The axe man have left the root of the tree
And it is fruitless

Where the tree falls
There shall it lie until Judgement take its course, Massa God
Where the tree falls, hmm
There shall it lie until Judgement take its course, yeah

Dog safe to sit down and stretch out its tail too long
Dirty n***a will mash it
Every little thing you do, too progressive
None ambitious people crush it
Them nuh have no ambition at all

Where the tree falls
There shall it lie until Judgement take its course
Fruitless trees must be hewn down
Where the tree falls
There shall it lie until Judgement take its course

And me hear Mr. Vally him a chat seh
Since brother Bob dead, reggae music gone down
But I have story for the youth
But as long as bitter belly Joseph Hill is alive
Reggae music is alive! (You know what kill me man?)
When I look around me I saw death stole away
My brother Dennis Brown
I'm crying, but we will carry on
Where the tree falls
There shall it lie until Judgement take its course
Don't watch me, watch yourselves!
Where the tree falls
There shall it lie until Judgement take its course

Not everything good fi eat sometime
Old time people say "Good fe talk"
And the same stone that the builder refused in the morning
Becomes the head cornerstone

And new king sit upon the throne, hey

Where the tree falls, hey
There shall it lie until Judgement take its course
Root of all immoral laws
Where the tree falls
There shall it lie until Judgement take its course
You know something?

Marcus Garvey say all immoral laws, must be disobeyed
And no powers shall make me bow down to the laws
Of no little faggot! (Forgot that man, not I!)

For where the tree falls
There shall it lie until Judgement take its course
Whether you a tomato or you a cedar
Where the tree falls
There shall it lie until Judgement take its course
We gonna rode little chariot, old little chariot along
Mek reggae music gwaan
And who's here will stay here
And who fi gone, is already gone
Lift up your red pearly gates

Where the tree falls
There shall it lie until Judgement take its course
Keep on praying with me, my brother
Where the tree falls
There shall it lie until Judgement take its course...