Big up the lion dem weh roar fi a cause Defend your community at all cost Never yet run, stand your ground to the last Real outlaw, people love we, because No old woman purse can't get grab of No juvenile 'pon the road after dark No visitors can get rob inna the park Else bwoy will finish before dem start No shotta can gi' no juvenile gun No stinginess when the site money run No lickkle shop can get bruk inna the slum All who perpetrate haffi pack up and run No man do more dem share of kegs One voice a talk just like Simon says No man no thief when the Ackee Tree bear It mek war bruk out and it happen each year No man no frowns when a man a mek food Kings at the road, yes a dem a get rude No shot no buss when a man a keep treat No man no disturb the children peace No car no bruk when you hear dancehall keep The last man weh try, burn up like rizzla sheet Dem hear say me soon come, tell dem me reach No man no talk when the general speak, 'cause Me and unno, bombaclat Dem go rob the chinaman and that a disrespect And a gwaan like dem a don an' still a money nah mek And a gwaan like dem a captain a the damn ship wreck Soon the nuff a dem a suffer damn twist neck Tek it, mek an example, so the thing set All violators know what come next Misbehaving, trouble meking, yo, we won't accept Certain bwoy fi disappear 'pon a magic carpet All, nuisance get weh dem fi get People live peaceful, no need to fret, 'cause A we a guard dem out a street Late at night when dem a sleep Kids in bed and counting sheep And when they wake up inna the morning, they'll be living sweet Enterprise operation, ruff up well neat Back to business, everything on beat No man to more than dem share of greens No man no frowns when no fish nah steam No man no frowns when the pot waan clean No man no drink out the don spurline No man go road weh the big man said No man no greedy a nah bruk bread No man no go 'round the royal laws All disloyal, get nail 'pon cross Me and unno, bombaclat A we a guard dem out a street Late at night when dem a sleep A we a guard dem out a street Late at night when dem a sleep A we a guard dem out a street Late at night when dem a sleep A we a guard dem out a street Late at night when dem a sleep