Song information  On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Roots , by - Etana. Song from the album The Strong One, in the genre РеггиRelease date: 29.03.2009
Record label: VP
Song language: English
 Song information  On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Roots , by - Etana. Song from the album The Strong One, in the genre РеггиRoots | 
| Hey yea yea. | 
| heyeaa yeaa. | 
| oh oh | 
| OH. | 
| Hey yeaaa-yeaa | 
| So u beat them | 
| So u mistreat them | 
| So u lock them down and u think that you’ve won | 
| Chorus: | 
| But dem ah hole a mediation (Dem ah hold a mediation) | 
| Out inna I-ration (out inna I-ration) | 
| Dem a follow Rastafari and a live, ah live out right | 
| So tell me whe u a go do now (So tell me whe u a go do) | 
| Tell me wat u gonna do now (Tell me wat u gonna do) | 
| Tell me wat u gonna do now that di youth ah hold dem roots | 
| You can’t water down and dilute | 
| You can’t hide di trut from di yout | 
| You can steal di fruit not the root | 
| Cos di yout ah hold dem roots | 
| Hey yeah yeaa. | 
| oh ohh (instrumental) | 
| Give dem cartoons (Cartoons) to turn dem fool (Turn them fool) | 
| You poison their foods and u think that you’ve won | 
| Chorus: | 
| But dem ah hole a mediation (Dem ah hold a mediation) | 
| Out inna I-ration (out inna I-ration) | 
| Dem a follow Rastafari and a live, ah live out right | 
| So tell me whe u a go do now (So tell me whe u a go do) | 
| Tell me wat u gonna do now (Tell me wat u gonna do) | 
| Tell me wat u gonna do now that di youth ah hold dem roots | 
| You can’t water down and dilute | 
| You can’t hide di trut from di yout | 
| You can steal di fruit not the root | 
| Cos di yout ah hold dem roots | 
| (instrumental) | 
| Come with yuh negative spirit | 
| But di youths dem nah feel it | 
| Come around with ur white lies trying to blind everyone’s eyes | 
| Chorus: | 
| But dem ah hole a mediation (Dem ah hold a mediation) | 
| Out inna I-ration (out inna I-ration) | 
| Dem a follow Rastafari and a live, ah live out right | 
| So tell me whe u a go do now (So tell me whe u a go do) | 
| Tell me wat u gonna do now (Tell me wat u gonna do) | 
| Tell me wat u gonna do now that di youth ah hold dem roots | 
| You can’t water down and dilute | 
| You can’t hide di trut from di yout | 
| You can steal di fruit not the root | 
| Cos di yout ah hold dem roots | 
| You can’t water down and dilute | 
| You can’t hide di trut from di yout | 
| You can steal di fruit not the root | 
| Cos di yout ah hold dem roots | 
| Live up now yout, live yu now, live up now. | 
| Hey yea yea, live up now yout, | 
| live up now. | 
| Yout hold your root! | 
| Hey dem can’t water down and dilute | 
| You can’t hide di trut from di yout | 
| You can steal di fruit not the root | 
| Cos di yout ah hold dem roots | 
| (sing to fade) | 
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