"I want to be ready
I want to be ready
I want to be ready Lord
Walking to Babylon with my gun !
I want to be ready
I want to be ready
I want to be ready Lord
Walking to Babylon with my gun !
I want to be ready
I want to be ready
I want to be ready Lord
Walking to Babylon with my gun !"

Brother Rasta is dead, listen every body says:
"They shot Brother Rasta Dead !"
Braggin Boys in blue
They shot him through
"They shot Brother Rasta Dead !"
So tonight's the night
We're gonna have a big fight
"They shot Brother Rasta Dead !"
They got the power, we got the right
"They shot Brother Rasta Dead !"

"I want to be ready
I want to be ready
I want to be ready Lord
Walking to Babylon with my gun !
I want to be ready
I want to be ready
I want to be ready Lord
Walking to Babylon with my gun !"


Now it's my turn, I'm gonna take my gun
"They shot Brother Rasta Dead !"
And walk to Babylon just like we were a million
"They shot Brother Rasta Dead !"
"They gonna kill you, son!", "Don't worry Mum"
"They shot Brother Rasta Dead !"
Along my country way I'm gonna shout and say
"They shot Brother Rasta Dead"
"They shot Brother Rasta Dead"
"They shot Brother Rasta Dead"

"I want to be ready
I want to be ready
I want to be ready Lord
Walking to Babylon with my gun !
I want to be ready
I want to be ready
I want to be ready Lord
Walking to Babylon with my gun !
I want to be ready
I want to be ready
I want to be ready Lord
Walking to Babylon with my gun !
I want to be ready
I want to be ready
I want to be ready Lord
Walking to Babylon with my gun !"

Rudy left for the City
But three days later
Washed back by the Tide
Mum found his body on the Riverback