Why Worry

Go ask them, what them a worry 'bout?
Hey!
Words a come out from mi mouth, food inna mi house
From mi yute dem say, "Yo, blaze the fire and burn it out!"
A who them? Da-da-da-da-damn!

A them a worry, a nuh I
Well, them go diss Emanuel and now me wave them bye-bye, yo
A them a worry, a nuh I
Well, them go diss Emanuel and now the whole of them fry, yo
Them a worry, a nuh I
Them coulda put on the wings of the morning and fly, yo
Them a worry, a nuh I

A nuh I, a nuh I, a nuh I, such a one yah name
Why worry when you can pray?
Why worry if you never go astray?
Why worry if you are nuh gay?
Why worry, why worry, anyway?
Why worry when you can pray?
Why worry if you never go astray, yo?
Why worry if you are nuh gay?
Why worry, why worry, why worry?
So me say again

And all the lie them lie, lie
All the try them try, try
All the cry them cry, cry
Me still a hail Emperor Selassie I
And all the sell them sell and buy, buy
And all the sam them sam and fie, fie
All the tie them tie, don't have to lie
Wicked man a die
So me say again

A them a worry, a nuh I
Well, them go diss Emanuel and now me wave them bye-bye, yo
A them a worry, a nuh I
Them coulda put on the wings of the morning and fly, yo
Them a worry, a nuh I
Well, them go diss Selassie I and now the whole of them fry, yo
Them a worry, a nuh I
Woi, woi
So me tell dem say again, cho!

Why worry when the rain a fall?
Why worry when Selassie I name a call?
Why worry when the sun a shine?
When me know say Mama Earth is so divine, yo
Why worry when the breeze a blow?
Seed a sow, trees a grow
This weh you fi know
Rastafari start the show
That's the way to go
Hey, ha
So me say again

Them a worry, a nuh I
Well, them go diss Emanuel and now me wave them bye-bye, yo
Them a worry, a nuh I
Well, them go diss Selassie I and now the whole of them cry, yo
Them a worry, a nuh I
How them fi diss Marcus Garvey when him a prophesy? Yo
Them a worry, a nuh I
Them a worry, them a worry, them a worry, them a worry
What you a worry 'bout?
So me say

Go ask them, what them a worry 'bout?
When the youth dem inna the east, inna
The west, the north, and inna south
Ask them, what them a worry 'bout?
Yo, when me done blaze the fire and burn out White House
What?!
Ask them, what them a worry 'bout?
Yo, well, a me put the fire pon Jamaica house
What?!
Me say, what them a worry 'bout?
Tell dem watch the words from the mouth that me shout
Yeah!

Why worry when you can pray?
Why worry if you never go astray?
Why worry if you are nuh gay?
Why worry if you, why worry?
Why worry if you can pray?
Why worry if you never go astray, yo?
Why worry if you are nuh gay?
Why worry, ah? Why worry, ah?

Them a worry, a nuh I
Them a worry, a nuh I
Them a worry, a nuh I
Them a worry, a nuh I
Them a worry, a nuh I