Burn Dem

(Fire burning), Jah know (fire blazing), Jah know
(Fire burning, fire burning)
(Fire burning) Jah know (fire blazing) Jah know
(Fire burning, fire burning)
Hit me now!

Judgement morning, I by the gate and I waiting
Because I begging the Master, gimme a work with Peter
It have some sinners coming, with them I go be dealing
Because the things that they do we, I want to fix them personally
Peter wait, Peter wait, Peter, look Cecil Rhodes by the gate (Burn he, burn he!)
Peter, look the English man wey send Cecil Rhodes to Africa land (Burn he, burn he!))
Peter, take Drake, take Ralegh, but leave Victoria for me (Burn she, burn she!)
Peter, I just doh care what you say, but Mussolini, he can't get away. (Burn he, burn he!)

Why?...

(This is my time for burning) I burning, and I burning, and I burning, and I burning!
(Peter, keep the fire blazing) Blazing, blazing, blazing, blazing!
(This is Jah time for burning) I burning, and I burning, and I burning, and I burning!
(Peter, keep the fire coming)

Peter you don't know, the pressure that I undergo
From these mad man and woman, I feel the full weight of their hand
They make their oppressed law, they never care 'bout the poor
Peter, these people had their day, well now is time for Stalin to play
Peter, wait, I say Peter wait! Peter, look Ian Smith by the gate (Burn he, burn he!)
Peter, I don't want you to make fuss, remember I want Christopher Columbus (Burn he, burn he!)
Peter, look the English woman who on South Africa refuse to put sanctions (Burn she, burn she!)
Peter, I just don't care what you do, but Reagan going in the fire too (Burn he, burn he!)

Why?...

(This is my time for burning)
(Peter, keep the fire blazing) Blazing, blazing, blazing!
(This is Jah time for burning) We burning, and we burning, and we burning, and we burning!
(Peter, keep the fire coming) Hit me now!

Peter, don't grudge me, your hand done full already
You done deal with The Fuhrer, go ahead and take Foster
But that woman, Mary, remember that's my baby
So much confusion that she make, you got to give Black Stalin a break
Peter, wait, I say Peter wait! Peter, look Botha reach by the gate (Burn he, burn he!)
With Botha I don't want you to waste time, remember we still have Morgan behind (Burn he, burn he!)
Peter, look the English woman who sent foreign troops in Africa land (Burn she, burn she!)
Peter, I just don't care what you say, de Klu Klux Klan man can't get away (Burn he, burn he!)

Why?...

(This is my time for burning)
(Peter keep the fire blazing) Blazing, blazing, blazing!
(This is Jah time for burning) I burning, and I burning, and I burning, and I burning!
(Peter keep de fire coming.) Hit me! Burn dem oy!
Coming, coming, coming
We burning and we burning, and we burning, and we burning!

Peter, stop pushing, it have plenty more coming
They call them from over sea, but leave my
During my lifetime, to me they were so unkind
So much corruption that they make, now it is time they must feel my weight
Peter, Peter don't hold me back! Look the one who draft the Public Order Act (Burn he, burn he!)
Peter look, catch that big belly fella, wey carry my money down Panama. (Burn he, burn he!)
Peter, Peter, look the woman who bring foreign troops in the Caribbean (Burn she, burn she!)
Peter, I just don't care what you do, but baldhead going in the fire too (Burn he, burn he!)

Why?...

(This is my time for burning) I burning, and I burning, and I burning, and I burning!
(Peter, keep the fire blazing) Blazing, blazing, blazing!
(This is Jah time for burning) We burning, and we burning, and we burning, and we burning!
(Peter, keep the fire coming) Coming, coming, coming...
(This is my time for burning) Burn them oy, man!
(Peter, keep the fire blazing) Blazing, blazing!
(This is Jah time for burning) We burning, and we burning, and we burning and we burning!
(Peter, keep the fire coming) coming, coming, coming...