Country Man

Lyrics

[Intro] Well, here come a play, the musical selection We caught conception, Selassie I, correction The musical disc call "Style Up-a-Town" Beca' mi full of fashion The man call Nicodemus on di microphone stand Man call [?] (Do it!) [Chorus] Country man, no bother left your country an' come join town gang Man, you get a kill a by di eradication DI man ask a weh your name, your name Raymond How old are you, a you no reach twenty-one Him ask weh you come from, up a in Clarendon (Hey!) Tell 'em-a, tell 'em-a [Refrain] For mi say, style up-a-town beca' mi full of fashion (Bumma!) Style up-a-town beca' mi full of fashion [Verse 1] Mi bump Barbara pon deh a foreign land Jah man, she put a million in a mi hand She say, "a Demus, go buy your house an' land" "Fi buy your Seville an' your transit van" [Chorus] Country man, no bother left your country an' come join town gang For, man, you get a killed by di eradication DI man ask a weh your name, are your name Raymond? How old are you, a you no reach twenty-one Him ask weh you come from, up a in Clarendon (Hey-a!) Tell 'em-a, tell 'em-a [Refrain] For mi say, style up-a-town beca' mi full of fashion (Bumma!) Style up-a-town beca' mi full of fashion [Verse 2] Di man-a Nicodemus at di microphone stand Him sweeter than di water from di melon An' dis a music, it have fi reach number one (Bumma!) [Refrain] For mi say, style up-a-town beca' mi full of fashion (Hey-a!) Style up-a-town beca' mi full of fashion [Chorus] Country man, no bother left your country an' come join town gang For, man, you get a kill a by di eradication DI man ask a weh your name, your name Raymond? How old are you, you no reach twenty-one Di man ask weh you come from, up a in Clarendon (Hey-a!) Tell 'em-a, tell 'em-a [Verse 3] For mi say, I Demus at di microphone stand For, when mi know mi right, dem a talk 'bout mi wrong Well, even when mi weak an' dem a talk 'bout mi strong Say, Tom shoot John, him said "A mistake, man" [Chorus] Country man, no bother left your country an' come join town gang For, man, you get a kill a by di eradication DI man ask weh your name, are your name Raymond? How old are you, you no reach twenty-one Him ask weh you come from, up a in Clarendon (Hey-a!) Tell 'em-a, tell 'em-a [Refrain] For mi say, style up-a-town beca' we full of fashion (Hey-a!) Style up-a-town beca' we full of fashion [Outro] Say, I-ya mister Demus at your microphone stand Mi sweeter than your water from di melon An' tell you, dis a one have fi reach number one