Meanwhile yuh dancin' to dis musik
And tryin' to figure out these lyrics
Meanwhile yuh drinkin' and havin' fun
Watch out! De revolution a come

Betta be a part a de solution
Dis mite be di final confrontation
Betta awake to dis reality
Dis is no time to loose yuh sanity, 'cause..

By de ballot or de bullet
By de Bible or de gun
Any which way freedom mus' come

Killin' de children in Soweato
Turnin' El Salvador inna one big ghetto
Dumpin' waste on sea and lan'
Buildin' up arsenal of nuclear weapon
Opressin' de Haitians, bombin' in Iran
Troops in Afganistan
There mus' be, there mus' be,
A solution.. a revolution

By de ballot or de bullet
By de Bible or de gun
Any which way freedom mus' come

Now yuh kill I today
Yuh can't kill I tomorrow
Today for you.. tomorrow your sorrow
Revolution for de poor a change mus' come
Either by de Bible or by de gun
A change mus' come, a change mus' come

By de ballot or de bullet
By de Bible or de gun
Any which way freedom mus' come

Talkin' to you leftist and capitalist
Food clothes and shelter have no politics
De Almighty Creator belongs to no religion
Ideologies won't bring about a solution
Now turn to yuh Psalms in de Bible
And show me A.K. 47
Come meck wi fight oppression
Come meck wi fine a solution
Come meck wi fight oppression
Come meck wi start a revolution
There mus' be, there mus' be
A solution.. a revolution

By de ballot or de bullet
By de Bible or de gun
Any which way freedom mus' come

In Nicaragua
In El Salvador
In South Africa