Misc. Lyrics

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Beautiful Woman	Toots and The Maytals
Forward Jah	Abyssinians
Fun and Joy	Paul Haughton
Hard Road To Travel	Jimmy Cliff
Israelites	Desmond Dekker
Lambsbread Collie	Jacob Miller
Nightnurse	Gregory Isaac
Saints	Willie Williams
The Time Is Now	Gladiators
Too Short Temper	Michael Rose
Train to Glory	Ethiopians
Train to Skaville	Ethiopians
007 (Shanty Town)	Desmond Dekker
Zion Chant	Judy Movatt

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Beautiful Woman

 

Yeah she's such a beautiful woman

And she has so many ugly men

And when she goes to the market place

She'd leave all character at home.

And when she starts her conversation

Everyone of her friends would cry of shame

And she walks like a lady,

Acts like a lady, don't ask me why

 

(sing along)

Beautiful woman, beautiful woman, beautiful woman

Will drive you crazy

 

Look here! Here come Billy

And he's one of her ugly men

He says 'hello friend'

Then I began to tell the story

About this beautiful woman that I have seen

Then Billy turns to me and says:

'Looks like ev'ry woman is the same'

Then I shake my head and say:

'No Billy, let me tell you, I can't believe

ev'ry woman could be the same'

 

-chorus-

 

Look here! Here comes good ole Sam

Comes to town, meets this girl, falls in love

And the girl keep driving him crazy

She just actin' like a lady for a short while

And she walks like a lady, acts like a lady

Don't ask me why

But I know that when she gets warmed up,

Then she gets started

Then she gets crazy

She'll take off every piece of her clothes in the street

 

(sing along) chorus....

 

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Hard road to travel

 

I got a hard road to travel

And a rough rough way to go

Said it's a hard road to travel

And a rough rough way to go

But I can't turn back

My heart is fixed

My mind's made up

I never stop

My faith will see me trough

 

Let me tell you

I'm all alone, this lonesome road I roam

I got no love, to call my very own

Oh the river gets deeper

Hills get steeper

And the pain gets deeper every day

 

I got a hard road...

 

One more thing

I dream of a home

Far beyond the sea

Where there is love

Peace and joy for me

Oh in my eyes I see

Troubles and danger for me

But destiny

Where it leeds me I must go

 

I got a hard road...

 

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The Israelites

 

I get up in the morning slaving for bread sir,

so that every mouth can be fed,

oooh, oooh mi Israelites.

 

Mi wife an' ma kids them a pack up an'a leave me,

"darling" she said "I was yours to be seen",

oooh, oooh mi Israelites.

 

Cho! shirt dem a tear-up trousers a go,

I don't wan' to end up like Bonny and Clyde, [ie, full of holes]

oooh, oooh mi Israelites.

 

After a storm there must be a calm,

you catch me in your farm, you sound your alarm,

oooh, oooh mi Israelites.

 

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Lambsbread Collie

 

When I was just a little laddie

My daddy bought a chalice for me

And the only good thing

That I could smoke, yes sir

The only good colliebud that I could smoke

 

The lambsbread collie

No busher for me, yes yes

I said the lambsbread collie

No busher for me

 

Them sell all kinda herb

From bush unto the grass

But the only kinda herb that I could smoke

The best colliebud that I could smoke, strict colliebud

 

The lambsbread collie

I said I got it from Tommy

No busher for me

A strictly lambsbread collie

 

Them sell all kinda herb

From bush unto the grass

But the only kinda herb that I could smoke

But the only kinda herb that I could smoke

 

The lambsbread collie...

 

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Night nurse

 

Tell her try your best jest to make it quick

whom attend to the sick

'Cause there must be something she can do

This heart is broken in two

Tell her it's a case of emergency

There's a patient by the name of Gregory

 

Night nurse

Only you alone can quench this jah thirst

My night nurse

Oh the pain it's getting worse

 

I don't wanna see no doc

I need attendence from my nurse around the clock

'Cause there's no prescription for me

She's the one, the only remedy

 

Night nurse...

 

I don't wanna see no doc...

 

I hurt my love, and I'm sure

No doctors can cure

 

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The time is now

 

I had a vision last night

That I was walking on a street of gold

The street that I saw

Is where I and I should have been

So lets unite and stand up and fight for our rights

 

Dreadlocks the time is now

Stand up fight for your rights

Or you aint gonna get your culture man

Roots natty, don't give up

 

If I am wrong

Be not afraid to say so

Is there any difference between the human race?

We are all of one skin

Same blood and same soul

But there are some who think

Dreadlocks don't count

 

Dreadlocks the time is now...

 

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Too Short Temper

 

You too short temper

Everything you run run gone for

You too short temper

Everything you run run gone for

 

 

You can't make a life

But yet you want to take a life

Soon you'll be running red

Wanted by the feds

 

Pon your head and call your mommy

Federal sentence is hard and heavy

 

 

You too short temper

Everything you run run gone for

You too short temper

Everything you run run gone for

 

 

Wisdom is given unto man

Who puts their trust in the almighty one

The truth speaks for itself

And it goes to the end

Think before you act

Look before you leap

'Cause you are in deep sleep

 

 

You too short temper

Everything you run run gone for

You too short temper

Everything you run run gone for

 

 

Easy come, easy go

Take it hard and say you didn't know

You spin and toss

You can't cool off the tribal war

Can't sleep after dark

Can't walk no park (stanyahoy)

 

 

You too short temper

Everything you run run gone for

You too short temper

Everything you run run gone for

 

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Train to Glory

 

this train is bound to glory, glory

this train is bound to glory, glory

get on board

you don't need no money

get on board

you don't need no money

 

this train is bound to glory, glory

get on board

you don't need no baggage

 

this train is bound to glory, glory

this train is bound to glory, glory

get on board

you don't need no baggage

get on board

you don't need no baggage

 

 

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Train to Skaville

[L. Dillon]

 

Train to Skaville

chicke chicke chicke...

 

beep beep train to Skaville

pick your seat

 

everyone on board

 

chicke chicke chicke chicke chicke chicke...

 

pshhhh

 

beep beep...

 

free man free

free as a bird in a tree

 

beep beep

 

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Zion Chant

 

In this world, there's pure confusion

people dying because of sufferation

but I know a place where there is no confusion

and here is your chance to make your decision

we're going home

whoa children

might even run leave your clothes

we're going home

cause we african children

heads of government, we're calling on you

to free jah people from captivity

the longer yuh take the worse it's gonna get

cause when jah chant from zion up

yuh lighning and thunder

run dem asunder

whoa children

moving on

gotta run leave your clothes

we're marching on cause we are african children

in this world there's pure confusion

people dying because of sufferation

but i know a place where there is no confusion

and here is your chance to make your decision

we're going home

whoa children

just get on board

might even gon leave your clothes

we are african children

we're going home

wah yoy wah yoy wah yoy

children

we don't, we don't, we don't need no baggage

going home, whoa

 

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Saints

 

And I'm a singing them songs of joy

And I'm a singing them songs of praise

And I'm a singing them songs of love

And I'm a chanting this one to the Most High

I'm a singin oh

This yah one

To the saints of the Most High

I'm a singin oh

This yah one

For the saints of the Most High

 

Those who never get

Their hands

Murder oh no

Those who never get

Their heart

Unpure

Those who never get

Their mind foggy foggy

Those who never get

Their lifes carried away

 

I'm a singing oh

This yah one

For the saints of the Most High

I'm a singing oh

This yah one

For the saints of the Most High

 

Singing of joy

And I'm a singing of praise

And I'll be singing for ever

Singing always

 

Those who always be

Ready

Watching and praying

Those who always

Have Jah on their minds

Those who always

Give thanks and praises every day

Those who always

Keep up Jah word

Always gives thanks and praise

 

I'm a singing oh

This yah one

For the saints of the Most High

I'm a singing oh

This yah one

For the saints of the Most High

 

And I'm a singing them songs of joy

I'm always singing them songs of praise

Giving thanks and praises

And forever always

 

I'm a singing oh

This yah one

For the saints

For the saints of the earth

Over in America

Over in a England

Way over in a ?

Over in a Africa

And they shall

Carry the earth

Over in South Central

America all over

Eh ay

Always will be singing thanks

And praises to the Most High

 

I'm singin

This yah one

To the saints of the Most High...

 

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Forward Jah

 

Forward

Jah

Jah forward

Forward

Jah

Jah forward

 

Forward Jah Jah

And look at what you see

A lot of happenings now

On earth, earth these days

Forward Jah Jah

Forward I praise

You've already told us

Of the happenings we see today

 

Forward Jah Jah

And look at man and man

He is suffering now

Upon, upon the land

Forward Jah Jah

Forward I praise

You've already told us

Of these happenings we see today

Forward Jah Jah

Oh forward Jah

Won't you help me in the land

Of the fire and the skyroads

Forward Jah Jah

Oh come and see the sun

Help my people them a fuss and fight

Shouldn't kill each other for no right

Forward Jah Jah and tell me do you think this is right?

Forward alone

 

Forward Jah Jah

I'm on my bending knees

I'm begging

I'm asking

For freedom you see

Forward Jah Jah

Forward I praise

You've already told us

Of the happenings thats happening today

Forward Jah Jah

Oh forward Jah Jah

Won't you help me in the land

Of the fire and the skyroads

 

Forward Jah Jah

Oh come and see the sun

Help my people them a fuss and fight

Shouldn't kill each other for no right

Forward Jah Jah and tell me do you think this is right?

Forward alone

 

Forward Jah Jah

I'm on my bending knees

I'm begging

I'm asking

For freedom you see

Forward Jah Jah

And look at man and man

He is suffering

Upon, upon the land

 

Forward Jah Jah

And look on what you see

A lot of killings now

Unheard, unheard this day

 

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Fun And Joy

 

There is my father in zion high this day,

There I will be some day to come along,

In Mount Zion there is a place for I-N-I,

Cause in Mount Zion thats where we all will go.

 

And I will have fun and joy.

Trod around Mount zion and go around my father's throne.

In Mount Zion thats where we all will go.

In Mount Zion thats where we have no fear.

And I will have fun and joy.

And we will have fun and joy.

 

Chant

 

Jah RastafarI from the bottom,

Jah RastafarI Selassie I to the top,

I-llie I Selassie I, Ayattamanata-I, Jah RastafarI,

Sattamassagana, Negus Nagast, Tenaskilin, Jah RastafarI,

Selassie I first Halliujah.

 

Rally round Mount Zion in tens of your thousands,

Thousand upon thousand will be in Mount Zion,

Say rally round Mount zion in tens of your thousands.

Thousand upon thousand will be there.

And I will have fun and joy.

 

Chant

 

Jah RastafarI from the bottom to the top,

Jah RastafarI Selassie I way to the top,

I-llie I Selassie I, Ayattamanata-I, Jah RastafarI,

Sattamassagana, Negus Nagast, Tenasklin, Jah RastafarI,

Selassie I, Adoamalak I Egzio Teshalene.

 

Children of Israel just know yourself with Jah Jah.

Set on up with Jah Jah.

Don't bother be no fool.

Children of Jah Jah just forward come on home.

Yes, we will have fun and joy.

And I will have fun and joy.

 

 

Chant

 

Jah RastafarI from the bottom to the top,

Jah RastafarI Selassie I way to the top,

I-llie I Selassie I, Ayattamanata-I, Jah RastafarI,

Sattamassagana, Negus Nagast, Tenaskilin-I , Jah RastafarI,

Selassie I. The God of Ethiopia, Eternal God.

Creator of Heaven and Earth and all things visible and invisible.

The God of Ethiopia, RastafarI Selassie I who reigns in hearts of

man , woman, babe and sucklkin, from this time and for Iver,

I-llie Selassie I RastafarI Adoamalak.

 

 

[Written by: Paul Haughton; A.K.A. Ras Jahpaul, B.K.A. Ras Jahoiakim]

 

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007 (Shanty Town)

[Dacres/Kong]

oh oh seven

oh oh seven

at ocean eleven

an' now rudeboys 'ave a wail

'cause them out of jail

rudeboys cannot fail

'cause them must get bail

dem a loot, dem a shoot, dem a wail ( a shanty town )

dem a loot, dem a shoot, dem a wail ( a shanty town )

an' rudeboys out on probation ( a shanty town )

an' rudeboy bomb up de town ( a shanty town )

oh oh seven

oh oh seven

at ocean eleven

an' now rudeboys 'ave a wail

'cause them out of jail

rudeboys cannot fail

'cause them must get bail

dem a loot, dem a shoot, dem a wail ( a shanty town )

dem a loot, dem a shoot, dem a wail ( a shanty town )

an' rudeboys out on probation ( a shanty town )

an' rudeboy bomb up de town ( a shanty town )

de policeman get taller ( a shanty town )

de soldier get longer ( a shanty town )

de rudeboys a weep an' a wail ( a shanty town )

oh oh seven

oh oh seven

at ocean eleven

an' now rudeboys 'ave a wail

'cause them out of jail

rudeboys cannot fail

'cause them must get bail

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