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Down in a the ghetto is like old Vietnam |
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Gun shot a bust with grenade and bomb |
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First fi survive a fi iron lion |
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Learn fi trod through great tribulation |
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Learn to survive off the plantation |
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Plant up potatoes wi plant up yam |
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Turn over soil cause food have fi nyam |
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Satta a mi yard a mi base a mi ranch |
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Mi saw mouth shotgun and mi gold sixpence |
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Jus yesterday a man rip off mi fence |
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And if mi catch him a shhhh silence |
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Now mi do di guzumbah the Old War Chant |
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Claim sey mi wanted is what dem want |
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Fi defend mi life mi bus up some corn |
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Dead man don't tell tale and that done gone |
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Jus fi survive man a so man a fi gwan |
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Wey dem a go do when the real war start |
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Can't find solution who play the part |
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Claim sey you bad see how fast you tek off |
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You use to brag how you kill and laugh |
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How you wicked and a rip out men heart |
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Carry dead man gwan thing of a wharf |
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Well I Jr. Gong a show you say you soft |
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Now Jr. Gong no matter how you brawd or you big |
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We naw show respect if you don't love how you live |
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Everyday you get up you tek on, you naw give |
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Big up Raggamuffin you respect, him solid |
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Back to the issue wey wi di a deal wid |
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Down in a Jamaica is like old Vietnam |
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Print a di eyes put a destruction |
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For the simplest thing man a bram bram bram |
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Man a live them whole life in a police station |
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Man a sentence fi hang and don't do a wrong |
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We plant sensimillia and we plant up we yam |
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And wi turn over soil for food have fi nyam |
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Satta a mi yard a mi base a mi ranch |
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Mi saw mouth shotgun and mi gold sixpence |
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Jus yesterday a man rip off mi fence |
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And if mi catch him a shhhh silence |
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Now mi do di guzumbah the Old War Chant |
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Claim sey mi wanted is what dem want |
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Fi defend mi life mi bus up some corn |
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Dead man don't tell tale and that done gone |
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Jus fi survive man a so man a fi gwan |
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Now really true I and I positive |
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Taking up a matter getting inquisitive |
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A blind man can see the type of life man a live |
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Yo Raggamuffin you is like a college |
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Back to the issue wey mi a deal wid |
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Down in a the ghetto is like old Vietnam |
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Gun shot a ring with grenade and bomb |
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First wi survive you have to be a marksman |
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Learn to bus shot a shot gun out a hand |
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Learn to survive off the plantation |
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Plant up potato wi plant up yam |
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Turn over soil for food have fi nyam |
|
Satta a mi yard a mi base a mi ranch |
|
Mi saw mouth shotgun and mi gold sixpence |
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Jus yesterday a man rip off mi fence |
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And if mi catch him a shhhh silence |
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Now mi do di guzumbah the Old War Chant |
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Claim sey mi wanted is what dem want |
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Fi defend mi life mi bus up some corn |
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Dead man don't tell tale and that done gone |
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Jus fi survive man a so man a fi gwan |
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Wey dem a go do when the real war start |
|
Can't find solution who play the part |
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Claim sey you bad see how fast you tek off |
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You use to brag how you kill and laugh |
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How you wicked and a rip out men heart |
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Carry dead man gwan thing of a wharf |
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I Jr. Gong a show you say you soft |
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Now down inna di ghetto wey the poor people live |
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Due to sufferation some of dem think negative |
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Give thanks and praises to the life Jah Jah give |
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The elder done tell you small people get big anyway |
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Back to the issue wey mi di a deal wid |
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Down in a the ghetto is like old Vietnam |
|
Gun shot a ring with grenade and bomb |
|
First wi survive you have to be a marksman |
|
Learn to bus shot a shot gun out a hand |
|
Learn to survive off the plantation |
|
Plant up potato wi plant up yam |
|
Turn over soil for food have fi nyam |
|
Satta a mi yard a mi base a mi ranch |
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Mi saw mouth shotgun and mi gold sixpence |
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Jus yesterday a man rip off mi fence |
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And if mi catch him a shhhh silence |
