Tarrus Riley & Kabaka Pyramid - Fly Di Gate

Who dem? The Children of Israel (accurate)
Yes I (homeward bound)
Look to the East
Kabaka P and a
Come on

Hey Ethiopia, a long time no see (long time)
Hey, how are you doing? How's my family?
Here in the west, still a mindful of thee (I'm so mindful)
I'm coming home one day, you'll see
Wha' a gwaan Jamaica look like you figet (a wha' gwaan yard)
There is your culture, do no bother lef' it
Trees without roots don't have nuff roots fi get
Your legacy your shouldn't neglect

Babylon fly the gate
The youths dem waan fi repatriate
Now, Babylon fly the gate
Right now the youth dem waan fi repatriate

Some weird faces, high and low places
Woman abroad calling all Africans
One way ticket, more than a visit
Time is wasting, we've got to go
Children, mama Africa missing us al
So come on, come on, Israel, Israel

Hear me now
Jamaica weh me born, but mama Africa is my own
It's in my DNA down to my very chromosome
The blood inna me vane, the same blood that was slain
In the fields dem of the cane
When the ships dem come around
But Africa that's where I get my strength from
The river Nile civilization I was sent from
So many youths dem from Kingston to Saint Ann
Tell dem say repatriation is our intention

Hear now
And so we calling all the brothers and
Calling all the sisters and
Calling all the family and
Unno fi get ready and
Whether you a Muslim, a Christian or a Rastaman
'Member you a African

So Babylon fly the gate
The youths dem waan fi repatriate
Fly the gate
The children waan fi repatriate

So pack up your clothe and pack up your shoes
Put on your banners and your red
Read your Bible every day, make sure you understand your meds
Whether you're black or whether you're red
Whether yo baldhead or you're Dread
No bother trouble your brain, just praise Selassie instead
'Cause he's the one that open up the way
To organize the set like Marcus Garvey in his day
Now I can't afford to see the children go astray
So never you delay, to open up the gate

Hey Ethiopia, a long time no see
Hey, how are you doing? How's my family?
I'm here in the west, still a mindful of thee
I'll be coming home one day, you'll see
Wha' a gwaan Jamaica look like you figet
There is your culture, do no bother lef' it
Trees without roots don't have nuff roots to get
On your mark, get ready, set

Babylon fly the gate
The youths dem waan fi repatriate
Now, fly the gate, now
The children ready fi repatriate

We calling all the brothers and
Calling all the sisters and
Calling all the family and
Unno fi get ready and
Calling all the teachers and
The lawyers and the doctors and
'Member you a African

Babylon fly the gate
The youths dem fi repatriate
Now, fly the gate, yes
The children ready fi repatriate

Babylon fly the gate
The youths dem waan fi repatriate
Now, fly the gate
Ready.. mama Africa, we're ready..

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