[00:00:00] Catch A Fire - Damian Marley [00:00:00] Written by:Stephen Marley/Damian Marley [00:00:02] Every time I 'ear di crack of di whip [00:00:28] Every time I 'ear di crack of di whip [00:00:31] My blood runs cold [00:00:33] I remember on di slave ship [00:00:36] How dey brutalise your very soul [00:00:39] Today dey say that we are free [00:00:41] Only to be jailed in poverty [00:00:44] Good God I think it's a little are she [00:00:47] Only a machine then makes [00:00:49] Slave driver your table has turned [00:00:53] We will [00:00:54] Catch a fire your gonna get burned [00:01:00] Slave driver your table has turned oh [00:01:05] Catch a fire your gonna get burned [00:01:09] Bun dem out [00:01:11] Dem take up di ghetto youths and [00:01:12] Give dem pure magazine [00:01:14] An take up anotha set an give dem bare 16 [00:01:17] An play dem dirty game applaud [00:01:18] Di plots and schemes [00:01:19] An watch dem like a show of [00:01:21] A view big screen [00:01:22] How come we brother dem [00:01:23] Man go buy dem cream [00:01:25] Turn dem inna police an bring [00:01:26] Dem in 'pon dem team [00:01:27] Ah wha dis fodder [00:01:29] Him drive ten grand worth a government larder [00:01:32] An fight against di ones who have di same fore father [00:01:35] Him next door neighbour all weed we charge for [00:01:37] We children slaughter [00:01:39] An we dem wan murder [00:01:40] Jus read di observer [00:01:42] Right now di city can't get no obsurder [00:01:44] After 400 years a no leap wi brown sugar [00:01:47] We ambush we brother [00:01:48] An gwan like whenever [00:01:49] Use to plan slave revolt an [00:01:51] A dem push dem together [00:01:52] We change jus like di weather [00:01:56] Every time I ear di crack of di whip [00:01:59] My blood runs at me [00:02:00] It's runnin' cold [00:02:01] I remember on di slave ship how dey brutalise [00:02:05] Your very soul [00:02:07] Today dey say that we are free [00:02:09] Only to be jailed in poverty [00:02:12] Good god I think it's a little are she [00:02:15] Only a machine then makes [00:02:17] Slave driver your table has turned [00:02:21] Bun dem out [00:02:22] Catch a fire your gonna get burned [00:02:28] Slave driver your table has turned [00:02:32] Bun dem out oh [00:02:33] Catch a catch a fire bun dem out [00:02:36] So your gonna get burned [00:02:39] Son's of slaves child [00:02:40] Now son's of di slave driver [00:02:42] Nah space slave rider neither [00:02:44] An if dem could dem would tax you pon saliva [00:02:47] How much more must we die for [00:02:49] The ones in the cars when [00:02:51] We standing at da car minus [00:02:52] The government bogus they don't work for us [00:02:55] Instead dem chain and whip you with domestic fuss [00:02:58] And guns and aids and drugs [00:03:00] 'Cause most of di youths with [00:03:02] Di school in dey mouth [00:03:03] Can't get no money from legitimate jobs [00:03:06] Then you wonder [00:03:07] Why dem grab chain and bags [00:03:09] You influence di youth a turn dem gays and fags [00:03:11] And rest den can afford not even torn up rags [00:03:14] But table a turn a mi turntable spun [00:03:17] Di fiya we a catch up all a blaze and a burn [00:03:20] Dats why anytime you see rasta ya run [00:03:22] Eh yo [00:03:23] Slave driver your table has turned [00:03:27] Bun dem out [00:03:28] Catch a fire your gonna get burned [00:03:34] Slave driver your table has turned oh catch [00:03:40] Catch a fire your gonna get burned [00:03:44] Bun dem out [00:03:46] We no wan nah babylon government [00:03:47] Wey ya burn down ganja man tent [00:03:50] And dem a come wit dem one bag [00:03:52] O tax argument when [00:03:53] We can't pay light bill and rent [00:03:55] Me side dem a leave ghetto youths every which part [00:03:58] Dem went dem a be round corner dem bent [00:04:01] So next time dem pass through you and [00:04:03] Ya crew don't give dem no encouragement [00:04:07] Eh yo just start run dem out and start [00:04:09] Bun dem out a ya environment [00:04:12] An yo we wan no 'bout da eva red cent [00:04:15] O di poor people money dem spent [00:04:17] An den we wan no down to who pay di bill