Intro (with producer tag)
(Echo effect, heavy reverb, deep voice)
“Prince Romantic pon di beat… (…di Rasta Monkey….)”
(echo fades, 3 repeats: loud → medium → soft)
Bassline drop—
Jah light shining pon di street,
Drum and bass keep di heartbeat.
Voices rise, the crowd unite,
We chant fi freedom through the night.
Verse 1
Ghetto yute, yah hear mi call,
Stand tall, don’t let Babylon make you fall.
Life hard, but the spirit strong,
We chant down injustice with a righteous song.
Chorus
Ghetto yute, yah hear mi,
Rise up, rise up, set your spirit free.
Ghetto yute, yah hear mi,
Love and unity fi di community.
Verse 2
Mama cry, but Jah still near,
No fear, Jah light always clear.
System try fi break we down,
But we wear di crown, we wear di crown.
Bridge 1
From Trenchtown to Abidjan,
One love spread across di land.
No matter di struggle, no matter di fight,
Jah Jah guide we through di night.
Verse 3
Youth dem hungry, searching fi bread,
But Jah Jah words keep di spirit fed.
No gold chain can buy di soul,
We chant fi freedom, we chant fi goal.
Bridge 2
Hear di riddim, hear di cry,
Ghetto yute reach fi di sky.
Unity strong, Babylon weak,
Jah love is di power we seek.
Chorus
Ghetto yute, yah hear mi,
Rise up, rise up, set your spirit free.
Ghetto yute, yah hear mi,
Love and unity fi di community.
Outro (special replacement)
Drums of thunder, bass so deep,
Ghetto yute dreams we keep.
Prince Romantic seal di vibe,
Rasta Monkey echo worldwide.
