Rat A Cut Bottle

Lyrics

[Intro] Height of great men, ridge on cap Were not obtained by sudden flight But while they come pon and keep on slept They were toiling upward through the night [Pre-Verse] Man, you no fi grudge your black brother Why is the time so hard? Why is the time so hard? (Why?) Tell you that di time so- Why is the time so hard? Tell dem, brother, tell dem [Verse 1] Time so hard Man, mi have fi run-left di yard Tell you that di time so hard Time so hard that even rat a cut bottle an' di wicked-dem a tacklе But dem a rattle When di two sеvens clash So mi tell you 'bout di two sevens clash (Well, watch out, man) Say, di natty eat out a calabash That deh time di two sevens clash [Chorus] Two sevens clash Well-a, live [?] Well, you got to keep on prompting, I would tell you That I tell you when di two sevens clash Well, I tell you, when di two sevens meet (Well, watch out, man) [Verse 2] Said, if a so you really see it, you better dweet Said, if a so you really see it, you better dweet Say that you fi leave out your seed complete That deh time you take out your wisdom teeth Another time you take out your two front teeth An' you cyaan eat no more meat, you see? Tell you that di two sevens clash (Good gosh) Tell you that di two sevens clash (My gosh) [Bridge] Whether you're gone the seventh of the seventh And the seventh man, people not know dem business place Hey now, say that dem get dem go hard [Chorus] Beca' di two sevens clash Tell you that di two sevens clash An' some of dem a play cereal lash in a calabash An' some go splish-splash (Yeah) [Verse 3] War is not di answer Said, only love can conquer Spot and beat di banker, no play no cone and anchor, you know But Jah Jah will conquer It may sound kinda funny but it's true Shoo-be-doo-be-doo-be-doo, I really-really-really love you do Tell you that di time- (Why is the time so hard?) Why mi really want know why the time so really hard Say, rat a cut bottle Tell you that di wicked-dem a tackle But while dem tell you say that your enemy cannot harm you An' dem tell that man to man is so unjust They say dare not trust your own neither your son Neither your wife, neither your bredda A man must have a top secret that he should never reveal it Because, boy, they may you do a ting an' dem catch John Brown An' a punish John Brown, and him cyaan stand di punishment Him will call your name So, boy, mi a tell you say, boy, time kinda hard but Boy, man fi know themself and know dem out of dis time, yah [Outro] Tell you 'bout di sound, as I would- Tell you that di two sevens clash (Wooy) That deh time you play cereal lash