[Intro:]
Arms of Jah! Selassie I!
A di king mi see! So we nah bow out!

Man a go through di poverty
But mi see, mi dun see
A batty ting some a pree, yah hear mi


[Chorus:]
A batty ting dem a pree

Seh dem live cross di water and dem caan go a sea
Yah hear mi, dat a nuh life of a G
Caan tell mi yuh a gangsta yuh nuh gangsta fah mi


[Verse 1:]
Oh Jah! Protect mi nation

Mi box dung gun bag inna di station
Rifle a spray like spray can
It chop up a bwoy body like bacon

Yuh see! Nuff a dem a (*##$ like Missy!
None a King Selassie I pickney a nuh sissy
Fi di fast cash pon dem neck man put hickey

Yuh see di bwoy dem move fishy, mi see

[Chorus:]

A batty ting dem a pree
Seh dem live cross di water and dem caan go a sea
Yuh see, dem a nuh gangsta fah mi

Mi nuh care if a bwoy reach hundred degree
Yah hear mi, a batty ting dem a pree
How dem live cross di water and dem caan go a sea

Yah hear mi, a batty ting dem a pree
Dem bwoy deh dem a nuh gangsta fah mi, yah hear mi


[Verse 2:]
Just get a call from Jackie
Seh she home alone and she well waan di @@#!y

How !@$)gy mek she sad but di God mek she happy
!@^#got well waan tek off di gal baggy
And go to har room pon mi broom she a trolly

She begi mi please Gully God nuh stop stab it
She look inna mi eye and bumpa pon di body
She nuh waan nuh !@$)gy him a sleep wid him daddy


[Chorus:]
Mi see, a batty ting dem a pree

How dem live cross di water and dem caan go a sea
Somebody tell mi, batty ting dem a pree
Put gunshot inna mi enemy

Mi see, a batty ting dem a pree
How dem live cross di water and dem caan go a sea
Mi see, a batty ting dem a pree

Ting dem a pree, yah hear mi

[Outro:]

Man from Portmore, man from Kingston
Some bumbohole nah have nuh knowledge or nuh wisdom
Dem know what is done

Man from Mo'Bay and from Ochi
Mother$#&@ers don't know me
Bwoy nuh know how fi approach mi

Mi nah fi, mi dun wid di war and mi collect di trophy
Mi see a batty ting, a batty ting dem a pree
But gangstas from St. Anns to Trulani

Dem fi know, and St. Mary
I warn to dem, done so dem a pree
Munga Honourable, man a rebel, HEYYYYYYYYYY!

Mi see a batty ting dem a pree, a batty ting dem a pree
Batty bwoy dem now mon!
Batty bwoy caan war wid mi, YUH SEE!