WHAT DO THE FOLLOWING PHRASES MEAN

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curemiprefer
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Re: WHAT DO THE FOLLOWING PHRASES MEAN

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still curious if the "wha" in jahbak wha overcome dem ting means what. also, what the "bak" part means.

is it Jah backs what overcome dem thing?
Congo Bunny
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Re: WHAT DO THE FOLLOWING PHRASES MEAN

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Does sweet nanny goat a go run your belly mean that goat curry will give you the shits?
jumbo
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Re: WHAT DO THE FOLLOWING PHRASES MEAN

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Congo Bunny wrote:Does sweet nanny goat a go run your belly mean that goat curry will give you the shits?
No, because the correct saying is 'What sweet nanny goat a go run him belly'

The goat gets indigestion from eating sweet things: it means that things/stuff/happenings/etc that seems good to you at one point , can bring pain later on.
Congo Bunny
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Re: WHAT DO THE FOLLOWING PHRASES MEAN

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jumbo wrote:Does sweet nanny goat a go run your belly mean that goat curry will give you the shits?

No, because the correct saying is 'What sweet nanny goat a go run him belly'

The goat gets indigestion from eating sweet things: it means that things/stuff/happenings/etc that seems good to you at one point , can bring pain later on.
Ah, excellent, thank you, I've never really understood that lyric, that clears it up nicely
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