Sizzla - Lovely Morning

Intro

Red
go and wake the town
here comes the sound
to give the people freedom
and put away your frown
Babylon yuh get no turn
di binghi youth see your plantation getting burned yeah

Chorus

Lovely morning
filled with the beauty of goodness
life cyaan done
lovely morning give thanks for life
strive with the rising sun
lovely morning
filled with the beauty of goodness
life cyaan done
nyahbinghi chanting give thanks for life
I’ll strive with the rising sun

Verse 1

hail di ghetto youth dem ‘pan di river Nile bank
all is bad just the Rasta breath ah give thanks
black people give thanks for the giving of thanks
nuff ah unnu Babylon did waan fi vank
Emmanuel seh fi burn di slave master ranch
Yow, if yuh greedy yuh bruck off wid di branch
joy and love it is so important
salvation for the people it is significant
the Bobo youth ah love dem from a distance
give the youth response
I bless you in this

Chorus(x2)

Verse 2

Yeah Yeah Holy Mount Zion
joy for the earth
woman guh back in ah yuh skirt
mister man deh full time yuh know weh life worth
cyaan run from the natural
King Selassie is the first
hey melodies, birds that sing
man kind free to drink from any Incient spring
mi live amongst the trees and bee living
and as you go yuh way today yuh get blessing
yow mek it run

Chorus (x1)

Verse 3

Hey, yuh mouth must clean before yuh drink from mi cup
and don’t allow dis lovely day for you to go corrupt
Emmanuel teach di people yuh nuh fi interrupt
in ah Babylon business or else dem get stuck
on dis journey yuh got to keep it up
nuh time to get weary cause di sun just come up
well Kings House ah fi mi di judgement ah bust
repatriation chant rise di ghetto youth from di dust

Chorus

(Repeat Verse 1)