[Intro]
The man cyaan say dat, I-yah!
How the man mean I cyaan say dat?
Dem were the police an' soldier deh-deh for
Then what when a gunman buck me up 'round the corner?
An' a police an' soldier no deh-deh
Weh I a go use fi defend I-self, eh?

[Verse 1]
According to what is going on in the world and society today
That motivate me to do this song, I say
Thief a man, you're just a part of Babylon's plan (Yeah!)
I said, thief a man, you even steal a Rastaman (Yeah, yeah-yeah)

[Chorus]
Give mi my gun, say, mi waan my gun
Give mi my gun, 'cause I nah run
Give mi my gun, say, mi waan my gun
Give mi my gun, 'cause my life cyaan done

[Verse 2]
According to what is going on today
You have a lot of man
With gun an' go, they say that no gun should be around
An' when you take a stop, some man go to the ground
[Chorus]
Give mi my gun, say, mi waan my gun
Give mi my gun, 'cause I nah run
Give mi my gun, make mi defend myself
Give mi my gun, I don't wanna fall off the shelf, ya
Give mi my gun, say, mi waan my gun
Give mi my gun, 'cause I nah run
(Thief a man, you even steal a Rastaman)

[Verse 3]
As hungry and as poor as we might be
We desire a good life
But according to all things is going on
We need some self-defence, as I would say

[Chorus]
Mi say, fi give mi my gun, say, mi waan my gun
Give mi my gun, 'cause I nah run
Give mi my gun, say, mi life won't done
Give mi my gun— 'cause I have life forever

[Bridge]
But according to all things going on, ya
It motivate me to do dis musical song of today
That come on down along-along-along the long way
[Chorus]
Give mi my gun, say, mi waan my gun
Give mi my gun, or mi life will done
Give mi my gun, 'cause I nah run
Give mi my gun, make mi defend myself

[Verse 4]
There is a lot of people out there
Who would defend theirself if it come to a crisis
What happen if a man buck mi up 'round the corner
An' go for his gun an' stick!
Maybe you would have a chance to defend yourself
But I tell you, say, you have to run
An' the man run you down an' gun you down

[Outro]
Mi say, fi give mi my gun, for mi life will done