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Country Man Lyrics by Nicodemus

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[Intro]
Well, here come a play, the musical selection
We caught conception, Selassie I, correction
The musical disc call "Style Up-a-Town"
Beca' mi full of fashion
The man call Nicodemus on di microphone stand
Man call [?] (Do it!)
[Chorus]
Country man, no bother left your country an' come join town gang
Man, you get a kill a by di eradication
DI man ask a weh your name, your name Raymond
How old are you, a you no reach twenty-one
Him ask weh you come from, up a in Clarendon (Hey!)
Tell 'em-a, tell 'em-a
[Refrain]
For mi say, style up-a-town beca' mi full of fashion (Bumma!)
Style up-a-town beca' mi full of fashion
[Verse 1]
Mi bump Barbara pon deh a foreign land
Jah man, she put a million in a mi hand
She say, "a Demus, go buy your house an' land"
"Fi buy your Seville an' your transit van"
[Chorus]
Country man, no bother left your country an' come join town gang
For, man, you get a killed by di eradication
DI man ask a weh your name, are your name Raymond?
How old are you, a you no reach twenty-one
Him ask weh you come from, up a in Clarendon (Hey-a!)
Tell 'em-a, tell 'em-a
[Refrain]
For mi say, style up-a-town beca' mi full of fashion (Bumma!)
Style up-a-town beca' mi full of fashion
[Verse 2]
Di man-a Nicodemus at di microphone stand
Him sweeter than di water from di melon
An' dis a music, it have fi reach number one (Bumma!)
[Refrain]
For mi say, style up-a-town beca' mi full of fashion (Hey-a!)
Style up-a-town beca' mi full of fashion
[Chorus]
Country man, no bother left your country an' come join town gang
For, man, you get a kill a by di eradication
DI man ask a weh your name, your name Raymond?
How old are you, you no reach twenty-one
Di man ask weh you come from, up a in Clarendon (Hey-a!)
Tell 'em-a, tell 'em-a
[Verse 3]
For mi say, I Demus at di microphone stand
For, when mi know mi right, dem a talk 'bout mi wrong
Well, even when mi weak an' dem a talk 'bout mi strong
Say, Tom shoot John, him said "A mistake, man"
[Chorus]
Country man, no bother left your country an' come join town gang
For, man, you get a kill a by di eradication
DI man ask weh your name, are your name Raymond?
How old are you, you no reach twenty-one
Him ask weh you come from, up a in Clarendon (Hey-a!)
Tell 'em-a, tell 'em-a
[Refrain]
For mi say, style up-a-town beca' we full of fashion (Hey-a!)
Style up-a-town beca' we full of fashion
[Outro]
Say, I-ya mister Demus at your microphone stand
Mi sweeter than your water from di melon
An' tell you, dis a one have fi reach number one
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Nicodemus

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About “Country Man” by Nicodemus

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"Country Man" appears on "The Very Best Of Nicodemus".

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