If you a rich man, if you a poor man
If you a beggar-man, if you a thief
You've got to praise
Got to praise jah jah
Jah guide I, protect I, from the wicked ones
From the wicked ones
Some will eat wit' you, and drink wit' you
And behind you, them su-su 'pon you
Oh yeah
If you a rich man, if you a poor man
If you a beggar-man, if you a thief
You've got to praise jah jah, got to praise jah jah
Got to praise jah jah each and every day, I say-ey
Jah is my light, my strength, my salvation
I've got to praise jah jah, I've got to praise jah jah
Now that I've known the wicked one
Jah guide I, protect I from the wicked one
From the wicked one
If you a rich man, if you a poor man
If you a beggar-man, if you a thief
You've got to praise jah jah, got to praise jah jah
Jah guide I, protect I
Jah guide I, protect I
From the wicked ones, from the wicked ones
Jah guide I, protect I, from my enemy
From my enemy
Now that I've known my enemy
Jah guide I, protect I, from the wicked one
From the wicked one
If you a black man, if you a white man
If you a chinee man, if you a syrian
You've got to praise jah jah
You have to praise jah jah
If you a black man, if you a white man
If you a chinee man, if you a indian
If you a syrian, you've got to praise jah jah
Each and every day, yeah
Each and every day