Bob Marley & The Wailers
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Bob Marley & The Wailers
“Chant Down Babylon” is a call to Rastafarians to fight against “Babylon”. This term is used by Rastas to describe anywhere black people are oppressed.
The European powers took many Africans as slaves, and the people of Africa were divided up and sent into exile as captives throughout the world. Th...
[Chorus]
Come we go burn down Babylon one more time
(Come we go burn down Babylon one more time)
Come we go chant down Babylon one more time
(Come we go chant down Babylon)
For them soft! Yes, them soft! (ah-yoy!)
Them soft! Yes, them soft! (ah-yoy!)
So come we go chant down Babylon one more time
(Come we go chant down Babylon)!
[Verse 1]
Men see their dreams and aspiration-a
Crumble in front of their face
And all of their wicked intention
To destroy the human race
And how I know - and how I know - and that's how I know
A Reggae Music, make we chant down Babylon
With music, make we chant down Babylon
This music, make we chant down Babylon
This music, come we chant down Babylon
[Chorus]
[Verse 2]
Me say, Music you're - music you're the key
Talk to who? Please talk to me
Bring the voice of - of the Rastaman
Communicating to – ‘cating to everyone
How I (know) - how I know, how I (know) - how I know
And that's how I know
A Reggae Music, chant down - chant down - chant down Babylon
Chant down Babylon, chant down Babylon
Chant down Babylon!
Reggae Music, chant down Babylon!
Reggae Music, chant down Babylon!
Reggae Music, chant down Babylon!
Reggae Music! (chant down Babylon) [fadeout]
Chant Down Babylon was written by Bob Marley.
Chant Down Babylon was produced by Errol Brown (Engineer) & Bob Marley & The Wailers.
Bob Marley & The Wailers released Chant Down Babylon on Mon May 23 1983.