[00:00:00] Roots & Culture - Shabba Ranks [00:00:02] Ah soh yuh stay [00:00:03] Yuh ongle ah tink one way [00:00:05] But I'm not a one way DJ [00:00:08] Coin Two side [00:00:10] Get that [00:00:11] Hear dis [00:00:12] Shabba Rankin reggae people's callin' out [00:00:14] People from east west north and south [00:00:17] Say I'm the MC with the nasty mouth [00:00:20] Dem feel like is pure slackness [00:00:21] Alone I can talk about [00:00:22] I know me roots & culture [00:00:24] Who is the route Robert Nesta [00:00:28] And Bunny Wailer follow after [00:00:31] It is music mi charge for [00:00:34] Look how deh world noh stop suffer [00:00:36] What have black people under pressure [00:00:39] Some talk dis and some talk dat [00:00:42] Say everyting from Shabba mouth is slack [00:00:45] I love roots and reality straight to the max [00:00:48] Because I'm a article oil-abash [00:00:51] I love deh roots & culture [00:00:54] To teach all deh youngster [00:00:56] And all yeh mudda and fader [00:00:59] So dat yuh days will be longer [00:01:02] Some talk dat and some talk dis [00:01:05] Nuff ah dem ah fight 'gainst slackness lyrics [00:01:08] You have to please John Public [00:01:11] When you're dealin' with deh Reggae music [00:01:14] Shabba Rankin you a murder [00:01:16] And it is music you charge for [00:01:19] Want to be a musical Ambassador [00:01:21] Ah goin' teach all yeh youngster [00:01:24] Here dis [00:01:25] Some of dem ah bawl how dem want culture [00:01:28] And some of dem waah people be vulgar [00:01:30] I rather to stick to I culture [00:01:33] Than to be a dirty character [00:01:36] I love me roots & culture [00:01:38] I goin' teach all yeh youngster [00:01:41] It's a new page the Ranks turn over [00:01:44] Teach 'em just like a teacher [00:01:47] Make them listen to me like a pastor [00:01:49] Woy yo [00:01:50] Shabba Rank in all reggae people callin' out [00:01:53] People from east west north and south [00:01:56] Say I'm deh MC with deh nasty mouth [00:01:58] Dem feel like is pure slackness [00:02:00] Alone I can talk about [00:02:01] Know me roots & culture [00:02:04] See how black people a suffer [00:02:06] It's what have black people under pressure [00:02:09] Just because we don't stick together [00:02:12] Woy yo [00:02:13] United we stand and divided we fall [00:02:15] Black man know yourself [00:02:17] Before your back is against the wall [00:02:18] Ten time rise and ten time fall [00:02:21] Oh Shabba is stronger then [00:02:22] Deh great China wall [00:02:24] Know me roots & culture [00:02:26] Is a new page me turn over [00:02:29] Mek up mi mind to [00:02:30] Teach the youngster [00:02:32] Teach the youth dem jus' like a teacher [00:02:35] Make dem listen to the Ranks like a pastor [00:02:38] Some talk dis and some talk dat [00:02:41] Say everyting from me mouth is slack [00:02:44] I love roots & reality straight to the max [00:02:46] Me can't understan' [00:02:47] How black can kill black [00:02:49] I know me roots and culture [00:02:52] Who is the root Robert Nesta [00:02:55] And Bunny Wailer follow after [00:02:57] What about Jacob & Peter [00:03:01] Jimmy the Pioneer in Jamaica [00:03:03] Know about you roots and yuh culture [00:03:07] Or else you will fade out forever [00:03:10] Live good in your neighbourhood [00:03:12] Live good and live good as you should [00:03:15] Shabba Rankin you a murder [00:03:17] It is music me charge for [00:03:20] Some talk dis and some talk dat [00:03:23] Say everyting from Shabba mouth is slack [00:03:26] I love roots & reality straight from the max [00:03:29] Because I am a article oil-abash [00:03:32] Ah love me roots & culture [00:03:34] Its a new page I turn over [00:03:37] Teach the youth dem like a teacher [00:03:40] Make dem listen to the Ranks like a pastor [00:03:43] Come now [00:03:43] See you just [00:03:44] Jump aroun' if you love culture