[Intro]
Pope Paul an' him follower
The one call pope John Paul
So pope Paul dead an' gone
So pope Paul fall, said him follower
Oh Jah, oh Jah, send forth thy blessings on thy people, now
But dem want fi take it away
Cah, this is perilous times
We living in a Judgement time
[Chorus]
Cah, dis are perilous time, the judgement time
Well-a, violence time, no bother commit no crime
Dis are perilous time
[Verse 1]
Cah mi say, pope Paul dead an' gone
Pope John Paul, said him followеr
Say, if one will come, him are go burn
But somе say, usually dem stop giving I praise now
Tell you, said, a bow, dem a bow
Say, Jah Jah know him children an' Jah Jah give di praises
Jah Jah know him children, Jah Jah goin' praise
[Chorus]
Pope Paul dead an' gone
Pope John Paul, said him follower
One word
We living in a Judgement time
One word an' him gone down
[Verse 2]
Oh fall, oh father
Let I enemy drift away
Like the smoke that drifted away from I challis night an' day
Let there be light, the ones that meant, it was never fire
Pope Paul an' him follower
[Chorus]
Mi said-a, pope Paul gone
Pope Paul gone, pope Paul gone
It gone down, your throne gone down
[Verse 3]
Your throne, your throne gone down
You an' your little foolish promises
Promise to people all kind of ting
Say, cyaan dis an' do dat
Living in a Judgement time (Judgement time)
If di head of the churches an' the preacher-dem
Would tell people the truth, people would realize themselves
But true, dem want dem fi come at church, come pray
To dem an' give dem afrin, but Jah Jah know is a sin
Cah, we no buy it up prayer (Hmm)
Now you got no one to turn to
When Jah come you got no one to run to
Run to di rock, it are go split up in two
An' him stop fi sure
Said, if you run to di sea, it are go dry up on you
Run in a di tree, it are go tear down with you
[Outro]
Pope Paul dead an' gone (Turn to Jah)
He-he, Rasta give praises (My people, Rastafari)
Yeah, perilous time
But the fittest of the fittest must survive, we know that
In that-a perilous time
Singing, said-a pope Paul dead an' gone
Vatican Chant was written by Trinity.
Vatican Chant was produced by Linval Thompson.