Leaders Let the People Down

Lyrics

[Intro] Burn them all, yeah Blazin', oh! 'cause I will never cease And I will never stop Blazing this fire nonstop Yeah-wow-ooh-yeah Alright, boom! [Chorus] A di leaders dem a let the people down Have dem holdin' at a straw when dem a drown A di leaders dem a let the people down They always let the people wear a frown A di leaders dem a let the people down Then them tryin' to blame it 'pon the dancehall And the artist and the sound Bigger heads a let the people down Then ask the ghetto youths them how mi sound [Verse 1] Yo! Babylon a speak dem words But wi nuh love how dem sound 'cause dem same one a turn it inna gun town Nuff ghetto youth dem turn inna gun clown Gunshot a tear off dem head crown, "Boom!" Well every other day a next body dem found Well inna dem owna blood mi see seh dem drown Who dem bwoy a really waan' take fi clown Dem dis Selassie I an' mi profound and say [Chorus] A di leaders dem a let the people down Have dem holdin' at a straw when dem a drown A di bigger heads a let the people down Dey always let the people wear a frown A di bigger heads a let the people down Tryin' to blame it on the dancehall And the artist and the sound The bigger heads a let the people down Down-dooowwn.. alright then wow! [Verse 2] Promise is a comfort to a fool Babylon a swear dem a go build more centers and schools Although mi never fi see a chair, a desk much less a stool Much less.... uh! Yeah! Unno hear me now Mi never see a pencil, not a pen much less a rule A who dem waan' fi take fi fool me cyaan cool [Chorus] A di leaders dem a let the people down Have dem holdin' at a straw when dem a drown A di bigger heads a let the people down Dem drinking the people blood dem a bloodhound A di bigger heads a let the people down Have them holding a straw when them a drown A di bigger heads a let the people down Righteousness no turn di youths dem in a no clown Wow! [Verse 3] But ghetto youths now see from afar 'cause all dem perpetrate is war yeah Have di youth dem a fight over house and car Woo of the superstar, uh! Well yah hear me see Dem will even sell you out Their con dem a come from far Man a red eye mourn over him owna car, wow! Wah gwaan star? Yah hear me? Unno blood.. Hey, boom! [Chorus] A di leaders dem a let the people down Have dem holdin' at a straw when dem a drown A di leaders dem a let the people down Why they always let the people wear a frown (Yeah) A di leaders dem a let the people down Have them holding at a straw when them a drown A di leaders dem a let the people down Then them try to blame it 'pon the dancehall The artist and the sound Bigger heads a let the people down Wow-wow-wow! Yeah-eh-eh-hey-wow! [Verse 4] Keep it burning on 'cause I will never stop burning this fire Let them know Selassie I rule, yeah I'll never take Emmanuel fi fool yeah I'll never take Garvey fi fool yeah Mama Omega a the mother Earth yeah Wow-wow-wow.. [Chorus] A di leaders dem a let the people down Have dem holdin' at a straw when dem a drown A di bigger heads a let the people down They always let the people wear a frown A di wicked dem a let the people down Holdin' at a straw when them a drown A di wicked dem a let the people down Then they try to blame it on the dancehall And the artist and the sound 'Nuff a dem let the people down Woooow-yeah! Yeah-eh-wow! [Verse 5] After you work dem so hard, yo! Still you come and draw card, yo! But a you shuffle the deck That's why you haffi play so hard Why you have the people dem a starve? yeah Find out seh dem a fraud yo! Eh! A mi go ask dem who dem a guard, yeah Rastafari a no fraud Burn dem a yard and 'broad And say.. [Chorus] A di leaders dem a let the people down Have dem holdin' at a straw when dem a drown A di bigger heads a let the people down Why they always let the people wear a frown A di wicked dem a let the people down, oh! Drinking the people blood dem a bloodhound Mi tell you dem a let the people down And a check say a joker in di a country and town A mi song!