Lyrics - Quote some lines - funny, roots, lovers, your favourites or ones that make you laugh, sigh or cry...

[bmd]

I think it was King Stitt, or Scotty, one of the earlier Deejays anyway, that said...

'Like the farmer said to the Po-tate-er
I'll plant yah now and eat yah lay-ter'

Always liked that line...

[Big Krawl]

"I said the door is open wide
Rastafari bids you come
There is nothing you will have to pay
Just be wise and step inside and do not be like some who will let their chances pass away"
Max Romeo - Every Man Ought To Know
The most roots song of all time.

[rnld]

the Mighty Maytones - Madness
- woy-e-oy
to much man is upon the land, Jah Jah
i got to wonder
if it's because the time so hard
yes i got to wonder
if it 'cause from to much drinking
or it 'cause from to much smoking
i don't know, i-ne-want to know
yes, if dread enough hurt
- most of this madness
comes from the wickedness
of our own people
because they don't want to see there
brothers and sisters
reach the road of succes
- but i'm hoping
Father will change this situation
for it's bad, many dreadfull
yes, if dread enough hurt
-
- most of our skilful people
that do the useful in our country
thank give them a helping hand at all
because madness they control
of there little brain
and they just don't know what to do
- but i'm hoping
Father will change this situation
for it's bad, many dreadfull
yes, if dread enough hurt
yes, imagine, enough hurt
every-where you go
-
big thank to Roots Archive for letting I & I express
Ites

[sean]

one of my fave vocal snatches on dub lp is from scientist encounters pacman...track 9 i think...you hear some humming which gradually gets more prominent and pronounced as time ticks along....it culminates in a large shout of "schoolbus!!!!" or something similar..its a track filled with dub tension as you wait to see what all the gradually building drumming is all about..lovely dub..sciantis in dubwise!!!!!whats that schoolberss about though anyone??

[kriss]

"ribbit"
"flash it"
"skank"
"ruff'n tuff"

and so on..

[Rootsgal]

"I know his Majesty is my big Daddy..." Brighten my Vision ~ by Burning Spear....Love that one..brings a smile...

Cool Ruler sings Psalm 19...."There is no speech nor language where their voice is not heard"...
So true, like Guantanamo Bay, no rights, no attorneys, no reason for torture or holding people for years with no just cause...the WAR and all those killed in Iraq with no VOICE...The Genocide....the list goes on.
That is why I ask all of you PLEASE sign up:
http://wwwsavedarfur.org
http://www.One.org
Change is just a click away...BE A VOICE FOR THOSE NOT HEARD....Jah seh so...Big thanks to all that take 5 minutes to save a life!

[sean]

hey leggo..im unconvinced by your statement that its about schoolgirls..good attempt though..now..remember the sleeve where it says "some strange sounds ..an they dont all seem to be comin fe de tapes?"..well its this bit scientist is referring to you know!!!..a sense of foreboding infects the track, punctuated by 2 shouts of scooberrss!!!! great stuff

[sean]

sorry..but whats all this biography in the last few entries?get back on topic now

[Jah Chicken]

"I am the Collie Man... So, no bother with your grumbling..." -- Lee Perry: Deep Roots Vol. 4 - I Am The Upsetter version recorded at Joe Gibbs.

Roots,
Jah Chicken

[sean]

"so you see
when you live in the ghetto
dat de kina treatment you get
ghetto living
ghetto living
ghetto living"
prince fari
ghetto living