It no tek nuttin ata all
Fi hail the king
Him bless mi in a what mi doing
It no tek nuttin ata all
Fi hail the king
Selassie I the king of all Kings

Verse 1

What it takes a man to gain the world
And loose his soul
Prophesy it haffi fulfill
Jah jah works haffi unfold
To the young and the old, the blind and the dumb
The hype and the meek, the weak and the strong
Give jah jah thanks, and carry on

Chorus

When I rise
Early this morning
I see love, I see love in front of me
Yow again
When I rise
Early this morning
I feel jah jah, jah inside of me
Yow again

Verse 2

Rise with mi princess mi haffi give praise
Ma two likkle kids a more love mi a raise
Jah bless mama and bless papa
And bless all mi bad minded neighbor
I just like to see my people
Live on…
Upful with the king with righteousness

Bridge:

Cause it no tek nuttin ata all
Fi hail the king
Him bless mi in a what mi doing
It no tek nuttin at all
Fi hail the king
Selassie I the king of all Kings
It no tek nuttin ata all
Fi hail the king
Him bless mi in a what mi doing

It no tek nothing at all, nothing at all, nothing at all

Verse 3

Yow yuh could a black or white mi see purple or blue
Love is for me and mi seh love is for you
Ask the wicked man see a weh him a go do
When him buck up in a fi him waterloo
Hype dem a hype she dem couldn’t ketch a flu
When mi pass thru dem a wonder a who?
Tell wicked man she him a go get boo
Fire,fire, fire fire burn dem

Chorus

When I rise
Early this morning
I see love, I see love in front of me
Yow again
When I rise
Early this morning
I fell jah jah, jah inside of me
Yow again