The World

Hear this!
Alright man
Too much of one thing good fi nothing man
From the days when the boys... watch out
You hear me?

I am the world
Me deh yah with your sufferation
Me a the world
Man, me deh yah with your desperation
Me a -
Watch out!
Get me

Hmm
Because when you're facing your destruction

A me the world, me stand up with you, man

When your mother forsake your youth, man
Me a the world, me deh yah same one
When your father turn 'gainst you, youth man

Me a the world, deh yah with you same one
God made the heavens and the earth
He made the sea and the land
Green vegetables unuh get up and nyam
And me God plant every blossomy thing pon outta me same one
Master God make man
Me a the world

A full time unuh understand
A me -
Watch out man, watch out

Hmm

Because them get up night and day and them a blame I, man
How I man full up of corruption
I man never done harm no man
I never use a hand fi touch a man
A just the same human a destroy them same one
Me a the world

A watch out
Because me get up night and day
Looting Jah man
All me a see a just sufferation
Them bomb me, destroy me, me don't care a damn
More time me haffi get 'way up to Jah man
Even bawl out myself, you know man
Call myself at the law, but still a just land
But still me deh yah a stand up near man

Me a the world

And me bear unuh sufferation
Me a the world

Me deh yah with your frustration
When storm a pass through, unuh understand
A me a the wind weh a blow fi unuh, man
Me use my tears fi water your land
Water your vegetable, get it fi nyam
When your mother turn 'gainst you, you know man
Only the world you can debate pon
I am the superior, no, fi the almighty one
God put me yah so fi unuh stand pon strong
Me a the world

A watch out man

Hmm
Without me, Jah man, unuh have no gravity
So unuh shoulda pay more respect to me
Instead of everything gwan, unuh blaming me
Me a the world

Me can't take no more, you know man
Me a the world

Me a warn all of unuh human
Everyday unuh get up unuh destruction
Hear say Iraq, it a fight 'gainst Iran
Flinging shot and them throwing bomb
Destroy one another, me say, what a bam-bam
When that done, a the world them blame it pon
Me a the world

Me never make no nuclear weapon
Me a the world
Me never make no rifle drop -
Watch

Me no corrupted, unuh must understand
Me a go tell unuh how the world tan
'Memba me tears, it water your land
Use mi sunlight fi give you energy, Jah man
When the lightning flash, me say, understand
A outta that same one unuh get current from
The water unuh get fi drink, you know man
Fi quench unuh thirst that no turn dead man
Me a the world

And unuh must understand
Me a the world

Watch out man

Because listen me now, man
Me nah just a drop out me yah as unuh superior
Represented by almighty father
Energy and strength him give unuh so
Unuh stand up and unuh feel stronger
Yet unuh destroy me, me little so
Try fi blow me up, me say, even our -
More time me can't take it no, hear me, massa

Blow fi me, when all unuh turn over
Unuh start put the blame pon I yah
I am the world

And unuh must understand
Me a the world

Me can't take unuh corruption
Me a the world

Watch out man

Hmm

Because full time unuh come and unuh understand
Unuh get wisdom, knowledge, and understanding, you know man
Full time unuh use it the right direction
Stop from living a bere corruption
Fighting fi hide, you know say that wrong
Lusting after woman, that's destruction
A them same thing corrupt the world
I am the world

And me can't take the -
Hmm
Me a the world

Me can't take the botheration
When unuh drop unuh bomb, me trust you, human
Then it ago touch pon the world, you know man
Lick off piece of fi mi mountain, Jah man
You know how much it drop down in the hoodland
Make mi beauty gone and wear out, Jah man
All them there same thing me can't understand
Then when everything gone, hear dem now, man
A the world it corrupt -