Can't Come In

*You keep on knocking but you can't come in

You've got to be clean

You keep on knocking but you can't come in

The door is locked on you don't you know that it's true

**When the Bridegroom cometh

You've got to be ready

When the Bridegroom cometh

You've got to be clean

***There were ten Brethrens together

Five were wise and five were foolish foolish

So you keep on knocking but you can't come in

The rolling stone gathers no moss

Too late too late shall be your pride

You keep on knocking but you can't come in

You've got to be clean

To rally round the Red Gold and Green

You keep on knocking but you can't come in

The door is locked on you

Mercy 'pon Jah Jah judgement come

Telling the world

Biblical References

Strive to enter in at the strait gate：

For many I say unto you will seek to enter in and

Shall not be able

When once the master of the house is

Risen up and hath shut to the door and ye begin to

Stand without and to knock at the door saying lord

Lord open unto us and he shall answer and say

Unto you I know you not whence ye are：

And at midnight there was a cry made

Behold the bridegroom cometh go ye out to meet him

Your lights burning and ye yourselves like unto men

That wait for their lord when he will return from the

Wedding that when he cometh and knocketh they may open

Unto him immediately

Blessed are those servants whom

The lord when he cometh shall find watching：verily I

Say unto you that he shall gird himself and make them

To sit down to meat and will come forth and serve them

Then shall the kingdom of heaven be

Likened unto ten virgins which took their lamps and

Went forth to meet the bridegroom

And five of them

Were wise and five were foolish

They that were foolish

Took their lamps and took no oil with them：but the

Wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps

While

The bridegroom tarried they all slumbered and slept

And at midnight there was a cry made Behold the

Bridegroom cometh go ye out to meet him

Then all those

Virgins arose and trimmed their lamps

And the foolish

Said unto the wise give us of your oil for our lamps

Are gone out

But the wise answered saying not so

Lest there be not enough for us and you：but go ye rather

To them that sell and buy for yourselves

And while they

Went to buy the bridegroom came and they that were

Ready went in with him to the marriage：and the door was

Shut

Afterward came also the other virgins saying

Lord Lord open to us

But he answered and said Verily

I say unto you I know you not

Watch therefore for ye

Know neither the day nor the hour wherein the son of man

Cometh