Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Hold On To Your Culture , by - Macka B. Song from the album Hold On To Your Culture, in the genre РеггиRelease date: 24.01.2005
Record label: Ariwa Sounds
Song language: English
Hold On To Your Culture |
| Some people nah make nuh rice and peas no more |
| Some people nah make nuh rice and peas no more |
| It’s been a couple of years or more |
| Since a piece a' yam come through that door |
| Some people nah make nuh rice and peas no more |
| I sing: |
| Some a' di youts nah get nuh rice and peas |
| Yam and bananas and tings like these |
| Dem a-get di beef burger with the ketchup and cheese |
| Well, I’m begging all the parents: Please |
| Let them hold on to their culture |
| Any a' dem lose it dem inna big danger |
| Say hold on to your culture |
| Don’t become nuh cultural stranger |
| Some people a-go 'round |
| And they ain’t got nuh culture |
| Coming like a dead meat |
| A-wait for di vulture |
| Learn from di past |
| It can help inna yuh future |
| out yuh ancestor |
| Take fuh instance di food that we nyam |
| Like the green bananas and yam |
| Them full a' vitamins |
| And they full of iron |
| And they make yuh body fit |
| And make yuh 'trong |
| Take fuh instance di way dat we dance |
| How we know di riddim by chance |
| How supp’m dat we born with |
| Inna wi genes |
| So we nuh dance like Mr. Bean |
| Now ya mean |
| Hold on to your culture |
| Any a' you lose it you inna big danger |
| Say hold on to your culture |
| Don’t become nuh cultural stranger |
| Dem haffi know who dey are |
| And whe' dey came from |
| It might a-answer the question |
| Where dey belong |
| Inna school dem get |
| Culture education |
| It’s only Queen Victoria |
| And Napoleon |
| Marcus Garvey |
| Dey never mention |
| Dey never tell yuh every Black man |
| Was African |
| Dey never ever tell yuh |
| 'Bout di plantation |
| To make mi history a mystery |
| Was the plan |
| Africans: |
| Hold on to your culture |
| Any a' you lose it you inna big danger |
| Say hold on to your culture |
| Don’t become nuh cultural stranger |
| All mi ancestors |
| Were so brave |
| I muss apologize |
| For the way we a-behave |
| Mentally we still a-gwaan like slave |
| Some a' wi a-gwaan like we fi live in a cave |
| Material things a we just a-crave |
| Bruddah killin' bruddah |
| Wit' di gun and di blade |
| come a dance |
| People a-get 'fraid |
| Marcus Garvey must be turnin' in his grave |
| must be turnin' in her grave |
| The great Shaka Zulu must be turnin' in his grave and |
| Malcolm X must be turnin' in his grave |
| Over di way we a-behave |
| Mi seh hold on to your culture |
| Any a' you lose it you inna big danger |
| Say hold on to your culture |
| Don’t become nuh cultural stranger |
| Seh hold on to your culture |
| Any a' you lose it you inna big danger |
| Say hold on to your culture |
| Don’t become nuh cultural stranger |
| (Hold on to your culture) |
| (Hold on to your culture) |
| (Hold on to your culture) |
| (Hold on to your culture) |
| (Hold on to your culture) |
| (Hold on to your culture) |