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Lyrics; Burn Babylon?
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 3:34 pm
by Survival
The 1975 single; Burn Babylon - Sylford Walker.
Anyone got/knows/understands the lyrics?
Much help appreciated, since I don't understand much of that song, although it's a real killer song for sure!
Re: Lyrics; Burn Babylon?
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 4:40 pm
by Jah Titus
Ites Breda!
Lyrics start "it´s a long long long time I man a burn of de collie weed" an follow answering why babylon always a fighting against Natty Dread, against who burn Ily collie weed. Then comes eschatological message saying on dat day - judgement day when "it a guh dread ina babylon" - who will be burning will be babylon while Natty Dread will be reaching AFRIKA, the land where I&I belong. Yes-I!
BLESS
Re: Lyrics; Burn Babylon?
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 5:30 pm
by bullit
Powerful stuff.
Re: Lyrics; Burn Babylon?
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 5:45 pm
by TheExpanders
It's a long long...
It's a long time i man a burn up the collie weed
But it seems the babylon them
Come fight 'gainst I
Them a fight 'gainst I
I wanna know the reason why
babylon fight 'gainst Natty Dread
babylon no fight 'gainst the rum head
babylon no fight 'gainst the wine head
Only Natty Dread Locks
Say Natty dread locks in a babylon
Natty dread all over rome
Dread in a babylon
Dread weh de wicked gwan
babylon come
Come see i a burn up a likkle iley
babylon falling
babylon fall
The wicked one drop
Wicked one shall feel
The fire of ????
babylon dread, say babylon dread
fire ???
burn babylon
Burn babylon
It ago dread weh deh babylon
Natty dread up in a babylon
Natty dread all over rome
Oh, he no want in a babylon no
place call african land
That's the place where we wanna go
Way up in a African-can-can...
That's the place where my fore fathers were
That's the place where we wanna go you know
Natty dread, dreader than dread, dreader than dread, blood babylon
Re: Lyrics; Burn Babylon?
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 8:58 pm
by Survival
Much thanks all!
I'm not a native English speaker, so sometimes I really don't have a clue what they're saying, but when you read it your like; I should have know that!
Re: Lyrics; Burn Babylon?
Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2011 8:55 am
by Robin
Im looking for a record with a similar name.The lyrics (that I remember) are as follows:
Get out,Get out,get out Babylon a burn......
I think it came out mid to late 80s possibly later
Re: Lyrics; Burn Babylon?
Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2011 12:47 pm
by Vinnie
Robin wrote:Im looking for a record with a similar name.The lyrics (that I remember) are as follows:
Get out,Get out,get out Babylon a burn......
I think it came out mid to late 80s possibly later
its by jah shaka but cant remember the title atm but have it somewhere
Re: Lyrics; Burn Babylon?
Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 11:06 am
by mrsparethnot
Robin wrote :
Im looking for a record with a similar name.The lyrics (that I remember) are as follows:
Get out,Get out,get out Babylon a burn......
I think it came out mid to late 80s possibly later
The JAH SHAKA song you are looking for is called "Revelation 18" off of the Revelation Songs LP
bless up.