| What dem ah defend man
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| Yo from uno deal with the righteousness
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| Rise yuh hand lemme see uno hand
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| Hmmm mmmm yeah man ah just…
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| Well I say let Jah rise and all his enemies be scattered
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| And let them not also fight and flee before him
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| Mmm mmm mmm oy dem wah destroy ah we joy all ah the joy
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| Ah the joy, them cyar destroy ah we joy
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| The ghetto youths them full them up ah joy
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| Ah we joy, them wah destroy ah we joy
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| Cyar touch we joy
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| Well then ah the joy, them cy…
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| Well ah the joy
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| Well the ghetto youths nah mix up inna wrong dealin'
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| And is them wisdom them keepin'
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| Good herbs ah bun herbs we deh smokin'
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| You come and buss yuh gun and yuh button beatin'
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| Me nah trouble you with yuh pretty girl sleepin'
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| Me nah trouble you when you got yuh food eatin
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| So 'low the ghetto youth you sight them strivin
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| Me go see say yuh defile and yuh sin
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| Well then ah the joy, them wah destroy ah the joy
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| Cyar touch we joy
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| Oy ah the joy, them wah destroy ah the joy
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| Cyar touch me joy
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| Well me nah business 'bout the big guns what yuh keepin'
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| And me no business if yuh carry bad feelin'
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| Me no matter if you drink no tea this mornin'
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| Be free when is people yuh greetin'
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| Me no business bout yuh politics meeting'
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| Me no business the religeon wheh yuh seekin'
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| Inna the ghetto youth business you deh peepin'
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| Yuh dis the ghetto girl well then ah lightnin'
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| Ah we joy, them wah destroy ah we joy
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| Cyar touch we joy
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| Yo ah we joy, them wah destroy ah we joy
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| Cyar touch me joy
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| Well youths burn and the ghetto youths lootin'
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| Table turn and the ghetto youths shootin'
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| Ghetto youth say them tired of the sufferin'
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| And them nah wah no leader whey dah take counselin'
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| Them use them money and build up them big buildin'
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| And wuk the people them from mornin till evenin'
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| Pastor ah laugh 'cause him collect all the offerin'
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| And the church sister ketch them grinin'
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| Well then ah the joy, them wah destroy ah the joy
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| Cyar touch we joy
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| Yo ah we joy, them wah destroy ah we joy
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| Cyar touch me joy
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| When the giddeon buss then what a thing
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| When Stone Hill people them start to fling
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| Pon PJ, Seaga and Bruce Golding
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| The mad man say this year him want some upful livin'
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| Him tell PJ say him nah wah nyam outa rubbish bin
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| Him bun mister Lo mister Wong and mister Ching
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| You put the youth pon chalk line put them inna ring
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| Yo them go nyam off Jah Jah doh ___
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| So me hide the cow them and me hide the pigeon
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| Yo ah the joy, them wah destroy ah the joy
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| Whole ah the…
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| Ah the joy, them wah destroy ah the joy
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| Ah the joy
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| Well then ah the joy them way destroy ah we joy
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| Cyar touch we joy
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| Well then ah we joy them way destroy ah we joy
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| Cyar touch me joy
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| Well, the youths nah inna no wrong dealin'
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| Good herbs ah bun chalice we deh smokin'
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| You bring yuh gun and yuh button beatin'
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| Togetherness vibes we keepin'
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| Yo me nah trouble you with yuh girl sleepin'
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| Me nah molest you when you got yuh food eatin
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| So 'low the ghetto youth you see them all prosperin
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| Me go see say yuh defile and yuh sin
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| Well ah the joy Babylon wah destroy ah the joy |