Recorded by Peter Tosh in 1978; Written by Winston Hubert McIntosh
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I'm recruiting soldiers for Jah army.
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Recruiting soldiers, Jah time is now.
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(Jah time is now!)
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Satan forces they all rise up to fight.
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They all rise up to fight Jah and the saints. I say.
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Only to fight, yeah, Jah and His saints.
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See them fighting against Jah children.
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See them slaughter them light slaves.
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Hear them come say Jah is dead.
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But they didn't show me His grave. No, no.
So I'm recruiting soldiers for Jah army.
Recruiting soldiers, Jah time is now.
Anti-Christ forces they all rise up
to fight against Jah and His saints. I can tell you.
Only to fight against Jah and the saints.
But there is confusion in high places
about the lamb that was slain.
And all these years I hear them say
they're building a nation
but all these tricks were just a game.
So I'm recruiting soldiers for Jah army.
Lightning soldiers, Jah time is now.
Lucifer forces they all, they all rise up
to fight against, to fight against Jah and His saints.
But that won't work.
To fight against Jah and His saints.
Hear them praising old Marcus Garvey.
Hear them exalting his name.
Oh is great, yeah?
But all these times they be doing that I say.
If he was here right now, he'd go to jail the same.
Recruiting soldiers for Jah army.
Recruiting soldiers for my father's army.
Recruiting soldiers, Jah time is now.
Satan forces they all rise up.
Only to fight, to fight, to fight, to fight.
Fighting a losing battle.
But they fight, they fight, they fight.
They keep on fighting.