[INTRO]

social commentary yeah, honorable making my entry yeah
mek ah sample waan fi reach mi for di turn of di century
yeah, smurf, gazas run di turf


[CHORUS]


ghetto youths seh progress because I'm so bless
don't stress tell di bumboclaat pagans don't test
ghetto youths seh progress because I'm so bless
oh yes rise ah rastafari who knows best


[VERSE 1]

cash mi ah gwaan count, money inna bank account large amount
criminal charge amount send mi entourage ah mount sort
out di commissioner and di sup and di sarge amount cash!
mi and mi thug dem sit and count suh! informa couldn't gi
dem account, he respecting of dem perspective dem telly get
it weh vex mi suh dem effective, get up youth step up youth
cah long time pagan ah set up youth mek kingfish wet up youth
then next thing man wi hearse pass and tek up youth, whooey
what ah broke on di healthcare mek mi mek myself clear
my little daughter nah depend pon welfare yuh hear


[CHORUS]


ghetto youths seh progress because I'm so bless
don't stress tell di bumboclaat pagans don't test
ghetto youths seh progress because I'm so bless
oh yes rise ah rastafari who knows best


[VERSE 2]

take land of establish while dem ah lavish and ah mek bad
wish, bere inequity dem pratice ah pree right on dis dem
caan stop this, talk bout dem waan rob this and ah pree
pon this that's just madness, hustle in housing scam
own enough life wisdom, caught up inna knapsack go out like
nesta, these are di days when black people ah rise and ah live
like queen and king gone are di days when babylon could
ah tell man seh you haffi shave on chin, change up unno
ways black people don't you need enslaved by di same old
thing cause I will always praise my king SELAISSIE!!


[CHORUS]


ghetto youths seh progress because I'm so bless
don't stress tell di bumboclaat pagans don't test
ghetto youths seh progress because I'm so bless
oh yes rise ah rastafari who knows best


[OUTRO]

gangsta count more money than weh di bank ah count
money inna bank account, one more time! gangsta count
more money than what di bank ah count money in bank
account, sorry sa

ghetto youths seh progress because I'm so bless
don't stress tell di bumboclaat pagans don't test
ghetto youths seh progress because I'm so bless
oh yes rise ah rastafari who knows best