Althea and Donna — The West

[Chorus] The west is gonna perish, the west is gonna perish No food, no work, no pay The west is gonna perish, the west is gonna perish No food, no work, no pay [Verse 1] Rasta nah deal with slavery So we've got to migrate No peace, no love, no deh on yah Just war among the youths We have got to leave this place We have to repatriate [Chorus] The west is gonna perish, the west is gonna perish No food, no work, no pay The west is gonna perish, the west is gonna perish No food, no work, no pay [Verse 2] Strictly Zion I a defend Flowing with milk and honey Being close to Jah Almighty I So we've got to migrate We have got to leave this place We have to repatriate [Chorus] The west is gonna perish, the west is gonna perish No food, no work, no pay The west is gonna perish, the west is gonna perish No food, no work, no pay The west is gonna perish, the west is gonna perish No food, no work, no pay The west is gonna perish, the west is gonna perish No food, no work, no pay [Verse 3] Africa where we all come from The land of no pestilence Oh we're waiting not in vain So we've got to migrate We have got to leave this place We have to repatriate [Chorus] The west is gonna perish, the west is gonna perish No food, no work, no pay The west is gonna perish, the west is gonna perish No food, no work, no pay