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INTRO:
A PURE IDIOT TING A GWAAN
AS FAR AS MI SEE A WAR, PHYSICALLY, BUT KETCH MI LYRICALLY NUH
MI A DI GAL DEM TROLLY
CHORUS:
A WAR WAH WAH WAH WAR, WAH WAH WAH WAR, WHAT DEM REALLY FIGHTING FOR
WAR WAH WAH WAH WAR, WAH WAH WAR, EVERY MAN A TUN GUN DOR
WAR WAH WAH WAH WAR, WAH WAH WAH WAR, BUT MI AN MI GAL DEM A PAR
WAR WAH WAH WAH WAR, WAR WAH WAH WAH WAR, EVERYBODY TUN (HOLD)
VERSE 1:
IF A DJ A DI YEAR DEM HAFFI WUK FI DAT
YUH NUH SEE A MI AN MI GAL DEM FIGHT IN ALL DI COMBAT
WHEN MI A WORK FI MI GAL DEM HAFI GET FLAT
POP OFF MI PISTOL LIKE A GUN MI A FIRE SHOT
WHEN MI A BOWL YUH NUH SEE A PURE GAL A BAT
GAL DEM A RUSH MI SEH MI BAD LIKE A GALAWASP
AFTER NUH MAN DIS YAH DJ NAH NUH BUS NUH SHOT
TAKES TWO TO QUARREL AFTER DAT A HOTTACLASP (CAUSE)
DEM NEVER REALIZE SEH TUPAC DEAD A BLEED,
BIGGY NEVER CARE NOR HIM NEVER TAKE HEED
DEM KILL HIM AN LEFT HIM BABY MOTHER SHE A BREED
AN BRING IT COME A YARD, BUT A DAT MI HAFFI LEAVE
CHORUS:
A WAR WAH WAH WAH WAR, WAH WAH WAH WAR, WHAT DEM REALLY FIGHTING FOR
WAR WAH WAH WAH WAR, WAH WAH WAR, EVERY MAN A TUN GUN DOR
WAR WAH WAH WAH WAR, WAH WAH WAH WAR, BUT MI AN MI GAL DEM A PAR
WAR WAH WAH WAH WAR, WAR WAH WAH WAH WAR, EVERYBODY TUN (HOLD)
VERSE 2:
WELL, IF A SO MI AN MI GAL IN A PURE FIST FIGHT
SPECIAL OCASSION A MUST LATE A NIGHT
BUS WEH DI BIKINI LIKE A BIG BAGEY KITE
KNOCK OUT DI BRAZIERRE GET IT OUT A MI SIGHT
A PURE MURDERATION RIGHT THROUGH DI NIGHT
YUH TINK MI AN TONY A GO FIGHT, YUH MAD
MI NAH NUH TIME FI GO WASTE OUT MI MIGHT
FI GO FIGHT 25 MAN LIKE MI A LOOK STRIPE
GIMMI A GAL MEK MI WUK UNTIL SHE START BITE
A MI DEM CALL MR. NICE, (CAUSE)
KAREN, SUZETTE AND DAWN, A DEM DE GAL MI WANT IN A MI PALM
CAUSE
CHORUS:
A WAR WAH WAH WAH WAR, WAH WAH WAH WAR, WHAT DEM REALLY FIGHTING FOR
WAR WAH WAH WAH WAR, WAH WAH WAR, EVERY MAN A TUN GUN DOR
WAR WAH WAH WAH WAR, WAH WAH WAH WAR, BUT MI AN MI GAL DEM A PAR
WAR WAH WAH WAH WAR, WAR WAH WAH WAH WAR, EVERYBODY TUN (HOLD)
VERSE 3:
MI NAH GO HAVE MI GUN AN GO ROB NUH SNEAKER
THROUGH MI FANCY MI LIFE TILL MI RUN IN A GLEANER
ONE BIG STONE MI USE AN LICK DUNG MARIA
AN DEN MI DRAW FI HELENA, DI SISTER
WHEN MI A GO THROUGH GIRLS TOWN MI FLEX LIKE A TWISTER
WHO NUH IN A PAIN GET BRUISE UP AND BLISTER
I NUH LOONEY TUNE SO NUH CALL MI SYLVESTER
I AM DI GAL DEM BRIDIDISTA, WATCH YAH
MI A DEM LOVE SPONGE, MI A DEM FAUCET
NOT A LIABILITY, MI A DI GIRL DEM ASSET
DI GAL DEM HAVE MI MAN FI LISTEN PON CASSETTE, GEES, GEES
CHORUS:
A WAR WAH WAH WAH WAR, WAH WAH WAH WAR, WHAT DEM REALLY FIGHTING FOR
WAR WAH WAH WAH WAR, WAH WAH WAR, EVERY MAN A TUN GUN DOR
WAR WAH WAH WAH WAR, WAH WAH WAH WAR, BUT MI AN MI GAL DEM A PAR
WAR WAH WAH WAH WAR, WAR WAH WAH WAH WAR, EVERYBODY TUN (HOLD)
CHORUS:
A WAR WAH WAH WAH WAR, WAH WAH WAH WAR, WHAT DEM REALLY FIGHTING FOR
WAR WAH WAH WAH WAR, WAH WAH WAR, EVERY MAN A TUN GUN DOR
WAR WAH WAH WAH WAR, WAH WAH WAH WAR, BUT MI AN MI GAL DEM A PAR
WAR WAH WAH WAH WAR, WAR WAH WAH WAH WAR, EVERYBODY TUN (HOLD)
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