Down in a the ghetto is like old Vietnam
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Gun shot a bust with grenade and bomb
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First fi survive a fi iron lion
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Learn fi trod through great tribulation
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Learn to survive off the plantation
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Plant up potatoes wi plant up yam
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Turn over soil cause food have fi nyam
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Satta a mi yard a mi base a mi ranch
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Mi saw mouth shotgun and mi gold sixpence
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Jus yesterday a man rip off mi fence
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And if mi catch him a shhhh silence
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Now mi do di guzumbah the Old War Chant
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Claim sey mi wanted is what dem want
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Fi defend mi life mi bus up some corn
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Dead man don't tell tale and that done gone
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Jus fi survive man a so man a fi gwan
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Wey dem a go do when the real war start
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Can't find solution who play the part
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Claim sey you bad see how fast you tek off
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You use to brag how you kill and laugh
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How you wicked and a rip out men heart
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Carry dead man gwan thing of a wharf
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Well I Jr. Gong a show you say you soft
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Now Jr. Gong no matter how you broad or you big
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We naw show respect if you don't love how you live
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Everyday you get up you tek on, you naw give
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Big up Raggamuffin you respect, him solid
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Back to the issue wey wi di a deal wid
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Down in a Jamaica is like old Vietnam
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Print a di eyes put a destruction
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For the simplest thing man a bram bram bram
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Man a live them whole life in a police station
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Man a sentence fi hang and don't do a wrong
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We plant sensimillia and we plant opium
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And wi turn over soil for food have fi nyam
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Satta a mi yard a mi base a mi ranch
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Mi saw mouth shotgun and mi gold sixpence
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Jus yesterday a man rip off mi fence
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And if mi catch him a shhhh silence
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Now mi do di guzumbah the Old War Chant
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Claim sey mi wanted is what dem want
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Fi defend mi life mi bus up some corn
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Dead man don't tell tale and that done gone
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Jus fi survive man a so man a fi gwan
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Now really true I and I positive
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Taking up a matter getting inquisitive
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A blind man can see the type of life man a live
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Yo Raggamuffin you is like a college
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Back to the issue wey mi a deal wid
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Down in a the ghetto is like old Vietnam
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Gun shot a ring with grenade and bomb
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First wi survive you have to be a marksman
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Learn to bus shot a shot gun out a hand
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Learn to survive off the plantation
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Plant up potato wi plant up a yam
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Turn over soil for food have fi nyam
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Satta a mi yard a mi base a mi ranch
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Mi saw mouth shotgun and mi gold sixpence
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Jus yesterday a man rip off mi fence
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And if mi catch him a shhhh silence
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Now mi do di guzumbah the Old War Chant
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Claim sey mi wanted is what dem want
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Fi defend mi life mi bus up some corn
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Dead man don't tell tale and that done gone
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Jus fi survive man a so man a fi gwan
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Wey dem a go do when the real war start
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Can't find solution who play the part
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Claim sey you bad see how fast you tek off
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You use to brag how you kill and laugh
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How you wicked and a rip out men heart
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Carry dead man gwan thing of a wharf
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I Jr. Gong a show you say you soft
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Now down inna di ghetto wey the poor people live
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Due to sufferation some of dem think negative
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Give thanks and praises to the life Jah Jah give
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The elder done tell you small people get big anyway
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Back to the issue wey mi di a deal wid
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Down in a the ghetto is like old Vietnam
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Gun shot a ring with grenade and bomb
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First wi survive you have to be a marksman
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Learn to bus shot a shot gun out a hand
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Learn to survive off the plantation
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Plant up potato wi plant up yam
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Turn over soil for food have fi nyam
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Satta a mi yard a mi base a mi ranch
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Mi saw mouth shotgun and mi gold sixpence
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Jus yesterday a man rip off mi fence
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And if mi catch him a shhhh silence
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Old War Chant
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Damian "Junior Gong" Marley |