Willie Red

Lyrics

[Intro] One thing about music will make you feel no pain that you'll want to play, for Nicodemus is my name (Do it, Jah) [Chorus] Mi say, mi know a likkle youth by di name of Willie Red Mi know a likkle youth by di name of Willie Red Him never stop chuck it 'til they full him up a lead Him mother start bawl with her hand pon her head Talk 'bout her one son dead For, dem a talk 'bout her one son dead (Well, watch out, man-a) [Verse 1] Him roam the street every day an' every night Him learn how to steal an' him learn how to fight But one Monday night it was out of sight For mi say, man, him buy a gun an' then him steal away a car An' likkle after that him go pull up a bar, but him never reach far 'Co let mi tell you, say, dem shoot him with a SLR 'Co let mi tell you, say, him die before di bar 'Co let mi tell you, say, dem kill Willie Red Hail Jah man, mi say, dem kill Willie Red (Well, watch out, man-a) [Chorus] Mi know a likkle youth a by di name of Willie Red Him never stop chuck it 'til they full him up a lead Him mother start bawl with her hand pon her head Talk 'bout her one son dead [Verse 2] Mi say, him roam di street every day an' every night Him learn how to steal an' him learn how to fight But one Monday night it was out of sight Mi say, man, him buy a gun an' then him steal away a car Likkle after that an' him go pull up a bar, but him never reach far 'Co let mi tell you, say, dem shoot him with a SLR 'Co let mi tell you, say, him die before di bar 'Co let mi tell you, say, dem kill Willie Red 'Co let mi tell you, say, dem kill Willie Red 'Co let mi tell you, say, we tougher than we heavy than lead Jah man, weh make dem kill Willie Red? 'Co let mi tell you, say [Chorus] Mi know this likkle youth a by di name of Willie Red Him never stop chuck it 'til they full him up a lead Him mother start bawl with her hand pon her head Talk 'bout her one son dead [Verse 3] Mi say, him roam di street, every day an' every night Mi say, him learn how to steal an' him learn how to fight But one Monday night it was out of sight For mi say, man, him buy a gun an' then him steal away a car An' likkle after that him go pull up a bar, but him never reach far Dem shot him with a SLR Mi say, him die before di bar Jah Jah a mi guidance star Jah man, we a movie star 'Co let mi tell you, say, dem kill Willie Red 'Co let mi tell you, make dem kill Willie Red [Outro] Mi say, mi know this likkle youth a by di name of Willie Red Say, him never stop chuck it 'til they full him up a lead Him mother start bawl with her hand pon her head Talk 'bout her one son dead