| Nuff tings weh grew a' yard ship out a' wharf
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| Whole shipment reach foreign an' it sell off
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| Now di bigger boss dem sit back an' a laugh
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| And di worker dem suffer back a' yard
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| Where di yute dem share
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| Di one weh till di soil?
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| Where di yute dem share
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| Di one weh load di stockpile?
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| Where di yute dem share?
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| What they spend in a day can feed their workers' family for a year
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| Where di yute dem share
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| Weh tek di fall fi di raid?
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| Where di yute dem share
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| Weh dere a' prison wid no bail?
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| Where di yute dem share?
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| Dats how we come to say, slavery still a' gwarn 'round here, eh
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| Open your eyes my friend
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| What we’re saying is no secret my friend
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| All the money they make is for political gain
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| You can see it all so clear, eh
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| It’s total injustice my friend
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| Oppression at it’s highest my friend
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| So what will it take for someone with power to hear the cry out there?
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| So where di yute dem share
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| Di one weh till di soil?
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| Where di yute dem share
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| Di one weh load di stockpile?
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| Where di yute dem share?
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| What they spend in a day can feed their workers' family for a year
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| Where di yute dem share
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| Weh tek di fall fi di raid?
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| Where di yute dem share
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| Weh dere a' prison wid no bail?
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| Where di yute dem share?
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| Dats how we’ve come to say, slavery still a' gwarn 'round 'ere
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| Look inna Africa, same ting a' gwarn eh (a' gwarn)
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| Look inna Africa (Africa), same ting a' gwarn eh, eh (mmmmm)
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| Blood diamonds and gold leave the African shores
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| Whole shipment reach England safe and secure (secure)
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| Now the aristocrat’s a' champagne dem a' pour
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| While di Africans blood still a' pour, eh
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| How many times you see di poor man skull a' bore?
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| Blood a' run like water like when Moses strike di rock for sure
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| Like when him strike di rock for sure, eyyyyy
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| Where di yute dem share
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| Di one weh till di mines?
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| Where di yute dem share
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| Di one weh lose dem lives?
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| Where di yute dem share?
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| What they spend in a day can feed their workers' family for a year
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| Where di yute dem share
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| Weh tek di fall fi di raid?
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| Where di yute dem share
|
| Weh dere a' prison wid no bail?
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| Where di yute dem share?
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| Thats how we’ve come to say, slavery still a' gwarn 'round here, eh
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| Thousand pound a ganja lef' out a' wharf
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| Di whole shipment reach foreign an' it sell off
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| Now di bigger boss inna new car him pass
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| And di worker dem a' bawl an' still nah talk
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| So where di yute dem share
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| Di one weh till di soil?
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| Where di yute dem share
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| Di one weh load the stockpile?
|
| Where di yute dem share?
|
| What they spend in a day can feed their workers' family for a year
|
| Where di yute dem share
|
| Weh tek di fall fi di raid?
|
| Where di yute dem share
|
| Weh dere a' prison wid no bail?
|
| Where di yute dem share?
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| Dats how we come to say, slavery still a' gwarn 'round here
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| Where di yute dem share? |
| Yeah, yeah
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| FOREVER RIDDIM — 2008 |