Mr. Nkruma

Lyrics

[Intro] Hail mister Nkrumah, di I no hear of di rumor, Rasta No I-ya, I no check off no rumor Whether you grown or whether you short, I man sight it up Dem fiyah in a forty-leg, they are madman An' dem man want kills the dread, you know I-ya? So long, mister Nkrumah Don't check off di rumor, I would say (Huh-huh) An' no matter what the people of the world may say, I would say [Chorus] Dem said-a one forty-leg, said, it kill a bobo dread But-a rumor dem a spread pon di dread Man, mi said-a rumor dem a spread pon di dread Mister Nkrumah no check off di rumor Mister Nkrumah no check off di rumor [Verse 1] Lord, di natty dread well fed (So mi really say) Natty sleep on di bed On the very еxpensive spread (So mi rеally say) Natty dread, him no check off no forty-leg Natty dread just a use up di [?] Natty dread well fed (So mi really say) Say, natty sleep on di bed On the very expensive spread [Bridge] Hands an' heart have got to be pure an' clean To rally 'round di red, gold an' green Dream to be should principle of di ites gold an' green I and I want to trod with a queen [Chorus] Nkrumah no check off di rumor Mister Nkrumah no check off di rumor [Verse 2] Lord, di natty dread well fed (So mi really say) Say, natty sleep on di bed On the very expensive spread (So mi really say) Natty dread, him no check off no forty leg Natty dread just a use up di [?] Natty dread stand firm an' him fight 'gainst di germ Him no check off di earth's worm Say, natty dread stand firm an' him fight 'gainst di germ Him no check off di earth's worm [Bridge] So let your hands an' your heart be pure an' clean To rally around di red- Rally 'round di red, gold an' green Your hands an' heart have to be pure an' clean Dream to be should principle of di ites gold an' green Under an' over sixteen up ('Bout the sound, I would say, uh-uh) [Chorus] Mister Nkrumah no check off di rumor Mister Nkrumah no check off di rumor [Verse 3] Lord, di natty dread well fed (So mi really say) Say, natty sleep on di bed On the very expensive spread (So mi really say) Natty dread, him no check off no forty leg Natty dread just a use up di [?] Natty dread well fed (So mi really say) [Outro] Nkrumah no check off di rumor Mister Nkrumah no check off di rumor