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Posted: **Tue Feb 25, 2014 12:32 am**

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?

Posted: **Tue Feb 25, 2014 6:40 am**

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

Posted: **Tue Feb 25, 2014 8:39 am**

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.

Posted: **Tue Feb 25, 2014 9:00 am**

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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