Dread

Lyrics

[Intro] You see! (Huh) Cah mi say, first time if you dread, dem a call you dirty head But now if you dread, say, dem love you to dead (You know dread) [Verse 1] Lord, papa Toyan a dread (Cah mi say, dread) Lord, Louie Lepke, him a dread (You know dread) Lord, pupa Lee Van a dread (You know dread) Lord, pupa Youth, him a dread (You know dread) Lord, Gregory Issacs, him dread (Mi say, dread) Lord, we a go kill dem dead [Bridge] What a hard soul fi dead What a hard soul fi dead What a hard soul fi dead (Mi say, dread) [Verse 2] Lord, papa Toyan a dread (Mi say, dread) Lord, Louie Lepke, him a dread (Mi say, dread) Lord, Gregory Issacs a dread (Mi say, dread) Lord, pupa Youth, him a dread [Bridge] Talkin' this an' talkin' that Talking' bout after come forth Let me tell you 'bout a sound-a, sound (Mi say, dread) [Verse 3] Lord, papa Toyan a dread (You know dread) Lord, papa Youth, him a dread (You know dread) Lord, Gregory Issacs, him dread [Bridge] [Scatting] (Mi say, dread) [Verse 4] Lord, papa Toyan a dread (You know dread) Lord, Gregory Issacs a dread (You know dread) Lord, Louie Lepke, him a dread (You know dread) Lord, Gregory Issacs a dread [Bridge] Say, first time if you dread, dem a call you dirty head But now if you dread, say, dem love you to dead (Mi say, dread) [Verse 4] Lord, we a go kill dem dead (You know dread) Lord, say, we heavy than lead [Refrain] It's a hard road to travel Lord, an' a mighty long way to go Sayin', it's a hard road to travel Lord, an' a mighty long way to go (Cah tell you, mi say, dread) [Verse 5] Lord, papa Toyan a dread (You know dread) Lord, Louie Lepke, him a dread (You know dread) Lord, Lee Van Cliff, a him a dread (You know dread) Lord, U-Roy, him a dread (You know dread) Lord, Prince Jazzbo, him dread (Mi say, dread) Lord, papa Youth, him dread [Bridge] Say, whether ballhead, mi say, whether natty dread Say, lord, papa Toyan, you dreader than dread (Mi say, dread) Lord, papa Toyan a dread (Mi say, dread) Talkin' 'bout dread and ballhead Whole lot a dem, a let me tell you 'bout the sound-a, call-a (Sayin, a dread) Lord, papa Toyan a dread [Scatting] Ride on, said, a ride on (Cah, tell you 'bout dread) [Verse 6] Lord, papa Toyan a dread (you know dread) Lord, Dillinger, him a dread [Refrain] It a hard road to travel Tell you, an' a mighty long way to go Talkin' 'bout a hard road to travel Tell you, and a mighty long way to go [Bridge] Say, what a hard soul fi dead What a hard soul fi dead What a hard soul fi dead (Mi say, dread) [Verse 7] Lord, papa Toyan a dread (you know dread) Lord, Louie Lepke, him a dread (you know dread) Lord, Gregory Issacs a dread (mi say, dread) Lord, buddy Roy, him a dread (mi say, dread) Lord, Big Youth, him a dread (mi say, dread) Tell you, we a go kill dem dead [Outro] And so Marcus Garvey say Blood uptown an' blood downtown Blood all over Rome, let me tell you 'bout the sound-a called-a