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"Service your body if you want it to function... Exercise and build up your structure.. Go to sea and learn how to swim.. If you can't (afford up a gym?)" -- Lee Perry: Pour Some Water In

"There are some hypocrites... Around here... Who pretending to be my friend....... But little did they know I-Man saw them coming... Some them coming around the bend... Evil tongue and evil heart... Saw them coming from the start..." -- Lee Perry: Evil Tongues

Roots,
Jah Chicken

"SOOOOoooooo... My Friennnnnnnnnd.... You Counting Your Chickens Before They Hatch, Eh??" -- Lee Perry: Sipreano

"You got to be Early on your Duties... Be There right on Time... Early on your Duties.. Be There right on Time.. Because if you lose those opportunities.. You might never get another one... A serious thinnnnnng... A serious Timmmmmme..." - Unknown: Deep Roots Vol 2: Ghetto Riddims.

Roots,
Jah Chicken

"you think youre funny
living off a blood money
blood money"
fred locks
track title unknown..great song

As many times as I've heard it, LKJ's "New Craas Massahkah" always brings tears to my eyes. Here are a few lines:

"Fa dis heah massahkah mek we come ta realise, it coulda been me, it coulda be you ah one a fiwi pickney dem."

"But stop, anna remembah, how the whole a Black Britain did rock wit rage, how di whole a Black Britain tun a firey red, not di callous red a di killah's eyes, but red wit rage like di flames a di fyah."

"Evan di poor parents a di dead dem try fi use."

"Who turned the jollity into a ugly tragedy?"

LKJ gets it across far better than my feeble attempts to quote him from memory. Go listen.

Equal Rights and Justice,

James

"in the school i used to go i used to get detention
say in the school i used to go i used to get detention
the teacher would shout "williams, shut up and pay attention"
if anything go missing i would be under suspicion the headmaster was giving me a lot of aggravation"
papa levi
84 tion

Rod Taylor - Moving Out Ever:

"we've been oppressed by oppressors by their oppression"

"when me was a youth dem used to beat me wid strap

now me is a man dem lick mi inna me headback,

if me give too much trouble den a detention dat,

mi moma an papa an the pricpal go chat....."

Major Worries "School Days"

love that deh tune!

JAH BLESS

"ghost rider im a the ghost rider
ride dem ya riddim in a roots and culture wa wa
ghost rider im a the ghost ride dem ya lyrics in a roots and culture"
jah walton
ghost rider
a great 80s tune..

ghost rider im a the ghost rider
ride dem ya riddim in a roots and culture wa wa
ghost rider im a the ghost ride dem ya lyrics in a roots and culture"

its funny you mention this becuase most of the dancehall stars used dis ya lyric inna 80's dances and tunes. just like.

Animal Party

Keeping a dance, in the zoo.....

Ocean Party

Keeping a dance, inna the Water .....

Vineyard Party

Keeping a dance, inna the vinyard .....

JAH BLESS

Here's one of my favourite tear jerker lines!

'Here's my confession, and if I am guilty, please let the verdict be fair!'

Maxine Miller Showcase (wackies) Confession

'Keep it Steady' as mentioned by leggorocker earlier is on my favourites - I have sampled it for my own tracks a couple of times! - I can't believe it doesn't appear on the later cut of WW3?

MightyZ
listen to my dub album

www.last.fm/music/mightyz