Why Am I A Rastaman?
Ton : DEnglish
D#m Ive being questioned to Bmeet early on the street
D#m- many want to know the reason why?
BI'am a rastaD#mman
D#mmany people see I many people ask I?
G#mwhy am I a BrastaD#mman
D#mmany people see I many people ask?
Bwhy am I a rastaD#mman
D#mcause, its because of the babyloon
G#mand the situatiD#mon?
D#mits because of the babyloon
G#mand the sitBuatiD#mon
D#mwhen I was a boy about eight years old
G#mthere was a surtain rastaD#mman
D#mand he love all the children
G#mand he treated us Blike a D#mman
D#meven the little children than no one cared
he cG#malled up on everD#myone
D#mand he gave us food and treated everyone
G#mwith a sBpecial D#mlove
many people see I, many people ask I?
why am I a rastaman
but he tought I the love
to give to everyone
many people see I many people ask I?
why am I a rastaman
there is no better way to express my love
to each and everyone
one satuarday morning
a special thing happend to this man
he moved out of babyloon
Him take away the rastaman
to the root of him herb and the meat of HIM fruit
and throw it in a van
and staight up brother for ten years
I never see the rastaman
they took him to general penetentry and
send him back as a valid man
but GOD could not change him his mind
cause in that prison was just his body, man, oh
many people see I, many people ask I?
why am I a rastaman
no matter how hard the battle be
I still have JAH in my hand
many people see I many people ask I?
why am I a rastaman
how sweet the name of JAH JAH song
to every rightous rastaman
am the same old rastaman
taught you paushing and ting
would come out and have circulation
and we would use a true bird, man
now I have seen telling me u
got no dark and it got no use, man
donkey, horses and cross keeper
trooding on I being am a man
everyone see, I everyone ask I?
why am I a rastaman
am here to prove and testify
about our prophecy
everyone who see I, everyone ask I
why am I a rastaman
they baptaised marcus garvey and christ
they was a rastaman
everyone see I, everyone ask I?
why am I a rastaman
I vote and fight for another right
and it cant be no other wise man
everyone see I, everyone ask I?
why am I a rastaman
I love my brothers and I sisters
and I can not give up a tall man
Brother Brown, brother Duke, brother John,
brothers stand up Man
I use to hear them beat the drums and sing
there in the forest land
many people see I many people ask I
why am I a rastaman
I love the beat of the nayabing that
call the creation
many people see I, many people ask I
why am I a rastaman
the truth is my friend there is
no other rightous man..