Love Ina Jam Down

Lyrics

[Intro] First time if you're black, mi said, you have fi stay at back An' first time if you're brown, mi said, you couldn't stick around An' first time if you're white an' everything was alright An' dat are cause di fuss, mi said-a, dat are cause di fight [Chorus] But now di rich man' an di poor man Come together in a one combination Come right ya now, come-make we build a better nation We nah go keep it in silent Come right ya now, come-make we fight 'gainst di violent [Verse 1] Cho, wake up every morning, no more sleeping in your bed An' stop your backward thinking, time of thinking ahead Di hungry must be fed, mi say, di blind must be lead Whether ballhead, or mi say, whether natty dread [Chorus] Keep on moving ahead Man, we are go step it ahead We want love in a Jamdown Cah right ya now, we want love in a Jamdown [Verse 2] If you're black like coal an' if you're white like snow An' dis is some things mi really want you to know Say, society get a blow (Oh) Mi say, society get a blow (Jah know) 'Cause if you're black, brown, you're yellow or blue We all are go eat up natty ital stew We no want Jamdown fi go under curfew Society get a blow (Jah know) Lord mi say, society get a blow [Chorus] Let us all unite, whether you're black or you're white You yellow an' you brown, no bother gwan like a clown We want love in a Jamdown Man, we want love in a Jamdown If you're deaf, you can't hear, an' if you're blind, you cyaan see We want love in a we country Cah right ya now, we want love in a we country Cah make mi tell you, we are one big family [Verse 3] But first time if you're black, mi said, you have fi stay at back An' first time if you're brown, you couldn't really stick around An' first time if you're white an' everything was alright An' dat are cause di fuss, mi said-a, dat are cause di fight [Chorus] But now di rich man an' di poor man Come together in a one combination Come right ya now, come-make we build a better nation We nah go keep it in silence Come, youth man, we are go fight 'gainst di violence We want love in a Jamdown We want love in a Jamdown Livin' in di country or you're livin' in di town Help your brother an' no bother push him down We want love in a Jamdown Man, we want love in a Jamdown [Outro] 'Cause if you're black like di coal an' if you're white like di snow An' dis is some things mi really want you all to know Say, society get a blow (Jah know) Jah, hold on an' don't let go