[Intro]
Call pon dem
Poor people, a call pon dem
Say di poverty thing need fi end
Call pon dem
Herbalist, a call pon dem
Say fi legalize the herb from when
Call pon dem
Rastaman, a call pon dem
Lightning and thunder are gon' fall pon dem
Call pon dem
Jah children, a call pon dem
Proper education dem a defend
[Verse 1]
Tell dem when dem inna dem big conference
Tell dem say dem laws, dem don't make no sense
Di man a blaze di triune and black a reverence
How you come and tell him say is an offense
Secret agent with gun influence
Secret agent with drug influence
You no want see the youths dem a hold dem event
You no want dem fi hold dem rent
[Chorus]
Call pon dem
Herbalist, a call pon dem
Say fi legalize the herb from when
Call pon dem
Poor people, a call pon dem
Say di poverty thing need fi end
Call pon dem
Rastaman, a call pon dem
Lightning and thunder a go fall pon dem
Call pon dem
The children a call pon dem
Proper education dem a defend
[Verse 2]
You no listen to the calling
Then you know you're inna danger
Say the voice of the people
Is the voice of Jah
Turn your backs at the sufferer
And let the children a fight for food
Inna the gutters and the ghetto, yah
Say you no treat dem good
[Chorus]
Call pon dem
Poor people, a call pon dem
Say di' poverty thing need fi end
Call pon dem
Herbalist, a call pon dem
Say fi legalize the herb from when
Call pon dem
Rastaman, a call pon dem
Lightning and thunder a go fall pon dem
Call pon dem
Jah children a call pon dem
Proper education dem a defend
[Verse 3]
Ah, you say you are the leader
Whole lip a mouth war feed ya
You come and gwaan like Caesar
You better check your procedure
Your rum bar and you drink and get merry
Your gun dare, and a gun dem a carry
Soldier man dong in him, soldier Larry
And da tear da a baby
[Chorus]
Call pon dem
Rastaman, a call pon dem
Lightning and thunder a go fall pon dem
Call pon dem
Jah children a call pon dem
Proper education dem a defend
Call pon dem
Herbalist, a call pon dem
Aye, aye, aye, aye
Call pon dem
Herbalist, a call pon dem
Say fi legalize the herb from when
[Verse 4]
Tell dem when dem inna dem big conference
Tell dem say dem laws, dem don't make no sense
Di man a blaze di triune and black a reverence
How you come and tell him say is an offense
Secret agent with gun influence
Secret agent with drug influence
You no want see the youths dem a hold dem event
You no want dem fi hold no rent
[Chorus]
Call pon dem
Rastaman, a call pon dem
Say fi legalize the herb from when
Call pon dem
Jah children, a call pon dem
Proper education dem a defend
Call pon dem
Poor people, a call pon dem
Say di poverty thing need fi end
[Outro]
Call pon dem
