Protect Me

[Intro]
Determination a mi title
From you're lazy, Jah no like you
You a look strength all 'bout, when the strength is inside you
Now anuh the time fi you idle
"Do not be envious of evil men
Nor desire to be with them
For their hearts devises violence
And their tongues talk of trouble making"

[Chorus]
Jah, beg you please no let me go
Wha' me a go do if you lef' me now?
Protect mi youths, me begging you
All of dem a...
Whole of we a...
We a Jah Jah pickney!
Jah Jah, beg you please no let me go
Wha' me a go do if you lef' me now?
Protect mi youths, me begging you
All of dem a...
Whole of we a...
We a Jah Jah pickney!

[Verse 1]
How many more youths Babylon ago murder
Cyan take it no more
So me jump pon a bus and me gone down a country
Same thing a gwan down deh
The likkle youth dem a fire gun down deh
A weh the country a come to?
Dunwell say, better me get a gun too
But me nah dweet

[Chorus]
Jah, beg you please no let me go
Wha' me a go do if you lef' me now?
Protect mi youths, me begging you
All of dem a...
Whole of we a...
We a Jah Jah pickney!
Jah Jah, beg you please no let me go
Wha' me a go do if you lef' me now?
Protect mi youths, me begging you
All of dem a...
Whole of we a...
We a Jah Jah pickney!

[Verse 2]
Me waan start sumn new
Me just get a youth, waan live fi mi youth
Me no waan dead young like whole heap of youth weh me know from the slum
Wha' we really a fight fah?
Me born come hear say, a enemy zone that
But me see a man stand up a him gate and a man walk up and give him four shot

[Chorus]
Jah, beg you please no let me go
Wha' me a go do if you lef' me now?
Protect mi youths, me begging you
All a dem a...
Whole of we a...
We a Jah Jah pickney!
Jah Jah, beg you please no let me go
Wha' me a go do if you lef' me now?
Protect mi youths, me begging you
All a dem a...
Whole of we a...
We a Jah Jah pickney!

[Verse 3]
Civil war everywhere
Nation a fight 'gainst nation
Disease and famine
Wha' really a gwan pon the land, Father?
Jah Jah, protect me...
Along the way
Protect mi family
Every night I kneel and pray
Oh!

[Chorus]
Jah, beg you please no let me go
Wha' me a go do if you lef' me now?
Protect mi youths, me begging you
All a dem a...
Whole of we a...
We a Jah Jah pickney!
Jah Jah, beg you please no let me go
Wha' me a go do if you lef' me now?
Protect mi youths, me begging you
All a dem a...
Whole of we a...
We a Jah Jah pickney!