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- From: Steve Frampton <frampton@vicuna.ocunix.on.ca>
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- Subject: Re: Lyrics: "Roots & Culture", Shabba Ranks
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- Date: Wed, 20 Jan 93 21:14:15 EST
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- Here is the latest revision for "Roots & Culture", by Shabba Ranks. This
- transcription was collaborated on by the following people:
-
- Steve Frampton <frampton@vicuna.ocunix.on.ca>
- Paul Mowatt <plm@reggae.cam.bellcore.com> (cool sitename eh?)
- David McBean <mcbean@vax.ox.ac.uk>
-
- Many of the missing words have now been cleared up, but there are parts
- where there is still some contention. Can somebody clear these areas
- up a little? Eventually this will be offered into the Reggae lyrics
- archives.
-
- Here goes:
-
- Ah soh yuh stay!
- Yuh ongle ah tink one way
- But I'm not a one way DJ
-
- Coin! Two side.
- Get that?
-
- Hear dis!
-
- Shabba Rankin reggae people's callin' out,
- People from east, west, north, and south.
- Say I'm the MC with the nasty mouth,
- Dem feel like is pure slackness alone I can talk about.
-
- I know me roots & culture,
- Who is the route Robert Nesta
- And Bunny Wailer follow after,
- It is music, mi charge for.
- Look how deh world noh stop suffer.
- What have black people under pressure.
-
- Some talk dis, and some talk dat,
- Say everyting from Shabba mouth is slack,
- I love roots and reality straight to the max,
- Because I'm a article oil-abash. (...artical ilabash??)
-
- I love mi roots & culture.
- To teach all deh youngster,
- And honour mudda and fader. (And all yuh mudda and fader??)
- So dat yuh days will be longer.
-
- Some talk dat, and some talk dis,
- Nuff ah dem ah fight 'gainst slackness lyrics
- You have to please, John Public.
- When you're dealin' with deh, Reggae music.
- Shabba Rankin you a murder,
- And it is music you charge for,
- Want to be a musical Ambassador.
- Ah goin' teach all yeh youngster.
-
- Here dis!
-
- Some of dem ah bawl how dem want culture,
- And some of dem waah people be vulgar, (...dem white people be vulgar??)
- I rather to stick to I culture.
- Than to be, a dirty character.
-
- I love me roots & culture,
- I goin' teach all yeh youngster.
- It's a new page the Ranks turn over
- Teach 'em just like a teacher,
- Make them listen, to me like a pastor.
-
- Woy yo!
- Shabba Rankin reggae people callin' out,
- People from east, west, north, and south,
- Say I'm deh MC with deh nasty mouth.
- Dem feel like is pure slackness alone I can talk about.
-
- Know me roots & culture,
- See how black people a suffer,
- It's what have black people under pressure,
- Just because we don't stick together. (...because we *do* stick together??)
-
- Woy yo!
- United we stand, and divided we fall,
- Black man know yourself before your back is against the wall.
- Ten time rise, and ten time fall,
- Oh Shabba is stronger then deh great China wall.
-
- Know me roots & culture,
- Is a new page me turn over.
- Mek up mi mind to teach the youngster,
- Teach the youth dem like a teacher,
- Make dem listen to the Ranks like a pastor.
-
- Some talk dis, and some talk dat,
- Say everyting from me mouth is slack.
- I love roots & reality straight to the max,
- Me can't understan' how, black can kill black.
-
- I know me roots and culture,
- Who is the root Robert Nesta,
- And Bunny Wailer follow after,
- What about Jacob & Peter.
- Jimmy the Pioneer in Jamaica
-
- Know about you roots, and yuh culture,
- Else you will fade out forever.
- Live good in your neighbourhood,
- Live good and live good as you should.
-
- Shabba Rankin you a murder,
- It is music me charge for,
- Some talk dis, and some talk dat,
- Say everyting from Shabba mouth is slack.
- I love roots & reality straight from the max.
- Because I am a article oil-abash (...artical alibash??)
-
- Ah love me roots & culture,
- Its a new page I turn over,
- Teach the youth dem like a teacher,
- Make dem listen to Ranks like a pastor.
-
- Come now!
- See, you just!
- Jump aroun' if you love culture,
- You love culture you ah goh free Mandela.
-
- Come now!
- Wine up yuh line if yuh love culture.
- Tell Shabba to stop being vulgar.
- Change up mi style and ah change mi order ...
-
-
- One more pass and it'll be done! Thanks, guys. This is amazing. I
- think I'm going to post the next one. This time it has even *more*
- missing spaces! :-)
-
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