Playlist Burning Spear

burning spear - african postman

African postman, African postman, African postman, African postman,
Who bring I an' I an' I an' I an' I a telegram
Telegram whas's so int'resting
Is sent to all, to I an' I an' I as Africans
Telegram sayin' : "Sons and daughters of His Imperial Majesty
Haile Selassie, earth rightful ruler, without many apology say:
This is the time when I an' I an' I an' I an' I should come home, yes Jah
A come a holy folk (?)
Nah leggo, nah leggo....
Hang on, hang on .....
De postman a Africa...
African postman ....
Hang on, hang on .....

burning spear - african teacher

Teach me, teach me, teach me, teach me, Teacher
Teach I and I Amharic Teacher
Teach me, teach me, teach me, teach me, Teacher
Teach I and I African Teacher

I never be late, I always early
I never absent I always present
That's why I and I nah sit down inna no back bench
Natty like to be bright, bright, bright
So bright, bright, bright, bright
So bright

African teaching is a part of I and I
Culture O yes part of I and I
Teach me, teach me, teach me, teach me, Teacher
Teach I and I Amharic Teacher

I admit we go to school
But we never finish
Not until we reach upon
The soil of Africa, where in
I and I can be teached by African Teachers
O yes I and I can be teached by African Teachers

Teach me, teach me, teach me, teach me, Teacher
Teach I and I Amharicc Teacher
Teach me, teach me, teach me, teach me, Teacher
Teach I and I Amharic Teacher

O right teach I and I and I Amharic
I like to be teached by African, African Teacher
So right, Natty like to be bright so bright
so bright so bright brighter bright
Bright Natty Bright Natty Bright Natty Bright
So bright natty like to be teached by African Teacher
Teacher
Teach natty Amharic Teacher
Is a part of I and I
So right natty
Teacher, Amharic Teacher, African Teacher
Teach I and I and I and I Amharic Teacher
Teach I and I and I and I natty like to be bright so bright
I and I

burning spear - don t mess with jill

Don't mess with Jill
Don't mess with Jill
Don't mess with Jill
Don't mess with Jill
She's mine, oh mine
She's mine, oh mine
She's mine, oh mine
Alright now,my friend, alright now, my friend
Alright now,my friend, alright now, my friend
Leave my baby alone
Leave my baby alone
Leave my baby alone
Alright now,my friend, alright now, my friend
Alright now,my friend, alright now, my friend
I love her so
I want you to know
She's mine, oh mine
Alright now, my friend, yeah
Alright now,my friend, alright now, my friend
Don't mess with Jill
Don't mess with Jill
Don't mess with Jill
Don't mess with Jill
She's mine, oh mine
She's mine, oh mine
She's mine, oh mine
Alright now, my friend

burning spear - african woman

Did you ever see an african woman nipples run dry,
Because she have no food to eat.
Did you ever see an african woman nipples run dry,
Because she have no food to eat.
Oh african woman, strong woman.
Did you ever see an african woman nipples run dry,
Because she have no food to eat.
Did you ever see an african woman nipples run dry,
Because she have no food to eat
Mmmm african woman.
Every nation of this world should do what they can,
For this african woman.
Every nation of this world should do what they can,
For this african woman.
Did you ever see an african woman nipples run dry,
Because she have no food to eat.
Did you ever see an african woman nipples run dry,
Because she have no food to eat.
Mmm african woman, mmm strong woman.
Mmm african woman, mmm strong woman.
Did you ever see an african woman nipples run dry,
Because she have no food to eat.
Did you ever see an african woman nipples run dry
Because she have no food to eat.
Mm this african woman. she have no food to eat.
Mmm this african woman.

burning spear - as it is

start singing in the late sixtees
Told about Studio One by Bob Marley
Music went up down and around

Chorus:
Did someone remember Burning Spear
Did someone remember
Did someone remember Burning Spear
Did someone remember him

The music attention
Was in a different direction
Not a burning direction
Spear been through his struggle
With a lot of patience and discipine
never bow down

Chorus

I've been through the struggle
like everyone
Like the earlier musicians
Blues musicians
Jazz musicians
Reggae musicians
I was going back and forth
From St. Anns to Kingston
Thirteen Brentford Road

Chorus

Many times I ain't got no bus fair
Therefore got to hitch-ike on truck back
I am the stone that builders refused
I am the stone that builders refused

They put me aside
They passed me by
Thinking I would cry
Stone don't cry
Stone don't cry
Usually sit on Key Largo beach
Playing my bongos and eating ital stew

Chorus

The few soldiers that know me
They're either from Rough House
or Soft House
Talk about Key Largo beach

Chorus

Chorus

burning spear - call on you

When the sun goes down
And we move along, I will call on you

Yes, when the sun goes down,
And we move along, I will call on you.

Are you ready, are you ready, are you ready,
I will call on you.

No crying my brother, crying.
No stall, no no noo, stall
No time to lose, time to lose.
We must go soon, yes we must!

When the sun goes down,
And we move along, I will call on you. (x2)

Are you ready, are you ready, are you ready.
I will call on you.

No crying my brother, crying.
No stall, no no noo, stall
No time to lose, time to lose.
We must go soon, yeah we must!

burning spear - calling rastafari

Calling Rastafari
Calling Rastafari
Sons and daughters of His Majesty

Rastafari want one executive body
To represent all Rasta man
To represent all Rasta woman
To represent all Rasta people

Chorus

Nyabingi-one Rasta
Shante Shante Shante-one Rasta
Twelve Tribe of Israel-one Rasta
Bobo-one Rasta
African Federation-one Rasta

Chorus

We talk about
Repatriation is a must
ItÂ?s not physical
ItÂ?s educational

Chorus

We got talk about the need for
a leadership
To be a leader a big responsability
His Majesty know yes itÂ?s true

Jah Jah know we were chanting African
Before His Majesty come to Jamaica

Chorus

We are going around and around
and around
Getting confusing
Action positive action
No disrespect
Remember our plan
Remember our plan

Chorus

Chorus

burning spear - chant down babylon

Come we go burn down babylon one more time
(come we go burn down babylon one more time);
Come we go chant down babylon one more time
(come we go chant down babylon);
For them soft! yes, them soft! (ah-yoy!)
Them soft! yes, them soft! (ah-yoy!)
So come we go chant down babylon one more time
(come we go chant down babylon)!

Men see their dreams and aspiration-a
Crumble in front of their face,
And all of their wicked intention
To destroy the human race.

And how I know - and how I know - and that?s how I know:
A reggae music, mek we chant down babylon;
With music, mek we chant down babylon;
This music, mek we chant down babylon;
This music, come we chant down babylon.

Come we go chant down babylon one more time
(come we go chant down babylon one more time);
Come we go chant down babylon one more time
(come we go chant down babylon);
For them soft! yes, them soft! (ah-yoy!)
Them soft! me say, them soft! (ah-yoy!)
So come we go chant down babylon one more time
(come we go chant down babylon)!

Me say, music you?re - music you?re the key,
Talk to who? please talk to me,
Bring the voice of - of the rastaman,
Communicating to - ?cating to everyone.

How I (know) - how I know, how I (know) - how I know -
And that?s how I know:
A reggae music, chant down - chant down - chant down babylon,
Chant down babylon, chant down babylon,
Chant down babylon!
Reggae music, chant down babylon!
Reggae music, chant down babylon!
Reggae music, chant down babylon!
Reggae music! (chant down babylon) /fadeout

burning spear - columbus

I an' I all I know
I an' I all I say
I an' I reconsider
I an' I see upfully that:

Cristopher Columbus is a damn blasted liar
Cristopher Columbus is a damn blasted liar, yes Jah

He say 'im that he's the first one
Who discover Jamaica, I an' I say that:
What about the Awarak indians ?
And the few black man who were down here before him ?
The indians could'n hang on a long long
Here comes black man an'oman an' children
A ina Jam Dung run ya
Whole heap a mix up, mix up
Whole heap a ben up, ben up
Ha fi straighten out

Cristopher Columbus is a damn blasted liar
Cristopher Columbus is a damn blasted liar, yes Jah

What a long stay from home
I an' I longing to go home
Within a red, green an' gold robe
Come on, twelve tribe of Israel
Come on, twelve tribe of Israel
A outa Jam Dung land ya
A whole heap a mix up, mix up
A whole heap a ben up, ben up
Come on, twelve tribe of Israel
Come on, twelve tribe of Israel
A outa Jam Dung land ya, yes Jah

Cristopher Columbus is a damn blasted liar
Cristopher Columbus is a damn blasted liar, yes Jah
He's a liar, yes Jah
He's a liar, yes Jah
Columbus he's a liar, yes Jah

burning spear - door peep shall not enter

I an I, son of the most high, Jah Rastafari
Our hearts shall correspond and beat in one harmony.
Sounds from the Burning Spear:

Door peep shall not enter this a holy land
Where wise and a true man stand sipping from the cup of peace

/:Chant down a babylon, yeah
Chant down babylon
Chant down a babylon, yeah
Chant down babylon

Give thanks and praise
Give thanks and praise
Give thanks and praise
Give thanks and praise
To the holy man of creation

I, I, I, I

burning spear - down by the riverside

Don't break this heart
Don't break this heart

Down by the riverside
Down by the riverside
Oh I love a girl
All I know I love a girl

I love her so,
I really, really ......

She could be from Africa
She could be from America
She could be from Jamaica

All I know I love a girl.
Oh I love a girl
I love her so,
I really, I really care

Don't break this heart that love you
Don't break this heart that love you
And neither tear it apart
I love you, oh yes, it's true
I will hold you tight tonight

Have something real nice to say,
Have something real nice to say,
We will hold hands in hands
We will sing, I tell you, happy songs.
We will be, I tel you, side by side
/:Down by the riverside
Down the beautiful riverside

burning spear - ethopians live it out

One a dem come - they couldn't live it out
Two a dem come - they couldn't live it out
Three a dem come - they couldn't live it out
Four a dem come - they couldn't live it out

Ethiopians live it out
Ethiopians live it out
Ethiopians live it out
Ethiopians live it out

Oh, chiney men come - they couldn't live it out
Coolie men come - they couldn't live it out
Syrian come - they couldn't live it out
White men come - they couldn't live it out

Ethiopians live it out - oh we dweet
Ethiopians live it out - oh forever
Ethiopians live it out ......

burning spear - fire down below

Fire, down below, I said fire, down below.
And the people dem a running around.
And the people dem a running around.

How you not sleep, get a cup of tea.
How you not sleep, get a cup of tea.
I have a little tea pot, short and stout,
this is my handle, this is my spout.
A when I get my tea yeah, then I will shout
you gots to tip, tip it over, people then you pour me out.

I said fire, fire now, down below x2

Fire, down below, I said fire, down below.
And the people dem a running around.
And the people dem running around.

How you not sleep, get a cup of tea.
How you not sleep, get a cup of tea.
I have a little tea pot, short and stout,
this is my handle, this is my spout.
When I get my tea yeah, then I will shout,
you gots to tip, tip it over, people then you pour me out.

I said fire, fire now, down below.
I said fire, down below.
And the people dem running around.
And the people dem running around.
I said fire, fire now, down below.

burning spear - foggy road

My way is long, but the road is foggy,
My way is long so long, but the road is foggy, foggy

My head never swell, my heart never leap
I never have no fear from within (x2)
Even though the road is so so foggy, foggy yeah
Can hardly see, Jah Jah is my eyesight
Be with I, be with I, be with I Jah Jah!
Jah Jah be with I, I and I and I and I!
Deh an' dem hate I, deh an' dem does fight against I
Some of them a judge I wrongfully
But never mind my brother I will go on

The road is so foggy, foggy (x2) so foggy, foggy

Guidance be with I an' I, going out and coming in
From all evil things and evil doers everyday, this
accident include (?)

The road is so foggy, the road is so foggy, foggy
Foggy road, yeah foggy foggy foggy road, foggy foggy,
yeah
Forward my brother no-no stumbling back
Jah Jah is I and I and I eyesight (so) foggy road foggy
road, yeah
Foggy road foggy road foggy road foggy
Can hardly see, be with I and I and I
Jah Jah, Jah Jah, dis road is so foggy
I wonder why, I wonder, I wonder why the road is so foggy
Foggy road foggy road, Yeah
Jah Jah, be with I and I and I
Jah Jah, foggy road, yeah
foggy foggy foggy foggy foggy foggy foggy.

burning spear - garvey

I have a vision, I have a vision
I have a vision about Marcus Mosiah Garvey.
I have a vision

I have a vision about Marcus Mosiah Garvey
I have a vision
He was a youth like any other youth.
I have a vision
He was a speaker, he speak universally.
I have a vision.
Up you mighty race
You can accomplish what you will
I have a vision.
Up you mighty race, you mighty race
You can accomplish what you will.
I have a vision.

I have a vision.
I have a vision.

I have a vision about Marcus Mosiah Garvey.
I have a vision.
Yes His Majesty,
Yes His Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie.
Emperor Haile Selassie.
I have a vision, I have a vision.
I have a vision about Marcus Mosiah Garvey
I have vision about Marcus Mosiah Garvey.
I have a vision.

He was a youth like any other youth.
I have a vision.
He was a speaker he speaks universally.
I have a vision.
Up you mighty race
You can accomplish what you will.
I have a vision.

Up you mighty race, up you mighty race,
You can accomplish what you will,
I have a vision.
You can accomplish what you will,
I have a vision.
I have vision about Marcus Mosiah Garvey.
I have a vision.
Up you mighty race, up you mighty race,
You can accomplish what you will.
You can accomplish what you will.