In the beginning was a riddim Then jah put the bass in With a rockin four four timin Reggae music was born The riddim of jah music
From the mountains and the ghettos From the anger of the people From the soundin of their souls It's a feeling not a learnin It's a knowing and believing
A riddim in the living (reality, reality, reality) From the spirit of jah rasta In the druming in the night Send a message onto babylon We will not give up the fight
For righteousness and liberty 'Til all aggressions cease And the music of jah people Is the living song of peace
