Sammy Dead

Lyrics

[Intro] Now here come musical shack-attack as a special request (Huh) Man called Little John and Captain Sinbad, dem a forward ahead Is a shame (Do it!) You see, tell 'em, watch out, man! (Bim) [Chorus] In a mi house, light up on mi bed (Bim) In a mi house, light up on mi bed (Boom) [Verse 1] Mi transistor radio, it over mi head (Right) Seh, at di control dub, a was a natty dread Mi hear a newsflash said di man Sammy dead But Sammy dead, a never rumor dem a spread Sammy dead (Bimma) Seh dat, dem lick off him head Well, a special request, a mi seh, [?] di man Well, I-ya puppa Sinbad know di man Little John (Bimma) (So, black people, me want you understand) Right (Puppa Sinbad come fi set up di plan) Bimma (Puppa Sinbad come fi set up di plan) (Lord, a with di little youth weh name Little John) And I man Captain Sinbad in a different fashion (Bimma) [Chorus] In a mi house, light up on mi bed (Bam) In a mi house, light up on mi bed (Rabbit) [Verse 2] Mi transistor radio, it over mi head Mi transistor radio, it over mi head At di control dub, a di man Mikey Dread (Bim) Roots, Rock or Reggae natty play (Right) Cah, mi say, Roots, Rock, Reggae natty play (Hey) (Cah, mi say, [Scatting]) Rabbit (Cah, mi say, [Scatting]) Bim (Little John an' Captain are di boss DJ) Well, no matter what dem do, say, no matter what dem say Well, tell 'em, this a Reggae music, it have fi play (Bimma) Cah, mi say, [Scatting] Jah, [Scatting] (Bimma) [Chorus] In a mi house, light up on mi bed (Boom) Mi transistor radio, it over fi mi head Well, at di control dub a was a natty dread (Bim) [Bridge] (Hey, no matter what dem do, hey, no matter what dem say) I lost fi mi lover pon di King's Highway (But I'll never get back until the very next day) A Little John an' Captain Sinbad an' a dem a DJ [Scatting] Hey, no matter what dem do, hey, no matter what dem say (Bim) [Chorus] In a mi house, light up on mi bed (Bimma) In a mi house, light up on mi bed (Right) Mi light up pon mi bed a with mi radio at mi head Well, at di control dub was a natty dread Mi hear di newsflash, well, it buss in a mi head [Outro] Sammy dread; him dreader than dread [Scatting]