Shaggy — Give Thanks and Praise

[Intro] Now when you're driving your Benz or your Jaguar You're driving, take around your maxima Give thanks and praise this on to the almighty Father 'cause him is the all fun here maker Shags man 'bout here [Verse 1] Me bawl Honor your mother, honor your father (Ooh do you hear me) Honor your sister, honor your brother (Ooh do you hear me) Love thyself as well as thy neighbor Hand inna the air and read the Holy Scripture, me bawl [Chorus] Give thanks and praise to the Father Yes him a the heaven and the earth rightful ruler (Ooh do you hear me) Give thanks and praise to the Father Yes him a the heaven and the earth rightful ruler [Verse 2] Well I and I can't believe weh gwaan pon the father land All the troubles and the trial and the tribulation Di world is in trouble, come inna starvation You see them spend the money pon the nuclear weapon Wish a segregation and separate the nation How can you judge a man by him complexion You see them deh ya come, come oppress the youth man Put your hand inna the air and praise the almighty one And just... [Chorus] Give thanks and praise to the Father Yes him a the heaven and the earth rightful ruler (Come again chat) Give thanks and praise to the Father Yes him a the heaven and the earth rightful ruler [Verse 3] Weh me say Honor your mother, honor your father So that again day-long shall be longer You see them deh ya disrespect them elder, ay Man as a youth man I got to prosper Denegation is the key, what is the key to open law Them know why you bought no book a, only call the mafia On the way to make it now is just to be an hustler We go back some croquette and plant some ganja Some a them a work round and bleed while people chatter And that's how brought them up twenty baby mother Can support fashimist, can support a diaper Can support a nobiliar, support a sorter Come, come take it from Shaggy, the rub-a-dub teacher Oo loodof [Chorus] Give thanks and praise to the Father Yes him a the heaven and the earth rightful ruler (Ooh do you hear me) Give thanks and praise to the Father Yes him a the heaven and the earth rightful ruler [Verse 4] Me say I man deh ya as one of Jah disciples Get up every man and read the Holy Bible Listen to the preacher around the tabernacle (ME) I and I man choose good over all evil Kill me dead, another black man shall live as thief On the way fi get me now him shoot me with a rifle So wa [Chorus] Give thanks and praise to the Father Yes him a the heaven and the earth rightful ruler (Come again chat) Give thanks and praise to the Father Yes him a the heaven and the earth rightful ruler [Verse 5] Me bawl Honor your mother, honor your father (Come again chat) Honor your sister, honor your brother (Come again chat) Love thyself as well as thy neighbor Hand inna the air and read the Holy Scripture I and I try to make it as a entertainer What is like I man a get fight from all over Especially if you make it top here in America Respect you to the king song when in Gibraltar Me say easy poppa Sting you make the business better Never when you deh pon church I be new corner And a swing real to real with index finger I man put mi hand in the air and praise the Holy Father So I [Chorus] Give thanks and praise to the Father Yes him a the heaven and the earth rightful ruler (Ooh do you hear me) Give thanks and praise to the Father Yes him a the heaven and the earth rightful ruler [Verse 6] Well I and I can't believe weh gwaan pon the father land All the trouble and the trial and the tribulation Di world is in trouble, come inna starvation You see them spend the money pon the nuclear weapon Wish a segregation and separate the nation How can you judge a man by him complexion Go take it from the youth that is the one Shagsman Put your hand inna the air and praise the almighty one And just [Chorus] Give thanks and praise to the Father Yes him a the heaven and the earth rightful ruler (Come again chat) Give thanks and praise to the Father Yes him a the heaven and the earth rightful ruler (Come again chat) [Outro] Honor your mother, honor your father, yes Honor your sister, honor your brother, yes Love thyself as well as thy neighbor Hand inna the air and read the Holy Scripture