Bob Marley -Confrontation

	1. Chant Down Babylon 2. Buffalo Soldier 3. Jump Nyabinghi 4. Mix Up, Mix Up 5. Give Thanks And Praises 6. Blackman Redemption 7. Trench Town 8. Stiff Necked Fools 9. I Know 10.Rastaman Live Up!

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CHANT DOWN BABYLON

 

Come we go burn down Babylon one more time

Come we go chant down Babylon one more time

For them soft, yes them soft

Them soft, yes them soft

So come we go chant down Babylon one more time

 

Men see their dreams and aspirations

Crumble in front of their face

And all their wicked intentions to destroy the

Human race

 

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

For them soft, yes them soft

Them soft, mi say them soft

So come we go chant down Babylon one more time

 

Music you're, music you're the key

Talk to who, please talk to me

Bring the voice of Rastaman

Communicating to everyone

 

How I, how I know, how I, how I know

And that's how I know

A Reggae Music, 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

 

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BUFFALO SOLDIER

 

Buffalo Soldier, Dreadlock Rasta

There was a Buffalo Soldier

In the heart of America

Stolen from Africa, brought to America

Fighting on arrival, fighting for survival

 

I mean it, when I analyse the stench

To me, it makes a lot of sense

How the Dreadlock Rasta was the Buffalo Soldier

And he was taken from Africa, brought to America

Fighting on arrival, fighting for survival

 

Said he was a Buffalo Soldier, Dreadlock Rasta

Buffalo Soldier, in the heart of America

 

If you know your history

Then you would know where you coming from

Then you wouldn't have to ask me

Who the heck do I think I am

 

I'm just a Buffalo Soldier

In the heart of America

Stolen from Africa, brought to America

Said he was fighting on arrival

Fighting for survival

Said he was a Buffalo Soldier

Win the war for America

 

Dreadie, woe yoe yoe, woe woe yoe yoe

Woe yoe yoe yo, yo yo woe yo, woe yoe yoe

(repaet)

Buffalo Soldier, trodding through the land

Said he wanna ran, then you wanna hand

Trodding through the land, yea, yea

 

Said he was a Buffalo Soldier

Win the war for America

Buffalo Soldier, Dreadlock Rasta

Fighting on arrival, fighting for survival

Driven from the mainland

To the heart of the caribbean

 

Singing, woe yoe yoe, woe woe yoe yoe

Woe yoe yoe yo, yo yo woe yo woe yo yoe

(repeat)

 

Trodding through San Juan

In the arms of America

Trodding through Jamaica, a Buffalo Soldier

Fighting on arrival, fighting for survival

Buffalo Soldier, Dreadlock Rasta

 

Singing, woe yoe yoe, woe woe yoe yoe

Woe yoe yeo yo, yo yo woe yo woe yo yoe

 

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JUMP NYABINGHI

 

Love to see, when ya move in the rhythm

I love to see, when you're dancing from within

It gives great joy to feel such sweet togetherness

Everyone's doing, and they're doing their best

It remind I of the days in Jericho

When we trodding down Jericho walls

These are the days when we'll trod through Babylon

Gonna trod until Babylon falls

 

Sing your song yah!

Jump, jump, jump NYABINGHI

Jump, jump, jump NYABINGHI

(repeat)

 

We've got the herb, we've got the herb

We've got the herb

So hand I the suru board

Cause most of all we ain't got nothing to lose

 

Jump, jump, jump NYABINGHI

Jump, jump, jump NYABINGHI

(repeat)

 

Love to see, when ya groove with the rhythm

Cause I love to, when you're dancing from within

It gives great joy to see such sweet togetherness

Cause everyone's doing and they're doing their best

Cause it remind me of the days in Jericho

When we trodding down Jericho walls

These are the days when we'll trod through Babylon

We keep on trodding until Babylon falls

 

Jump, jump, jump NYABINGHI

Jump, jump, jump NYABINGHI

(repeat)

 

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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

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, not just another version

Oh Lord, give me a session not another version

They're so much stumbling blocks right in 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

Don't Mix dem up

 

I was born in the country, right on top of the hill

I still remain, I know I still, I will

But through your fu... respect

And through your false pride

Someone wanna take JAH children for a ride

Shut up! Open the gate, and let the saints thru...

 

Please make it a session

Not another version, ooh please make it a session

Not another version

 

Hey, you been talking 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

(repeat)

 

I wanna clear the wheel once and for all

I wanna clear my wheels, I don't care who fall

I got to clear my wheels once and for all

Clear my wheels, don't care who fall, fall

Too much Mix Up, Mix Up

 

Hea! Mr. Music why don't you wanna play

Don't you know today is a bright holiday

Some people waiting for the message that you bring

They listening to every word that you'll sing

 

Singing to much Mix Up, Mix Up

Would you groove along now

Too much Mix Up, Mix Up

Yes would you groove along now

Too much Mix Up, Mix Up

They just can't stop you know

Too much Mix Up, Mix Up

 

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GIVE THANKS AND PRAISES

 

Give thanks and praises to the Most High

Give thanks and praises so High

He will not deceive us my brethren

He will only lead us again

Oh take that veil from off of your eyes

Look into the future of realise

 

Noah had three sons, 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 worring to be free, desperately, yeah

So guide and protect I and I oh JAH, JAH

Through all these ages

Guide and protect I and I oh JAH, JAH

Through all these stages

 

Rastafari is His Name, JAH Rastafari is His Name, JAH

If JAH didn't love I, If I didn't love I

If JAH didn't 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

 

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BLACKMAN REDEMPTION

 

Whoa-A Natty Congo

A Dreadlock Congo

Whoa-A Natty Congo

A Blackman Redemption

 

Woe-yo yee, ye, a Blackman Redemption woe, yoe

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 need, need, 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 running, can you stop it

Cool runnings, spread out, speard out, spread out

Spread out, look 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 the line of Solomon

His Imperial Majesty is the Power of Authorithy

Spread out, spread out, spread out, spread out

Spread out, spread out

 

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

 

It's just a Blackman Redemption

Can you dig it, woe-yoe

Blackman Redemption, can you stop it, Oh! no Oh! no

 

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TRENCH TOWN

 

Up a cane river to wash my dread

Upon a rock I rest my head

There I vision through the seas of oppression

Don't make my life a prison

 

We come from Trench Town, Trench Town

Most of them come from Trench Town

We free the people with music, sweet music

Can we free the people with music

Can we free our people with music, with music

With music, oh music

 

Whoa my head, in desolate places we'll find our bread

And everyone see what's taking place

Whoa-yo 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

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're weak

But through the eyes the love of our people

Whoa-a they got to repay

 

We come from Trench Town

We come from Trench Town, Trench, Trench Town

They say can anything good come out of Trench Town?

That's what they say, Trench Town

Say we're the underpriveleged people

So they keep us in chains

Pay pay pay tribute to Trench Town, Trench Town

We come from Trench Town, not because we come from Trench Town

Just because we come from Trench Town

 

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STIFF NECKED FOOLS

 

Stiff necked fools, you think you're 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, yeah

 

The lips of the righteous, teach many

But fools die for want to 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

Destruction of the poor is in their poverty

Destruction of the soul is vanity, yea

 

Stiff necked fools, you think you're cool

To deny me for simplicity, yeah, yeah

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're cool

To deny me for, ooh simplicity

 

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I KNOW

 

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 gonna let you down

Remember Natty will be there

To see you through

 

And ain't it good to know now

JAH will be waiting there

Ain't it doggone good to know you all

JAH will be waiting there

Wait in Summer, wait in Spring

Wait in Autumn, Winter thing

Tribes goes up, all the tribe goes down

Bring my children from the end of the 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 yeah!

Say the tide of time was raging

Don't let the fury fall on me, no, no, no

 

Cause I know JAH will be waiting there

Ain't it good to know now

JAH will be waiting there

Lost and found, who speak I give

Speak I give, lost and found (repeat)

 

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RASTAMAN LIVE UP!

 

Rastaman live up, Bongoman don't give up

Congoman live up, Bingyman 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, Bingyman don't give up

Congoman live up, 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

Bingyman live up, Congoman don't give up

 

Trodding thru creation, in a irie meditation

Seen many visions, in a this yah armageddon

Rastaman live up, Congoman don't give up

Rastaman live up, Natty Dread no give up

 

Saw it in the beginning

So shall it be in this iwa (time)

And they fallen in confusion

Well a just a step from Babel Tower

Rastaman live up, Congoman no give up (repeat)

 

Grow your dreadlocks

Don't be afraid of the wolf pack

A tell you, one man a walking

And a billion man a sparking

 

Rastaman live up, Bingyman don't give up

Don't give up, don't give up, don't give up

 

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