Woh deh deh, oh Lord

Woh these words, these words of thy mouth

Woh deh deh, woh these words, yes now

I lift my head unto the almighty God

He showed me what i had he said

Stand firm and beat thy drums

And prepare all thy children of Isreal

Then wait for thy coming d-a-a-a-y

So i beat the kette drum

And mek it sound in a Jeruselem

And echo round a Jordon dan, dan dan

Beat di kette drum an mek it sound in a Bethlemem

Echo up in a Zion

So man mi beat di kette, kette

Beat di kette drum cause man a no streggae, streggae

From di kette drum unoo get di reggae, reggae

People dem a come an all a say, say, say say

Never know say shocking vibes did deh, deh, deh, deh

Africans a sing a lot a yelleh, yelleh

Beat di kette drum an mek we

Woh, nigh, nigh kette drum a come an dem a

Woh, nigh, nigh africans a come an dem a

Woh, nigh, nigh that's why mi sing say

Beat di kette drum an mek it sound in a Jeruselem

An echo back in a Jordan dan dan

Beat di kette drum mek it sound in a Bethlehem

An echo back in a Zion-on-on

So bingi man a beat di kette drum, knock di kette drum

Lick di kette drum congo man deh come down

Kick di kette drum, knock di kette drum

Lick di kette drum guad man a come

Marcus garvey was a prophet, but him still dis di king

Call di king all a coward, and fly a flag against him

Marcus garvey face death, a could a judgement tek him

But selassi i done did bless him

But 1966 when di king come visit

Ole heap a kette drum a beat a rasta man a beat it

Welve tribe from Israel, gaud man dem star it

Watch di bobo dread come, come join it

Well house a dread a come

Beat di kette drum, knock di kette drum

Beat di kette drum, bingi man deh come down

Lick di kette drum, bust di kette drum

Knock di kette drum, Congo man deh come down

Fi beat di kette drum an mek it sound in a Jeruselem

An echo up in a Jordan, dan, dan

Kick di kette drum an mek it sound in a Bethlehem

An echo up in a Zion, one more time

Beat di kette drum an mek it sound in a Jeruselem

Echo back round a Jordan dan, dan

Lick di kette drum an mek it sound in a Bethelem

Woh lord, Lord woh nigh

Woh, all sons of selassi i me a talk

If unoo love di reggae music, mek di kette drum talk

Indian a beat di kette drum when a war

Ethiopian a answer back from far

Now Jamaicans a beat di kette an a dance

People all a jump an prance

But hear mi sing

Beat di kette drum, knock di kette drum

Gimme di kette drum till morning come down

Lick di kette drum, knock di kette drum

Gimmi di kette drum till a morning come

I lift my head unto the almighty one

He showed me what i had he said stand

Firm and beat thy drums an prepare

All thy children of Isreal

Then wait for thy coming d-a-a-a-y

So i beat the kette drum and mek it sound in a Jeruselem

And echo round a Jordon dan, dan dan

Beat di kette drum an mek it sound in a Bethlemem

Echo up in a Zion

So i beat the kette drum and mek it sound in a Jeruselem

And echo round a Jordon dan, dan dan

Beat di kette drum an mek it sound in a Bethlemem

Echo up in a Zion

Beat di kette drum, bust di kette drum

Lick di kette drum till a morning come down

Beat di kette drum, knock di kette drum

Beat di kette till a morning woh Lord

Beat di kette drum an mek it sound in a Jeruselem

An echo back round a Jordan, dan, dan

Beat di kette drum an mek it sound in a Bethehem