DJ A Dance

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[Intro] Now, blackman I and I say, mount ZIon our descendant 'Cause I and I come from one African land An' one day you have fi casted by Jah down [Verse 1] Mi say, dem keepin' a dance, dem a wash it down Dem send fi Josey Wales an' king Yellowman Dem send fi U-Roy an' pupa Toyan Dem no send fi Peter Metro nor Burro Banton Cah, Burro nose big like twelve rubbish ban Dem no want so much deejay, dem only want one So dem fi pupa Chaplin fi come ram up session Mi send fi di Queen from out of Buckingham Mi send fi Margaret Thatcher, mi say from London Mi send fi di president weh name Rеagan Mi send fi di leader of di Soviеt Union An' dem hug up an' kiss an' shake one another hand An' talk dispose 'bout nuclear weapon An' cut down di tax pon ammunition An' come out of di conflict with di Caribbean An' talk [?] feelings with di Cuban An' make dem know di world now belong to one man Cah, mi is a man, no love botheration Mi tired fi come see people in a frustration A long time mi jam an' a run Saint Ann Mi send di one Josey fi go a number one But it seems like Josey will-a take too long Mi are go cramp him with mi lyrics an' phone di Yellowman I walk pon Burro nose, go straight to number one An' do couple tune an' turn champion An' buy seven car an' one dozen van Cah, up in a di hills weh di stream so cool Said-a, mullet an' a janga swim in di pool Say, five sheep, goat an' a six black ram Some makers of banana, some makers of yam Dem cyaan stop you again for you have ambition Dem have fi friend you up an' shake off your hand Say, from you a walk from town to Westmoreland You must drive a car or you must drive a van [Bridge] Pupa Chaplin, Lord-our-God, you come fi control di land (Hey) Cah, pupa Chaplin, I tell you say, you come here fi control di land Cah tell you, you are go wipe out violence an' nuclear weapon You are go make minister an' president shake hand A so mi know you too are champion You come pon yard fi no destruction You come fi show di light to blackman In a di land (Lord have mercy) I tell you, in a di land (Cah, weh mi say?) [Verse 2] Now with di order of di scripture from di Governor General Say, anywhere mi go, man, mi control gal A so mi know dis ya deejay no partial Mi win Grammy award an' mi win gold medal No bother come try fi trick blackman Pon di land (Lord have mercy) Mi say, no bother come try fi trick blackman Pon di land (Cah, weh mi say?) Mi say, mi praise Rastafari, mi no praise Satan Mi don't got no time fi no contention Mi nah walk an' shake wicked man hand Mi greatest plan, mi say fi go to Zion So tell me, mi say fi tell me Tell me if me wrong (Lord have mercy) Mi say fi tell me, people tell me Tell me if me wrong (Fi what?) Fi want crash down violent an' wipe out weapon An' [?] from down at Lebanon Mi say tell me, people tell me Tell me if me wrong (Cah, weh mi say?) But mi say, dis is a question fi ask every man Dis is a question fi ask every man You know, say, your mouth can make you get rich You know, say, your mouth can talk slow an' cool--