[Chorus:]
Am powerful, powerful yuh know that
Powerful, yow mi come fi throw that
Powerful, powerful yuh know that
Daddy Opia di youths dem a go, go back

Powerful, powerful yuh know that
Powerful, powerful, love fi show that
Powerful, powerful yuh know that
Ghetto youth dem yah tappa love mi haffi

[Verse 1]
Hey fulfilled di ghetto youths don't yuh kill dem
With di powers a di earth mi come fi build dem
Love di black woman tell dem fi cool and go chill then
Free up di ghetto youths behind do cree then
Ghetto you long time mi a worn dem
Put down di guns weh yo have inna yo palm dem
Early inna di morning chant di psalms
Then burn out Babylon dem after all then

[Chorus]

[Verse 2]
Hinetie and procliness
Ghetto youth mi tell yo seh a more divines
Search fi love and a love mi go find yes
So Babylon mi tell yo seh mi got to time it
Living up and living right yeh
Ghetto youth mi tell yo seh mi no come fi fighting
Tun up di fire, flame fire mi go light it
Mi praise Selassie High, mi keep on rejoicing
[Chorus]

[Verse 3]
Sing di song always to be free
Ghetto youth mi tell yuh dem yah lovit a di king
No go fi material or vanity
Ghetto youth mi tell yo rasta fari set me free
Salvation well a that mi put first
Babylon corrupt and dem a try fi struck di earth
So mi go tell dem rasta fari inherit di earth
Praise rasta fari him a di first

[Chorus x2]