Confrontation
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Blackman redemption
"Woy-a, Natty Congo: A Dreadlock Congo I! Woy-a, Natty Congo: A Blackman Redemption! Woy-yo, yo-oo-wo-oo! A Blackman Redemption! Woy-yo, wo-oo-wo-oo! No need - no need to get jumpy; No need and-a no need to get bumpy, And-a no need - and-a no need to get bumpy; No nee-nee-nee-nee-nee-nee-nee-need to get jumpy! Youth and youth agree to: Cool runnings; can you dig it? Cool runnings; yeah, one more time! A-beg ya: Cool runnings; can you stop it? Cool runnings: Spread out, spread out, Spread out, spread out. Tell you about the Blackman Redemption; can you dig it? (Oh, yeah!) A Blackman Redemption; can you stop it? Oh, no! Oh, no! Oh, no! Coming from the root of King David Through to the line of Solomon, His Imperial Majesty is the Power of Authority: Spread out, spread out, Spread out, spread out, Spread out, spread out, Spread, spread out. --- /Instrumental break/ --- No need - no need - no need to get jumpy, And-a no need - and-a no need to walk away. Let me tell bout ya: Cool runnings, can you dig it? Cool runnings: it's one more time we want it; Cool runnings; Cool runnings; Spread out, spread out, Spread out, spread out, Spread out. Spread out, spread out. Spread out, spread out. It's just-a Blackman Redemption Can you dig it (wo-yeah!) Good, Lord! Good, Lord! Good, Lord! Blackman Redemption, can you stop it? Oh, no! Oh, no! Blackman redemption - /fadeout/ » continua" -
Chant down babylon
"Come we go burn down Babylon one more time (Come we go burn down Babylon one more time); Come we go chant down Babylon one more time (Come we go chant down Babylon); For them soft! Yes, them soft! (ah-yoy!) Them soft! Yes, them soft! (ah-yoy!) So come we go chant down Babylon one more time (Come we go chant down Babylon)! Men see their dreams and aspiration-a Crumble in front of their face, And all of their wicked intention To destroy the human race. And how I know - and how I know - and that's how I know: A Reggae Music, mek we chant down Babylon; With music, mek we chant down Babylon; This music, mek we chant down Babylon; This music, come we chant down Babylon. Come we go chant down Babylon one more time (Come we go chant down Babylon one more time); Come we go chant down Babylon one more time (Come we go chant down Babylon); For them soft! Yes, them soft! (ah-yoy!) Them soft! Me say, Them soft! (ah-yoy!) So come we go chant down Babylon one more time (Come we go chant down Babylon)! Me say, Music you're - music you're the key, Talk to who? Please talk to me, Bring the voice of - of the Rastaman, Communicating to - 'cating to everyone. How I (know) - how I know, how I (know) - how I know - And that's how I know: A Reggae Music, chant down - chant down - chant down Babylon, Chant down Babylon, chant down Babylon, Chant down Babylon! Reggae Music, chant down Babylon! Reggae Music, chant down Babylon! Reggae Music, chant down Babylon! Reggae Music! (chant down Babylon) /fadeout/ » continua" -
Give thanks and praises
"Give thanks and praises to the Most-I (Jah!); Give thanks and praises so high (so high). He will not deceive us my brethren; He will only lead us again (again): Oh, take that veil from off of your eyes; Look into the future of realize. Noah had three sons, Ham, Shem and Japhet (Ham, Shem and Japhet); And in Ham is known to be the Prophet. Glory to Jah, the Prophet is come (through all these ages); Glory to Jah, the Prophet has come (through all these stages). When my soul was hurtin' deep within, And I'm worrying to be free, desperately, yeah. So guide and protect I'n'I, O Jah - Jah, Through all these ages; Guide and protect I'n'I, O Jah - Jah, Through all these stages. Rastafari is his Name (Jah!) - Rastafari is his Name (Jah!). If Jah didn't love I (love I), If I didn't love I (love I), If Jah didn't love I (love I), If I didn't love I, Would I be around today? Would I be around to say: Give thanks and praises, give thanks and praises; Give thanks and praises, give thanks and praises; Give thanks and praises, give thanks and praises. /fadeout/ » continua" -
Rastaman live up!
"Rastaman, live up! Bongoman, don't give up! Congoman, live up, yeah! Binghi-man don't give up! Keep your culture: Don't be afraid of the vulture! Grow your dreadlock: Don't be afraid of the wolf-pack! Rastaman, live up! Binghi-man, don't give up! Congoman, live up, yeah! Bongoman, don't give up! David slew Goliath with a sling and a stone; Samson slew the Philistines with a donkey jawbone: Iyaman, live up! Rastaman, don't give up! Binghi-man, live up! Congoman, don't give up! Trodding through creation in a irie meditation; Seen many visions in-a this yah Armagiddyon: Rastaman, live up! Congoman, don't give up! Rastaman, live up, yeah! Natty Dread, no give up! Saw it in the beginning, so shall it be in this iwa; And they fallen in confusion, well-a just a step from Babel Tower Rastaman live up! Congoman, no give up! Rastaman live up, yeah! Congoman, no give up! Grow your dreadlocks; Don't be afraid of the wolf-pack! A-tell you, one man a-walkin'; And a billion man a-sparkin'. Rastaman, live up! Binghi-man, don't give up! Don't give up, don't give up, don't give up! » continua" -
I know
"Wo, man, deh you are! When the race gets hard to run, It means you just can't take the pace. When it's time to have your fun, You find the tears run on down through your face, Then you stop and think a little: Are you the victim of the system? Anyday now they gon' let you down; Remember, Natty will be there To see you through. (I) And ain't it good to know (know) now: Jah will be waiting there. (I) Ain't it doggone good to know (know) , you all; Jah will be waiting there. Wait in Summer, wait in Spring, Wait in Autumn, Winter thing, [*Tribe] goes up, all the tribe goes down: Bring my children from the end of d'earth Many a time I sit and wonder why This race so - so very hard to run, Then I say to my soul: take courage, Battle to be won, Like a ship that's tossed and driven, Battered by the angry sea, yea-eah! Say the tide of time was raging; Don't let the fury fall on me, no, no! (I) 'Cause I know (know) -know: Jah will be waiting there; (I) Ain't it good to know (know) now: Jah will be waiting there. Wo-oo-o-oo-o! Ooh, yeah! Lost and found, who speak I give; Lost and found, who speak I give; Speak I give, lost and found. Lost and found, who speak I give; Lost and found, who speak I give. » continua" -
Stiff necked fools
"Stiff-necked fools, you think you are cool To deny me for simplicity. Yes, you have gone for so long With your love for vanity now. Yes, you have got the wrong interpretation Mixed up with vain imagination. So take Jah Sun, and Jah Moon, And Jah Rain, and Jah Stars, And forever, yes, erase your fantasy, yea-eah! The lips of the righteous teach many, But fools die for want of wisdom. The rich man's wealth is in his city; The righteous' wealth is in his Holy Place. So take Jah Sun, and Jah Moon, And Jah Rain, and Jah Stars, And forever, yes, erase your fantasy, yeah! Destruction of the poor is in their poverty; Destruction of the soul is vanity, yeah! So stiff-necked fools, you think you are cool To deny me for simplicity, yea-ea-eah! Yes, you have gone - gone for so long With your love for vanity now. But I don't wanna rule ya! I don't wanna fool ya! I don't wanna school ya: Things you - you might never know about! Yes, you have got the wrong interpretation Mixed up with vain - vain imagination: Stiff-necked fools, you think you are cool To deny me for, o-ooh, simplicity. /fadeout/ » continua" -
Trench town
"(Scoop, scoop, scoop, scoo-doo; Scoop, scoop wa-doo.) Up a cane river to wash my dread; Upon a rock I rest my head. There I vision through the seas of oppression, oh-oo-wo! Don't make my life a prison. We come from Trench Town, Trench Town (Trenchtown) - Most of them come from Trench Town. We free the people with music (sweet music); Can we free the people with music (sweet music)? Can we free our people with music? - With music, With music, oh music! Oh-y, my head, In desolate places we'll find our bread, And everyone see what's taking place, oh-oo-wo! - Another page in history. We come from Trench Town, Come from Trench Town; We come from Trench Town. Lord we free the people with music (sweet music); We free the people with music (sweet music); We free our people with music, With music, oh music (oh music)! They say it's hard to speak; They feel so strong to say we are weak; But through the eyes the love of our people, oh-oo-wo! They've got to repay. We come from (Trenchtown) Trench Town; We come from (Trenchtown) Trench Town; Trench - Trench Town (Trenchtown). They say, "Can anything good come out of Trench Town?" (Trench - Trenchtown) That's what they say, (Trenchtown); (Trench - Trenchtown) Say (Trench - Trenchtown) we're the underprivileged people, So (Trenchtown) they keep us in chains: "Pay (Trench - Trenchtown) - pay - pay tribute to -" (Trenchtown). We come from (Trench - Trenchtown); We come from (Trench - Trenchtown); Just because we come from Trench Town. Not because we come from Trench Town; Just because we come from (Trenchtown). /fadeout/ » continua" -
Jump nyabinghi
"(Hallelu-Jah!) (Hallelu-Jah!) Love to see when ya move in the rhythm; I love to see, when you're dancin' from within! It gives great joy to feel such sweet togetherness, Everyone doin' and they're doing their best Huh, it remind I of the days in Jericho, When we troddin' down Jericho walls: These are the days when we'll trod t'rough Babylon, (na-na, na-na) Gonna trod until Babylon falls. Sing your song yah! (Jump, jump, jump,) Nyabinghi! ... (Jump, jump, jump,) Nyabinghi! (Jump, jump, jump,) Nyabinghi! ... (Jump, jump, jump,) Nyabinghi! We've got the herb (got it!), We've got the herb (got it!), We've got the herb (got it!), So hand I the suru board, 'Cause most of all we ain't got nothing to lose. We-e-e-ey! (Jump, jump, jump,) Nyabinghi! (Jump, jump, jump,) Nyabinghi! A little bit loud[er]! (Jump, jump, jump,) Nyabinghi! (Jump, jump, jump, Nyabinghi!) Love to see when ya groove with the riddim, 'Cause I love to when you're dancing from within! It gives great joy to see such sweet togetherness, 'Cause everyone's doin' and they're doing their best. 'Cause it remind me of the days in Jericho When we troddin' down Jericho walls! These are the days when we'll trod through Babylon, We keep on troddin' until Babylon falls! (Jump, jump, jump,) Nyabinghi! (Jump, jump, jump,) Nyabinghi! (Jump, jump, jump,) Nyabinghi! /fadeout/ » continua" -
Mix up, mix up
"Oh Lord, oh Lord, oh Lord, yeah! Well, it's not easy, It's not easy Speak the truth, come on, speak. Eh, now! It ever cause it what it will: He who hide the wrong he did Surely did the wrong thing still. Get in the studio of - Studio of time and experience Here we experience the good and bad; What we have, and what we had - This session (session), Not just another version (version). Oh Lord, give me a session (session), Not another version (version)! They're so much stumbling blocks right in-a our way: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday; There's so much wanting, so much gaining, so much have done. Too much little mix-up, in the mix-up, yes! Too much little mix up! Too much of this mix up - mix up! I was born in the country, right on top of the hill I still remain, I know I still, I will-a, But through your f...in' respect and through your false pride Someone wanna take Jah - Jah - Jah children for a ride! Shut up! Open the gate, and let the saints through. Please make it a session (session); Not another version (version); Ooh, please make it a session (session); Not another version (version)! Hey, you been talkin' all your mouth full of lies, Sitting there toppling and, Lord, they criticize. So through the eyes of the fool the deaf is wise, And through the eyes of the wise the fool is size. Saying is too much mix up - mix up! Saying is too much mix up - mix up! I wanna clear the wheel once and for all; I wanna clear my wheels, I don't care who fall! I gotta clear my wheels once and for all; Clear my wheels, I don't care who fall - fall: (Too much mix-up - mix-up!) --- /Guitar solo/ --- Hey! Mr. Music, why don't you wanna play? Don't you know today is a bright holiday? Yeah! (holiday) Some people waiting for the message that you bring, They listening to every word that you'll sing. Singing: (too much mix-up - mix-up - (Too much little mix up!) Would you groove along now (Too much mix up - mix up), yeah! Yes, would you groove along now (Too much little mix-up!) They just can't stop you know (Too much mix-up - mix-up)! /fadeout/ » continua" -
Give thanks & praises
"Give thanks and praises to the most-i (jah!); Give thanks and praises so high (so high). He will not deceive us my brethren; He will only lead us again (again): Oh, take that veil from off of your eyes; Look into the future of realize. Noah had three sons, ham, shem and japhet (ham, shem and japhet); And in ham is known to be the prophet. Glory to jah, the prophet is come (through all these ages); Glory to jah, the prophet has come (through all these stages). When my soul was hurtin deep within, And Im worrying to be free, desperately, yeah. So guide and protect ini, o jah - jah, Through all these ages; Guide and protect ini, o jah - jah, Through all these stages. Rastafari is his name (jah!) - Rastafari is his name (jah!). If jah didnt love I (love I), If I didnt love I (love I), If jah didnt love I (love I), If I didnt love i, Would I be around today? Would I be around to say: Give thanks and praises, give thanks and praises; Give thanks and praises, give thanks and praises; Give thanks and praises, give thanks and praises. /fadeout/ » continua"
