Lovely Morning

(album: Freedom Cry - 1998)

[Intro:]
Red!
[Drum beats]
Go and wake the town,here comes the sound
To give the people freedom and put away yuh frown
Babylon,yuh get no turn
The 'Binghi Youth see yuh plantation getting burn
Yay-yay-I!!!

[Chorus:]
Lovely morning filled with the beauty of goodness life cyah done
Lovely morning--give thanks for life,strive with the rising sun
Lovely morning filled with the beauty of goodness life cyah done
Nyabinghi chanting--give thanks for life,I strive with the rising sun

[Verse 1:]
Hail de ghetto youths dem pon de River Nile bank
All is but just,de Rasta better give thanks
Black people give thanks for the giving of thanks
Nuff ah unno Babylon did wah fi vank
Emmanuel say fi bun de slavemaster ranch
Yow! if yuh greedy,you broke off with the branch
Joy and love,it is so important
Salvation for the people,it is significant
De Bobo Youth ah love dem from ah distance
Heed de youth dem response

Ah bless you in this

[Chorus:]
Lovely morning filled with the beauty of goodness from the rain that come
Nyabinghi chanting--give thanks for life,strive with the rising sun
Lovely morning filled with the beauty of goodness,so life cyah done
Nyabinghi chanting--give thanks for life--yay yeahh!!

[Verse 2:]
Holy Mount Zion,joy Mother Earth
Woman go back inna yuh skirt
Dis ah man deaf,whey time yuh know what life worth
Cyah run from the natural,King Selassie is the first
Hey! melodies...birds that sing
Mankind free to drink from any ancient spring
Me live amongst the trees and the living
And as yuh go yuh way today,yuh get blessings
Yow,just make it run...

[Chorus:]
Lovely morning filled with the goodness of beauty,so life cyah done
Nyabinghi chanting-give thanks for life...mmmm!
Lovely morning filled with the beauty of goodness from the rain that come
Rastaman chanting-give thanks for life-ey!

[Verse 3:]
Yuh mouth must clean before yuh drink from mih cup
And don't allow this lovely day for you to go corrupt
Emmanuel teach the people,say dem no fi interrupt
In ah Babylon business,ah rest dem get stuck
Bloy! on this journey you have to keep it up
No time to get weary,'cause the sun just come up
Well King's House have fi me,dey judgement ah buss
Repatriation gharge,rise the ghetto youths dem from the dust in this

[Chorus:]
Lovely morning filled with the beauty of goodness from the rain that come
Nyabinghi chanting--give thanks for life,strive with the rising sun

[Verse 1:]
Hail de ghetto youths dem pon de River Nile bank
All is but just,de Rasta better give thanks
Black people give thanks for the giving of thanks
Nuff ah unno Babylon did wah fi vank
Emmanuel say fi bun de slavemaster ranch
Yow! if yuh greedy,you broke off with the branch
Joy and love,it is so important
Salvation for the people,it is significant
De Bobo Youth ah love dem from ah distance
Heed de youth dem response

De 'Binghi Youths dem send

[Chorus:]
Lovely morning--give thanks for life,strive with the rising sun
Rastaman keep chanting...
Bablon yuh better run,and go dash 'way yuh gun [fading]
In this morning... [fading]