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Gone Water Gone (12" Mix) Lyrics by Lee Van Cleef

Thompson Sound 1981-’82 (Greensleeves 12" Rulers)

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[Intro]
Uh, sah, cha
Feelin' down to the get down, and I want you to know
Cha, yes a me, oh
[Verse 1]
Sometime, mi say, di poor man get a fight
An' little after dat, mi say, dem lock off di light
Gone, water gone, say, gone, water gone
A bawl, we a bawl, a gone, water gone
But sometime di poor man get a fight
Little after dat, mi say, dem lock off di light
Di poor man, him feel like he fight
Cah dat no right in a Jah Jah sight
[Chorus]
We shot pon we back, mi say, dem want fi see we drop
Di dread pon we head, mi say, dem want fi see we dead
Mi said di dread pon di poor man (Tell 'em-a)
*Scatting* (Tell 'em-a)
But-a watch out, man! (Hey)
Water gone and di poor man a bawl (Hey-a)
[Verse 2]
Give thanks and praise while the rain keep fall (Right)
Give thanks and praise while the rain keep fall
And give thanks and praise unto Jah
'Cause sometime they lock off di water
We have fi run gone at river
Hail Jah man, we have fi flash out we locks
Hail Jah man, we under roots and culture (Brr, watch out, man)
[Chorus]
A water gone, water gone
Watch di poor man a bawl
A water gone, water gone
A watch di poor man a bawl
[Verse 3]
Give thanks and praise while the rain keep fall
And sometime I and I just a play di football
Boss have forsaken, dem started to fret
But now dem just a hear we, we say, live and direct
[Chorus]
Water gone, water gone, say, water gone
For Lord, you should a hear di poor man just a bawl
A what feeling, feeling
Dis a feeling come and get me down (Lord)
Uh, yes a me, cha, Jah know
I really, really, really, really, really
[Verse 4]
Want now take a little bathe but mi [?]
Cah water gone, water gone
You should a hear, mi say, di poor man a bawl
Give thanks and praise while di rain keep fall
Jah is good, Jah is great
And Jah I meditate pon day and night
[Outro]
Cah they now as they come 'round dem lock off di light
Little after dat di poor man feel fi fight
I tell you say him want pure dirt just a white
Dat no right in a Jah Jah sight (Look at dat)
Credits
Lee Van Cleef

Lee Van Cleef

About “Gone Water Gone (12" Mix)” by Lee Van Cleef

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