him no deal with no malice (Move!)
[Post-Verse]
If you're not a devil then you must be a rebel (Tell you, say)
[Scatting]
[Chorus]
Ballhead went to move
A ballhead couldn't move the meadow
Dreadlocks went to move
I said, di dread move the meadow (Huh!)
[Outro]
Look at dat
Got to be a irie lion
For dis sound is bound to Zion (Huh! Tell you!)
Samson was a dreadlocks
Black Lion was written by Lee “Scratch” Perry.
Black Lion was produced by Lee “Scratch” Perry.