Gone Water Gone (12" Mix)

Lyrics

[Intro] Uh, sah, cha Feelin' down to the get down, and I want you to know Cha, yes a me, oh [Verse 1] Sometime, mi say, di poor man get a fight An' little after dat, mi say, dem lock off di light Gone, water gone, say, gone, water gone A bawl, we a bawl, a gone, water gone But sometime di poor man get a fight Little after dat, mi say, dem lock off di light Di poor man, him feel like he fight Cah dat no right in a Jah Jah sight [Chorus] We shot pon we back, mi say, dem want fi see we drop Di dread pon we head, mi say, dem want fi see we dead Mi said di dread pon di poor man (Tell 'em-a) *Scatting* (Tell 'em-a) But-a watch out, man! (Hey) Water gone and di poor man a bawl (Hey-a) [Verse 2] Give thanks and praise while the rain keep fall (Right) Give thanks and praise while the rain keep fall And give thanks and praise unto Jah 'Cause sometime they lock off di water We have fi run gone at river Hail Jah man, we have fi flash out we locks Hail Jah man, we under roots and culture (Brr, watch out, man) [Chorus] A water gone, water gone Watch di poor man a bawl A water gone, water gone A watch di poor man a bawl [Verse 3] Give thanks and praise while the rain keep fall And sometime I and I just a play di football Boss have forsaken, dem started to fret But now dem just a hear we, we say, live and direct [Chorus] Water gone, water gone, say, water gone For Lord, you should a hear di poor man just a bawl A what feeling, feeling Dis a feeling come and get me down (Lord) Uh, yes a me, cha, Jah know I really, really, really, really, really [Verse 4] Want now take a little bathe but mi [?] Cah water gone, water gone You should a hear, mi say, di poor man a bawl Give thanks and praise while di rain keep fall Jah is good, Jah is great And Jah I meditate pon day and night [Outro] Cah they now as they come 'round dem lock off di light Little after dat di poor man feel fi fight I tell you say him want pure dirt just a white Dat no right in a Jah Jah sight (Look at dat)