Intro: Ummm hmmm, equal rights and justice for all Rise and never fall tell dem seh boom!!! What they gonna do, when nuff a dem nuh true Seh what they gonna do dem get slew yah!!!
Verse 1: Who do you think you are, where livin in a small world (Small world) As wicked as you think you are, where livin in a small world (Small world) As bad as you think you are, where livin in a small world (Small world) As tough as you think you are, where livin in a. Dat one yah name, alright!!!
Chorus: That day will come, when I shall stand and see all those wicked man, and the fire gettin burned That day will come, when they will try to escape when there will be nowhere to run That day will come, when I shall see they handin all the bombs, and brains and bullets and guns That day will come, when Emperor Selassie I shall rise Di whole a di ghetto yute dem from outta di slum, yo!
Verse 2: As the day I would love to see their face For all those evil they do to the human race And try to take things out of place Run away to space, true dem inna haze Whoa, have yuh own a judgment yuh have di greater taste When dem find out seh dat dem caan escape Sadness dem send all di peoples dem trace, smile on my face
Chorus: That day will come, when I shall stand and see all those wicked man, and the fire gettin burned That day will come, when they will try to escape when there will be nowhere to run That day will come, when I shall see they handin all the bombs, and brains and bullets and guns That day will come, when Emperor Selassie I shall rise Di whole a di ghetto yute dem from outta di slum, Boom!
Verse 3: Who do you think you are, where livin in a small world (Small world) As wicked as you think you are, where livin in a small world (Small world) As slick as you think you are, where livin in a small world (Small world) As tough as you think you are, where livin in a. Dat one yah name, Nagi tell dem Escape today yuh caan escape tomorrow Mek sure yuh pay back, anytime yuh borrow Mek sure yuh now leave now straight like arrow Mek sure yuh brains nah push out in barrel Mek sure yuh nah mek convert and porrow Yeah! Mek sure yuh meditation nah narrow Judgment! Hey mi waan tell dem somn di world alone!
Chorus: That day will come, when I shall stand and see all those wicked man, and the fire gettin burned That day will come, when they will try to escape when there will be nowhere to run That day will come, when I shall see they handin all the bombs, and brains and bullets and guns That day will come, when Emperor Selassie I shall rise Dung pon di winds of di heavens and di sands
Verse 4: Oh! Yeah! I will remain the same, Hail Rastafari name And watch dem gone up in flame For all the innocent gone down the drain You have to pay for the shackles and chains And pay for these washings of the brains And pay for these guns and cocaine The sick and the lame, alright!
Chorus & Outro: That day will come, when I shall stand and see all those wicked man, and the fire gettin burned That day will come, when they will try to escape when there will be nowhere to run That day will come