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Soldier Takes Over Lyrics by Welton Irie

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[Intro]
Attention, Sergeant Jones!
As you were
[?]

[Pre-Verse]
Cho, with a left, right, left, right, left, right, left, right
Mi say, left, right, left, right

[Verse 1]
So, lift up your foot an' put dem down
Cah, government boot is not your own
Lift up your foot then you put dem down
Say, government boot is not your own

[Chorus]
Mi say, soldier take over
Cah, right a now, dem just a come in a di Tanker
Jah, make mi say, dem just a come in a di Rover
Hail, Jah man, mi say, soldier take over

[Verse 2]
Cah, let mi tell you, say, look out, look out
Cah, soldier there 'bout
Look out, look out
Say, soldier there 'bout
Dem will jook you in a your waist
An' dem will box you in a your mouth
Look out, look out
Cah, soldiеr there 'bout
Mi have fi stay 'round di cornеr an' peep
Mi sight di solder dem a come in a dem jeep

[Chorus]
Cah, man, say, di soldier take over
Cah, right a now, dem just a come in a di Tanker
Hail, Jah man, dem just a come in a di Rover
Cah, weh mi say!

[Refrain]
Dem come pon di scene dress up in a full green
A buss up SLR an' submachine
But di bad boys dem a fire M16
Your hands and your heart it have to pure an' clean

[Chorus]
Cah, soldier take over
Cho, make mi say, dem just a come in a di Tanker
Cah, right a now, dem just a come in a di Rover
That's why you see mi

[Verse 3]
Mi na left mi ID
Jah man, mi say, mi nah left mi ID
Cah, right a now, mi no want soldier beat me
Jah, make mi say, my ID is to certify me
Mi ID is to certify me
Cah, tell you, said, mi nah left mi ID
But, watch out, man!

[Refrain]
Soldier come pon di scene dress up in a full green
A buss up SLR an' submachine
Say, mi went to [?] fi go check Christine
Mi sight a bad boy a buss a M16
Di boy never loaf, di boy never ramp
Di boy fire shot until him finger dem cramp
An' if mi never duck, mi would a get hit
Say, if mi never duck, mi would a get hit
Is a lucky thing mi did sight up a soldier truck

[Chorus]
Say, di soldier take over
Cah, right a now, dem just a come in a di Tanker
Cah, mi say, some of dem a come in a di Rover
But, watch out, man!

[Verse 4]
Dem wear up beret an' dem wear helmet
Dem wear up beret an' dem wear helmet
When they cyaan get no tile with dem [?]

[Chorus]
Mi say, soldier take over
But, watch out, man!

[Bridge]
With a left, right, left, right
Mi say, left, right, left, right
While one of dem miss him step
A one start to go, star
Right, left, right, left, right, left, right, left
Attention, Sergeant Jones, are you deaf?

[Chorus]
Cho, mi say, soldier take over
Lord a god, dem just a come in a di Tankers
Some of dem, dem wearing stripe pon dem shoulder
But, watch out, man!

[Verse 5]
A whole heap of girl a buss book dem man a soldier
Whole heap of girl a buss book dem man a soldier
So, breed dem, soldier, breed dem
Whole heap of idiot dem out there fi mind dem
Cho, you fi breed dem, soldier, breed dem
Whole heap of idiot dem out there fi mind dem

[Chorus]
Cho, mi, di soldier take over
Cah, lord a god, dem just a come in a di Tanker (How dem come?)

[Refrain]
Come pon di scene dress up in a full green
Well, a buss up SLR an' submachine
But di bad boys, dem a fire M16
Your hands an' your heart it have fi pure an' clean

[Verse 6]
But, gal, every day you get up, you a give mi butter bean
Well, every day you wake up, you a give mi sardine
Well, come to mi [?]

[Outro]
Mi say, di soldier take over
Cah, lord a god, dem hold a Jamaica (Flash it!)
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Welton Irie

Welton Irie

About “Soldier Takes Over” by Welton Irie

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"Soldier Takes Over" appears on "New Style".

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