Ya, heh

Ya man, a Sizzla Kalonji set speed (ha-ha)

Ya man, ghetto youth, ya have to learn how to write

Ya have to learn how to read

But watch and a watch a with me eyes, them a nah fright

Hey ya, tell them be careful

Show love and always be faithful

Blow up the enemy, 'cause them hateful

Tell them be careful

Show love and always be faithful

Dutty Babylon, them ungrateful

Hey, stay alert, stay alert, no make no enemy touch ya turf

Protect yourself and know what life really worth

Ya, stay alert, stay alert, no make no enemy touch you

No make no enemy touch you

Hear me now, hear me now

'Cause ye that, ye the children must not sleep, nah slumber

Selassie flash him lightning, and I'm a roll them thunder

Well the gun wa me the bust don't carry nah serial number

Better for swipe, death to the traitor and the teeth a plunder

Yo, stand up strong, me nah go bow propaganda

Yo, death to the enemy, a break them asunder

And if them diss me, slight them finna be stretch with the lumber

Yo, Ethiopia bobo man a crumble, ya, ah

Stay alert, stay alert, no make no enemy touch ya turf

Protect your life and know what life really worth, ah

Red alert, stay alert, no more girl de pon me turf

Work it up, fi get up and splurt

Hail Emperor Selassie, I a just a judgment be clearin'

Some a them too hard, yes them hard a hearin'

Me boy nah get it yet, because them fring go fearin'

Ya no bear man, I'm come and then them a cheerin'

That was then, this is now, me said it a previous

Yo, them said don't diss Kalonji, me take it serious

Them like them screechy in the night, them too mischievous

Tell them be good, be right, and stop be evilous, hm!

They no know nothin' 'bout love, them grievous

Me burn them up because them devious, then

Stay alert, stay alert, no make no enemy touch ye turf

Wicked haffer git up and splurt

Ya, stay alert, stay alert, no make no enemy touch ye turf

Hail King Selassie, I the first

Tell them be careful

Show love and always be faithful

Burn the enemy because them so hateful

Tell them be careful

Show love and always be faithful

And Babylon them too ungrateful

Ah, yo, big up Marcus Garvey, Star Liner

They don't wan a honour, spread their rot about the go 'bout wa tip it, put in

Some of them turn out with liner

Well me, Sissy, all the judgment gon' sign ya

Yo, ya better behold righteousness with ya eyesight

Stop gwon, fool and blind ya, boom

Stay alert, stay alert, no make no enemy touch ya turf

Yo, protect your life come first

Ya, stay alert, stay alert, me tell them, all of them

Stay alert, stay alert

Okay ah, he that rule our children must nah sleep nah slumber

Selassie flash him lightnin', and him a them a roll them thunder

The gun wah we dey bust, don't carry no serial number

'Cause the sodomite and batty boy get dey teeth a plunder

Yo, stand up strong, we nah go bow propaganda

Yo, we stick to the enemy and break them asunder

Hail Emperor Selassie, the ghetto youth a sport them woman pant, so you get it under

Ya, stay alert, stay alert, no make no enemy touch ye turf

Wicked haffi get up and splurt

Ya, stay alert, stay alert, stay alert, stay alert

Yo, a just a judgment go set, yo

Stay alert, stay alert, no make the enemy touch ya turf

Yo, ya know what life really worth

Ha, stay alert, stay alert, stay alert

And if you diss Selassie, I you a gon' bunk on the dirt

Yo, a burn ya burn them, make them call a with them crosses, ya

Could ya miss Kalonji with them Jah crosses?, Nah

Big gun me bust it, and a blast it, rah

Nah see tabernacle, nah pass it

Stay alert, stay alert, no make no enemy touch ya turf

Wicked a gon' get up and splurt

Yo, stay alert, stay alert, no make no enemy touch ya turf

Hail king Selassie, I the first

Okay ya, that was then, this is now me, said to them previous

Them say them diss me black nation, me take that serious

Me bomb them out because me know them too mischievous, them grievous

Yo, we tell them, don't be evilous

Emperor Selassie, I get the praising

Blazin', blaze it, blaze it

Ya, stay alert, no make no enemy touch ye turf

Wicked haffi get up and splurt

Oh, stay alert, stay alert no make no