know your culture

in a primitive times, the people had culture in their lives, well respecting their ancestry, having faith in their destiny, but, soon the culture would be lost, and, the capitalist man would be the cause, who give the people their material needs, oh, jah jah children take heed, live wise and don't you wear no disguise, live clean, you are a roots machine, live right and keep jah inside, 'canuse the future my children is a lookin' bright, know your culture, know yourself, believe me my youth, you can't be no-one else, always lettin' your light shine bright, oh, jah jah children unite, know your culture lord, can't be deceived by the vulture, no, i man come from the roots man school, you can't educate if you talk like a fool, no, scripture read, nyanbingi bread, i man rather be jailed than to cut off me dreads, don't put your trust in no wicked mans plan, if you must know the truth you must overstand, my country was built on the red man's land, born on the back of the black man, the capital man mash the situation, come now jah people seek your education, go forward dread bingi warriors go forward, help this here country in mourning, can't you see a new day is dawning, live wise and don't you wear no desguise, live clean, you are a roots machine, live right and keep jah inside, 'cause the future my children is a lookin' bright, know your culture, know yourself, believe me my yourth, you can't be no-one else, always lettin' your light shine bright, oh, jah jah children unite, find the need to investigate, you've got to culture your minds, to shine in these times, break the seal to the real deal, the truth will not remain untold, you must read, children must read every day, don't keep your history no mystery, write the words to your own version, come now jah jah children stand strong, live wise and don't you wear no disguise, live clean, you are a roots machine, live right, and keep jah inside, 'cause the future my children is a lookin' bright, know your culture, know yourself, believe me my youth, you can't be no-one else, always lettin' your light shine bright, oh, jah jah children unite, know your culture, know yourself, believe me my youth, you can't be no-one else, always lettin' your light shine bright, oh, jah jah children unite, live wise and don't you wear no disguise, live clean, you are a roots machine, live right, and keep jah inside, 'cause the future my children is a lookin' bright