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Intro:
bwoy to the amount a fire weh a bun
storm build up all inna di sea
yuh nuh see weh a gwaan a bere rain nearly
wash we out but a good t'ing wi god bless eenuh
because yuh hear weh a gwaan nuh
chorus:
yuh si di fire burn a words without works
fire burn up di obeah man shirt
fire burn oonu better learn
a nuh everything out di yuh fi burn
Repeat
Verse 1:
imagine, yuh dress up inna di latest wear
put on yuh versace 'cause a tight pants deh wear
yuh come out yuh hear a rasta man seh bun down a queer
yuh feel like yuh waan disappear
imagine big dance a keep down inna di square
woman inna moschino and di tallest hair
she come out she hear a rasta man seh jah jah bun a false hair
she ask har self if she hard ears
imagine yuh come from sav-la-mar
see a rasta man tired yuh know seh him a walk from far
yuh offer him a drive an him seh cool yah star
yuh nuh si seh rasta bun up all car
Chorus
Verse 2:
youth yuh want get a rasta man vex
inna him turban and him robe and him don't got no cess
him come out him hear bald head seh bun dung a dress
den yuh woulda know who jah bless
just inna weh day a rasta crash up pon a hill
him go a hospital and doctor take care a him
dem give him a prescription and him go deh fi a fill
the pharmacist sey, "sir, bun dung a pill"
just inna weh day inna pablo's mi walk
di rata dem buy dung to curtain cloth
him come out, some little youth naah tek no talk
seh bun dung a tie head and laugh
Chorus
Verse 3:
nuff a den bun up but dem soon ketch a fire
nuff a bun foreign dem a frequent flyer
nuff a dem a fight and die fi a dollar
nuff a dem a bun waste fire
well, from yuh bun di dragon den yuh mussn' go a japan
and if yuh bun di eagle den nuh go uncle sam
weh yuh a do wid di queen money inna yuh hand
try leggo dat, rasta man
Chorus