| Now this one dedicate to my brethren Josey Wales
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| Who can’t get stale
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| Ooh yay
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| Don’t feel no way
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| Old time sumting come back again
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| Go 'round di bend
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| Mi say go tell yuh fren
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| When me check it out Lord
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| No way no better than yard
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| Dreadlocks
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| When me check it out Lord
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| No way no better than yard
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| Booda bye booda bye
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| Because up inna di hills a' weh mi stream so cool
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| Di janga and di mullet just a' swim inna di pool
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| T’ree sheep, goat and two black ram
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| Acres of banana, acres of yam
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| When me check it out Lord
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| No way no better than yard
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| Booda bye booda bye booda bye booda bye
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| When me check it out Lord
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| No way no better than yard
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| Dreadlocks
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| Cah mi nuh like an' mi nuh like an' mi nuh like
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| Mi nuh like an' mi nuh like an' mi nuh like
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| Yes mi nuh like weh a' gwarn down a' South Africa
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| This one’s straight to President Botha
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| I don’t know mek him nuh waan free up Mandela
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| Di black people can tek it no longer
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| That’s why I man nuh run left Jamaica
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| Cah dem deh simting it couldn’t gwarn on yah
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| When me check it out Lord
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| No way no better than yard
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| Follow me massive
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| Me check it out Lord
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| No way no better than yard
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| Come again
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| Up inna di hills a' weh di stream so cool
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| Di janga and di mullet just a' swim inna di pool
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| T’ree sheep, goat and two black ram
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| Acres of banana, acres of yam
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| When mi check it out Lord
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| No way no better than yard
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| Dreadlocks
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| When mi check it out Lord
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| No way no better than yard
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| Lord
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| Well a' two shot fire deh some a' di time
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| But nuttin like down a' Palestine
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| Some people say no money no deh yah
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| But I man nah run lef' Jamaica!
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| Listen Mr Bailey a' chat up him culture
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| Inna di dance and mi nah gwarn vulgar
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| When me check it out Lord
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| No way no better than yard
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| Booda bye booda bye booda bye
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| When me check it out Lord
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| No way no better than yard
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| Dreadlocks
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| Cah mi nuh like an' mi nuh like an' mi nuh like
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| Natty dreadlocks mi nuh like an' mi nuh like an' mi nuh like
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| Mi nuh like an' mi nuh like an' mi nuh like, wha gwarn
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| Like an' mi nuh like an' mi nuh like
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| Yes mi nuh like weh a' gwarn down a' South Africa
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| This one straight to President Botha
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| I want him free up Mandela!
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| Because the black people can tek it no longer
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| That’s why I man nah left Jamaica
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| When me check it out Lord
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| No way no better than yard
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| Booda bye booda bye
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| When me check it out Lord
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| No way no better than yard
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| Dreadlocks
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| And everybody fi listen to me
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| From Waterhouse down to Cockburn Pen
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| Go round di bend an' go tell yuh fren
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| BYE BYE LOVE RIDDIM — 1988 |