I Am a Madman

Album cover art for "I Am a Madman" by Lee “Scratch” Perry

Lee “Scratch” Perry - R&B, Jamaica

I Am a Madman

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[Intro] One heart, one love, one unity, one destiny One God, one name, one trinity, yeah-yeah [Chorus] I am a madman I am a madman I am a madman (Yeah, yeah, yeah) Was born in the country I don't deal with ruffist I am a cultist (Yeah, yeah, yeah) I am a madman I am a badman I am a madman (Yeah, yeah, yeah) [Verse 1] Human rights declaration throughout the universe (Say, lord) Speak the truth and see dem what costs around For he who had the wrongings, those around can't stay Oh Lord, oh Lord, oh Lord, oh yah, call me crazy, woah, yeah Shaking hand with lightning Shaking hand with thunder Riddim from the earth (Well, well, well, well) Truth is taking over, liars run for cover The truth is taking over right yow, yow, yow, yow I am a cultist, I am a frontist I, I, I, I was blessed by all split, split, banana split I am the madman who come to cool the bad ones (Yeah, yeah, yeah) Yes, I was born from a cool cool big big tree The heart is a drum, my mind is the bass (Yeah, yeah, yeah) A face is a mirror, a yaze are lighting (Yeah, yeah, I hear everything) I see everything with my mystic eye, with the mystic sky [Chorus] I am a madman Come to cool all the badman I am a madman Yeah, yeah, yeah, come to cool the bad one I was born from a coco (Yeah, yeah, yeah) Bass and drum, and I don't deal with da ruffness Come to calm all the phantom (Yeah) Born in the country Was born in the yountry, was born in the yountry Kingston, Jamaica, Hanover, me [Verse 2] The roots takin' over, the youths takin' over (Right yow, yow, yow, yow) Liars run for cover, the days aren't over The truth takin' over (yow, yow, yow, yow) The roots takin' over daily, the truths taking over the night The night takin' over (yeah, yeah, yeah) The day takin' over, the months takin' over The years takin' over (Right yow, yow, yow, yow) The world a takin' over, I am takin' over Lee Perry takin' over (Right yow, yow, yow, yow) [Outro] I am a madman Come to cool the bad ones (Yeah, yeah, yeah, the super ape, the super tape) The rain takin' over, the breeze takin' over The trees takin' over (yeah, yeah, yeah) The earth takin' over, the wind takin' over The sky takin' over (yeah, yeah, yeah)

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  • Lee “Scratch” Perry