| Now here comes a special request
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| To each and everyone
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| Especially those of my brethren
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| Who forget where they are coming from, you know
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| This song is called roots and culture
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| SKEP SKEBBE DEP SKEP
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| SKEBBE DEBBE DEP SKEBBE DEP SKEP SCOYE
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| SKEP SKEBBE DEP SKEP
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| SKEBBE DEBBE DEP SKEBBE DEP SKEP SCOYE
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| Don’t you bite the hands that feed you
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| My brethren no
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| Don’t you bite the hands that feed you
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| Don’t you burn your bridges then behind you
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| My brethren no
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| Don’t you burn your bridges them behind you
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| Cause if you burn your bridges down
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| That is a wrong thing to do
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| The good you do today will surely live after you
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| I say
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| Don’t you bite the hands that feed you my brethren no
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| Don’t you bite the hands that feed you
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| SKEBBE DEP SKEBBE DEP SKEP
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| SKEBBE DEBBE DEP SKEBBE DEP SKEP SCOYE
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| SKEP SKEBBE DEP SKEP
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| SKEBBE DEBBE DEP SKEBBE DEP SKEP SCOYE
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| Remember the days of bread and water man
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| Remember the days of hunger
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| Don’t forget your roots and culture
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| My brethren say
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| Remember your place of shelter
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| Cause if you deal with war man
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| You can’t run far
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| You deal with grudge
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| You a go melt like fudge
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| Don’t you bite the hands that feed you my brethren no
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| Don’t you bite the hands that feed you no
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| Don’t you bite the hands that feed you my brethren no
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| Don’t you bite the hands that feed you
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| Don’t you burn your bridges them behind you my brethren no
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| Don’t you burn your bridges them behind you
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| Cause if you deal with war man you can’t run far
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| You deal with grudge
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| You a go melt like fudge mi say
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| Don’t you bite the hands that feed you mi brethren say
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| Don’t you bite the hands that feed you no
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| Remember your roots and culture my brethren say
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| Remember your place of shelter
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| Don’t forget the days of bread and water man
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| Remember the days of hunger
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| For you never miss the water till the well runs dry
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| You spit ina the sky
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| It a go fall ina you eye mi say
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| Don’t you bite the hands that feed you my brethren no
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| Don’t you bite the hands that feed you
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| SKE DEP SKEBBE DEP SKEP
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| SKEBBE DEBBE DEP SKEBBE DEP SKEP SCOYE
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| SKE DEP SKEBBE DEP SKEP
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| SKEBBE DEBBE DEP SKEBBE DEP SKEP SCOYE |