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Capital Offence Lyrics by Ranking Toyan

How The West Was Won [Reissue]

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[Intro]
You see, time getting dread, time getting red
So, youth, tell 'em have to hold up dem head
An' stop di backward thinking an' thinking ahead (Murda!)
Crucial Rasta, dreadful
Say, di bandits taking over the town (Say so!)
Di deputy sheriff isn't around (You, do you like that?)
Dem even send him underground
[Chorus]
Jah, mi say, I shot di sheriff in a self defense
Cah, Babylon a say, cah dat a capital offence
But-a time fi we get up an' fight
Cah black man, time fi we get up an' fight
Cah tell you, said-a, time fi we fight fi we right
Cah so mi said-a, time fi we get up an' fight (But hear mi, man-a!)
[Verse 1]
Say, time fi we have a revolution
Cah, dis a time fi we have a revolution
Cah mi say, due to we no have no ammunition
Talking 'bout di nuclear weapon (Slam-bam-bili)
'Bout di nuclear weapon
[Chorus]
Jah, let mi tell you, said-a, time fi we get up an' fight
Say-say dat-a time fi we fight fi we right
[Verse 2]
Say-say dat, a pick him up, you lick him down
Him bounce right back
You pick him up, you lick him down, him bounce right back
What a hard dread fi dead (Slam-bam-bili)
What a hard dread fi dead-a (You do mi dat!)
[Chorus]
Say, time fi mi get up an' fight (Slam-bam-bili)
Time fi mi get up an' fight (Slam-bam-bili)
Time fi we get up an' fight
[Verse 3]
Say-say dat, a time fi we have a revolution
Cah mi say, due to we no have no ammunition
Say-say, talking nuclear weapon
Jah, let mi tell you 'bout di nuclear weapon
No-no-no-no-no-no-no way [Scatting] (Do it, Jah!)
[Bridge]
Black people! Time fi we stop fuss an' stop from fight
Time fi we get together an' try to unite
[Chorus]
But let mi tell you, said-a, time fi we get up an' fight
No-no, say, time fi we get up an' fight
[Verse 4]
Cah tell you, say, no coppo, no brocco (Slam-bam-bili)
Say, no come fi no throw 'way
No-no way, say, no coppo, no brocco (Slam-bam-bili)
Say, no come fi no throw 'way
[Chorus]
Jah, let mi tell you, said-a, time fi we get up an' fight (Bimma!)
Cah mi say, time fi we get up an' fight (Hey!)
[Verse 5]
Cah mi say, special request to di man called Junjo
As I try in youth from di ghetto
Say, as I try in youth from di ghetto
So, dat a time fi we get up an' fight (Boyo!)
[Chorus]
Cah mi say, I shot di sheriff in a self defense
Cah, Babylon a say, cah, dat a capital offence
But-a Popeye di sailor man
Cah tell you, said, him living in a di garbage pan
[Outro]
Cah tell you, said-a, time fi we get up an' fight (Jah dread)
Time fi we get up an' fight (Jah dread)
Jah dreader than dread (Jah dread-Jah dread-Jah dread-Jah dread)
Jah heavy than lead
I-ya, I-ya natty, congo, bongo, rongo, I-ya, bredda [Scatting]
Murda!
Credits
Ranking Toyan

Ranking Toyan

About “Capital Offence” by Ranking Toyan

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