Old War Chant

[Hook] Down in a the ghetto is like old Vietnam Gun shot a bust with grenade and bomb First fi survive a fi iron lion Learn fi trod through great tribulation Learn to survive off the plantation Plant up potatoes wi plant up yam Turn over soil cause food have fi nyam Satta a mi yard a mi base a mi ranch Mi saw mouth shotgun and mi gold sixpence Jus yesterday a man rip off mi fence And if mi catch him a shhhh silence [Verse 1] Now mi do di guzumbah the Old War Chant Claim sey mi wanted is what dem want Fi defend mi life mi bus up some corn Dead man don't tell tale and that done gone Jus fi survive man a so man a fi gwan Wey dem a go do when the real war start Can't find solution who play the part Claim sey you bad see how fast you tek off You use to brag how you kill and laugh How you wicked and a rip out men heart Carry dead man gwan thing of a wharf Well I Jr. Gong a show you say you soft Now Jr. Gong no matter if you brawd or you big We naw show respect if you don't love how you live Everyday you get up you tek on, you naw give Big up Raggamuffin you respect, him solid Back to the issue wey wi di a deal wid [Hook 2] Down in a Jamaica is like old Vietnam Print a di eyes put a destruction For the simplest thing man a bram bram bram Man a live them whole life in a police station Man a sentence fi hang and don't do a wrong We plant sensimillia and we plant up we yam And wi turn over soil for food have fi nyam Satta a mi yard a mi base a mi ranch Mi saw mouth shotgun and mi gold sixpence Jus yesterday a man rip off mi fence And if mi catch him a shhhh silence [Verse 2] Now mi do di guzumbah the Old War Chant Claim sey mi wanted is what dem want Fi defend mi life mi bus up some corn Dead man don't tell tale and that done gone Jus fi survive man a so man a fi gwan Now really true I and I positive Taking up a matter getting inquisitive A blind man can see the type of life man a live Yo Raggamuffin you is like a college Back to the issue wey mi a deal wid [Hook 3] Down in a the ghetto is like old Vietnam Gun shot a ring with grenade and bomb First wi survive you have to be a marksman Learn to bus shot a shot gun out a hand Learn to survive off the plantation Plant up potato wi plant up yam Turn over soil for food have fi nyam Satta a mi yard a mi base a mi ranch Mi saw mouth shotgun and mi gold sixpence Jus yesterday a man rip off mi fence And if mi catch him a shhhh silence [Verse 3] Now mi do di guzumbah the Old War Chant Claim sey mi wanted is what dem want Fi defend mi life mi bus up some corn Dead man don't tell tale and that done gone Jus fi survive man a so man a fi gwan Wey dem a go do when the real war start Can't find solution who play the part Claim sey you bad see how fast you tek off You use to brag how you kill and laugh How you wicked and a rip out men heart Carry dead man gwan thing of a wharf I Jr. Gong a show you say you soft Now down inna di ghetto wey the poor people live Due to sufferation some of dem think negative Give thanks and praises to the life Jah Jah give The elder done tell you small people get big anyway Back to the issue wey mi di a deal wid [Hook]