> Paroles : Jah Jah Deh Deh
Say "Jah Jah deh deh"
No matter wha' dem a say
"Jah deh deh"
Yes him deh deh
No matter wha' dem a say
"Jah deh deh"
Well then again
Oh, oh na na na na na
Oh na na na na na na
Oh na na na na na na
Tell me: is it dem or is it me?
Is it the bird wha' deh ina di tree?
Is it the fish wha' swim ina di sea?
Is it the willow wha' carry birds and bees?
No it's none of dem, deh things indeed
It's rather fi dem Babylon technology
Ah rather dem sky scrapers and fi dem streets
Ah the nerve centres of fi dem cities,
Where mind-slaves ah run tings fi we
But Patrice Lumumba na go rest in peace
Steven Biko na go rest in peace
Kwame Nkrumah na go rest in peace
Marcus Garvey na go rest in peace
Malcolm X him na go rest in peace
Mahatma Gandhi na go rest in peace, ya
Burying their bodies was like burying seeds
Ina fi we babies I can see dem creep
Ina fi we mothers I can hear them weep
Out of the mouths of the sufferers I can hear dem scream…
Hear dem scream!
Say "Jah Jah deh deh"
No matter wha' dem a say
"Jah deh deh"
Yes him deh deh
No matter wha' dem a say
"Jah deh deh"
Well then again
Oh, oh na na na na na
Oh na na na na na na
Oh na na na na na na
Oh, oh na na na na na
Oh na na na na na na
Oh na na na na na na
The things wha' you a own end up owning you
The things wha' you a clone end up cloning you
The things wha' you a show end up showing in you
Any time you a fling a stone it end up hitting you
The things wha' you possess end up possessing you
You claim seh you a progress
But you na progress fi true
You claim seh you are so blessed
But you are cursed fi true
'cause what comes first, last in you
Say "Jah Jah deh deh"
No matter wha' dem a say
"Jah deh deh"
Yes him deh deh
No matter wha' dem a say
"Jah deh deh"
Well then again
Oh, oh na na na na na
Oh na na na na na na
Oh na na na na na na
Oh, oh na na na na na
Oh na na na na na na
Oh na na na na na na
Tell me: is it dem or is it me?
Is it the bird wha' deh ina di tree?
Is it the fish wha' swim ina di sea?
Is it the willow wha' carry birds and bees?
No it's none of dem, deh things indeed
It's rather fi dem Babylon technology
Ah rather dem sky scrapers and fi dem streets
Ah the nerve centres of fi dem cities,
Where mind-slaves ah run tings fi we
But Patrice Lumumba na go rest in peace
Marcus Garvey na go rest in peace
Kwame Nkrumah na go rest in peace…
No, na go rest in peace
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