Children read and educate yourself
Learn to behave yourself
Famous for you character and intelligence

Go ahead don't you destroy yourself
Conquer the place enjoy yourself
It's all yours


CHORUS


Rastafari teach I everything yea ah
Never deny yourself for anything
Survival is the very thing yea ah

Never deny yourself for anything
Yea ya know
Rastafari give I everything yea ah

Never deny yourself for anything
Yea ah
Survival is the very thing yea ah

Inna the ghetto mi say ah there we live
Ey ey


The people in the earth and now they rough
Activated by the laws of nature ya
Magnetised by the words, your blessing come

Everyone is looking out for progress yaw oh
The earth is our very place,
where the flowers bloom

Every colour with many shapes ya
If you want the grass and the sun glaze
There should be no hate for heaven's sake


CHORUS


Rastafari teach I everything yea ah
Never deny yourself for anything ow
Survival is the very thing yea ah

Never deny yourself for anything
Ey ey ey
Rastafari give I everything yea ah

Never deny yourself for anything
Mama Africa
Survival is the very thing yea ah

Never deny yourself for anything
Ey ey whoa oh


Nah cease no fire 'caus we family so poor
The message of Rastafari open up every door
The black culture, black people keep asking for more

Got to be sure, the birthright of Israel secure
It take the zeal and the vigor,
by now lab have the cure

Must afi make it from yuh clean and pure
Bruk mi bread and come mek we share it
this ah the only way me know

All with one another inna the light it affi show
the blessings from ceiling to floor


CHORUS

Rastafari teach I everything whoa

Never deny yourself for anything yea ey
Survival is the very thing whoa ah
Never deny yourself for anything

Whoa ya woy
Rastafari give I everything whoa ah
Never deny yourself for anything

Ghetto youth
Survival is the very thing yea ah
Never deny yourself for anything

Ey ey ey

Man as a warrior come to teach whoa

I say to put the food in the children reach
The earth is a well spread table you better see it
Shall be good to the meek, yo hostality get ah beatin


CHORUS

Inna everything whoa
Never deny yourself for anything

King Selassie I him teach I everything whoa ah
Never deny yourself for anything
Ey ey

Read and educate yourself

Learn to behave yourself
Famous for you character and intelligence
Go ahead don't you destroy yourself
Conquer the place enjoy yourself
It's all yours


Rastafari teach I everything yea ah
Never deny yourself for anything, nuttin at all
King Selassie I teach I everything whoa ah
Never deny yourself for anything

Ey ey ey ey

The people in the earth and now they rough
Activated by the laws of nature ya
Magnetised by the words, your blessing come
Everyone is looking out for progress yaw

The earth is our very place,
where the flowers bloom
Every colour with many shapes ya
If you want the grass and the sun glaze
Do it for me please no hate for heaven's sake

CHORUS


Rastafari teach I everything whoa ah
Never deny yourself for anything ah ay
That's the very thing whoa ah
Never deny yourself for anything
Yea
Jah Jah teach I everything whoa ah

Never deny yourself for anything