Bulby yuh a listen
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Ready
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Protect yuh neck
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Protect yuh neck
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Protect yuh head don't tek nuh check
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Protect yuh neck
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Look over yuh shoulder
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Yuh a hear mi now
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Duh nuh come out afta midnight iyah
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All inna broad daylight dem a tek life
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So imagine afta dark when di action start
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Wat a guh gwaan
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Duh nuh come out afta x-30
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Dem yah yute yah well blood tirsty
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Nuh mek sun down ketch yuh inna town
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Tek weh yuh self now
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Ova war-rieka hill
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War neva stand still
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And inna garden
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Mi neva see nuh cultivation nor nuh farming-a gwaan
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Dem will done yuh inna kirk (dunkirk)
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All ova watahouse a drought still dem will wet yuh
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Is like yuh life nuh have nuh worth
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I look inna callaloo bed
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And nuh see nuh mo' vegetarian alone
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And get dis straight sah
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Chant for a safer jamaica
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Who name dem place yah
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Dem neva know seh word sound a powah
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Yuh got to be care-ful
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And protect yuh neck
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Protect yuh head back
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Careful and protect yuh neck protect yuh head
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When yuh come out afta x-30
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Nuh trust nuh blue suit nor khaaki
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Nuff a pose like police and dem a tief
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Worst dan di klan weh wrap up inna white sheet
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Freaks come out anytime it touch dark
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Watch how yuh walk inside di park
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He turn she and she turn he some sight to see
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Swap identity and waah come mingle wid we
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New kingston
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Mi si dem a dust but mi nuh see nothing done
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For my people
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Still no one knows the reason
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And mi guh ask a hope road
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Still it was hopeless cause no one would hear ma cry
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Di struggle still continue
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And inna payneland burn di pain and mek wi hold a joy
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Get dis straight sah
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Work for a safer jamaica
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Sweetest land sweetest watah
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Dash weh di pirate cultcha
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Yuh got to be care-ful
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And protect yuh neck
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Protect yuh head back
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Careful and protect yuh neck protect yuh head
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Yuh betta protect yuh neck
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Protect yuh neck
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Protect yuh head don't tek nuh check
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Protect yuh neck
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And look over yuh shoulder
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Mi well waah come out afta x-30
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Mi nuh waah nuh curfew country
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Woman and man tired fi lock up inna house
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Well waah come out and sport all bout
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When wi come out and start party
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Yuh nuh si nuh one hot like we
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Nuh mek pagan mash up wi country
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in communit twist[?] up in love and inity
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Shooters hill
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Di war neva stand still
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And inna garden
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Mi neva si nuh cultivation nor nuh farming
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Now dem will done yuh inna kirk
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All ova waterhouse a drought still dem will wet yuh
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Is like yuh life nuh have nuh worth
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And inna callaloo bed mi nuh si nuh mo vegetarian alone
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Mek wi get dis straight sah
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Chant for a safer jamaica
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Who name dem place yah
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Dem neva seh word sound a powah
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Hey
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Protect Yuh Neck
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Tarrus Riley |