No man can decide my destiny!
Only I can decide my own fi me!
Why? 'Cause I'm a ole Gangalee.
How it go?!
I wanna be free from all chains, and all bondages and rope/
Free from all bars and all borders and dope/
Free to praise the Lord, becah mi nah praise di Pope/
So why now you ah wash your face with Babylon soap?/
Mi have whole wheap a faith, that mean mi have whole heap a hope/
Life ruff and hard, but wid it mi affi cope/
Some tek it 'pon di level and some slide down di slope/
Silent river run deep, but Gangalee have to float.
I was born to be free...
Mmm, Man a ol' Gangalee, Gangalee.
Mmm, Man a ol' Gangsta Lee, Gangsta Leeee.
And who have eyes, they will seeee.
Say, Me nuh come ya so fi joke, A me nuh come ya so fi laugh/
Me deya 'pon the mission an' me complete half/
Jah is my rod, of course He is my staff/
If you love di cow, you haffi accept the calf/
Coulda beat me likkle more, me get hard instead of soft/
Inequity worker, all ah work witchcraft/
Dem inject me body wit coal, but mi nah caugh/
Serious like all fifty judge, when all laugh/
I was born to be free...
Mmm, Man a ol' Gangalee, Gangalee.
Mmm, Man a ol' Gangalee, Gangaleeeee.
And who have eyes, they will seeee.
Me beg dem fi let me go now and mek me fly like a bird/
Jah send mi out, so mi voice must be heard/
I am di sheep and a Him ah di shepherd/
Try stop me someting ago happen, please mark me word!/
I was born to be free...
Mmm, Man a ol' Gangalee, Gangalee.
Mmm, Man a ol' Gangalee, Gangaleeeee.
And who have eyes, they will seeee.
Say, Original Gangalee put up up fi ya hand mek mi see/
South side spoilers a down a Tel-Aviv/
Who ah teach uh laws wit di infinity/
From you a born to be free, you a ol ganga...
Ole Gangalee, Gangalee.
Mmm, Man a ol' Gangalee, Gangalee.
Mmm, Man a ol' Gangsta Lee, Gangsta Leeee.
And who have eyes, they will seeee.
Say, I wanna be free from all chains, and all bondages and rope/
Free from all bars and all borders and dope/
Free to praise the Lord, becah me nah praise di Pope/
So why now you ah wash your face wit Babylon soap?/
Me have whole wheap a faith, that mean me have whole heap a hope/
Life ruff and hard, but wid it mi affi cope/
Some tek it 'pon di level and some slide down di slope/
Silent river run deep, but Gangalee have to float/
I was born to be free...
Mmm, Man a ol' Gangalee, Gangalee.
Mmm, Man a ol' Gangalee, Gangaleeeee.
And who have eyes, they will seeee.
Say, Me nuh come ya so fi joke, A me nuh come ya so fi laugh/
Deya 'pon the mission an' me complete half/
Jah is my rod, of course He is my staff/
If you love di cow, you haffi accept the calf/
Coulda beat me likkle more, me hard instead of soft/
Inequity worker, all ah work witchcraft/
Dem inject me body wit coal, but me nah caugh/
Serious like all fifty judge, when all laugh/
I was born to be free...
Mmm, Man a ol' Gangalee, Gangalee.
Mmm, Man a ol' Gangalee, Gangaleeeee.
And who have eyes, they will seeee.
Me beg dem fi let me go now and mek me fly like a bird/
Jah send me out, so me voice must be heard/
I am the sheep and a Him ah di shepherd/
Try stop me someting ago happen, please mark me word!/
I was born to be free...
Mmm, Man a ol' Gangalee, Gangalee.
Mmm, Man a ol' Gangsta Lee, Gangsta Leeee.
And who have eyes, they will seeee.