How some bwoy a talk suh like a dem one get di power

when pu-pum dem a devour

eat di girl like dem a flour

sex di girl dem by di hour

mek dem bawl fi all dem madda

cool mek mi line up mi girl dem get dem togetha



How some guy a dis mi when mi talk mi nah guh rhyme

my toe mi jam mi drop a sign

a me di gal dem waan fi wine

because di DJ nah fi whine

because dem cyaan come touch mi style

because di DJ nah guh talk like nuh Calvin Klein



How dem a try fi dis mi when dem know wi find new gear

because a we one rule di year

di gal dem play up inna wi hair

di gal dem treat wi with care

because di clothes a weh wi wear

because dem know seh wicked man a rasta man wi nah guh pair

but...



Has di worl gone mad?

Summady tell mi nuh?

Has di worl gone mad?

Guh ask di President

Has di worl gone mad?

Summady tell mi nuh?

Has di worl gone...is di worl gone...



Has di worl gone mad?

Please tell mi nuh

Has di worl gone mad?

Mi really waan fi know

Has di worl gone mad?

wah?

Has di worl gone...is di worl gone



Rastaman nuh mix up inna babylon business

because dem know wi work suh hard

because a nuff time wi profit

because di way wi treat wi life

and all di way how wi guh live

dem nuh like wi cause wi tink positive

and yo..hey



Nuff a dem keep up every day dem inna di killing mood

and a one bag a looting and join up inna bag a shooting

then policeman haffi ketch him

when dem ketch him dem guh shot him

yuh hear him mumma deh bawl "what a innocent ting!"

hey...



Everyday yuh get up inna di cold yuh still nuh sure yet

di whole heap a money weh yuh mek mi seh becareful how yuh spend it

well yuh haffi spen it wisely and nuh mek police man touch it

else you a guh get deport and Lukie waan guh live it and....



Has di worl gone mad?

Summady tell mi nuh?

Has di worl gone mad?

Suh me'd a waan fi know

Has di worl gone mad?

Guh ask di President

Has di worl gone...has di worl gone...



Has di worl gone mad?

Summady tell mi nuh?

Has di worl gone mad?

Suh me'd a waan fi know

Has di worl gone mad?

Guh ask di President

Has di worl gone...has di worl gone...



Well di prisoners dung a GP well a fi dem past wi grief

because di footballers and musicians a we a run di peace

look how some likkle rasta bwoy nuh know John who live out a east

A nuff a dem a wolf unda clothes a nyam meat

yeah...



Cuh him a try fi dis mi when him know wi got di heat

and when a we one got di passion di passion wi got di beat

and di music it a play and how di music sound suh sweet

unu cool mek mi rock to di bad reggae beat



How dem a try fi dis mi when a we one set di history

and a we one write di story

and a we one get di glory

yo wi happy Bob Marley set di pace dat we can tek it

well easy all a di artist dem inna di country and sing



Has di worl gone mad?

Summady tell mi nuh?

Has di worl gone mad?

yuh nuh si dem kill mi dog

Has di worl gone mad?

Guh ask di President

Has di worl gone...has di worl gone...



Has di worl gone mad?

Summady tell mi nuh?

Has di worl gone mad?

Cau me'd a waan fi know

Has di worl gone mad?

Guh ask di President

Has di worl gone...has di worl gone