Treat The Dread Right

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Treat The Dread Right

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[Intro] All a full? Yah full? Jah come, belly full up (Lord!) [Refrain] Mi belly full, but mi hungry (Right!) A hungry man is a hungry man (Right!) Di rain a fall, but it [?] Jah, for the youth, a boy eat no nuff (Right!) [Chorus] For, you fi treat di dread a right, right, right, right Him, said, a puttin' up a fight (Gwan!) Say, you fi treat di dread right Him, said, a puttin' up a fight (Gwan!) (Beca') [Verse 1] Whether you black, an' a, whether you white Jah, whether hypocrite, or mi say, whether parasite Jah, whether PNP or you a labour right You cyaan do wrong an' expect to get right [Chorus] Say, fi treat di dread a right, right, right, right Him, said, a puttin' up a fight (Gwan!) Say, you fi treat di dread a right Him, said, a puttin' up a fight (Gwan!) (Beca') [Verse 2] Whether you black, hey-a, whether you white Say, whether hypocrite, or mi say, whether parasite Jah, whether PNP or labour right You cyaan do wrong, expect to get right [Chorus] You fi treat di dread right Him, said, a puttin' up a fight (Gwan!) [Verse 3] Beca', mi gone, mi gone, say, pon [?] Jah know, mi gone, mi gone, fi go nice up chi land Say, shot, it a fire from a dusk 'till dawn Said, after a storm there it must be a calm (But a) [Refrain] Mi belly full, but mi hungry (Right!) A hungry man is a hungry man (Right!) Chi rain a fall, but it [?] Jah, for the youth, a boy eat no nuff (Right!) [Chorus] For, you fi treat di dread a right Him, said, a puttin' up a fight (Gwan!) [Verse 4] Beca', whether you black, hey-a, whether you white Jah, whether PNP or labour right You cyaan do wrong an' expect to get right [Chorus] You fi treat di dread right Him, said, a puttin' up a fight (Gwan!) [Verse 5] Beca', mi gone, mi gone, say pon [?] Jah know, mi gone, mi gone, fi go nice up chi land Say, shot, it a fire from a dusk 'till dawn (Right!) Said, after a storm, it must be a calm (Right!) Mi fire one, Jah Jah know it [?] (Right!) Fi go treat di dread a right (Yeah!) Him, said, a puttin' up a fight (Gwan!) (But a) [Refrain] Mi belly full but mi hungry (Right!) Jah, hungry man is a hungry man (Right!) Chi rain a fall, but it [?] Jah, for the youth a boy eat no nuff [Chorus] You go treat di youth right, right, right, right Him, said, a puttin' up a fight (Gwan!) [Verse 6] Jah know, mi gone, mi gone, fi go nice up chi land Mi gone, mi gone, fi go nice up chi land Cah, shot, it a fire from a dusk 'till dawn (Right!) Say, shot, it a fire from a dusk 'till dawn (Rabbit!) Said, after a storm, it must be a calm (Right!) Mi fire one, Jah Jah know it [?] (But a) [Refrain] Mi belly full but mi hungry (Right!) Jah, hungry man is a hungry man (Right!) Chi rain a fall, but it [?] (Right!) Jah, for the youth a boy eat no-no (Right!) [Chorus] You go treat di dread a right, right, right, right Him, said, a puttin' up a fight (Bummo!) Say, you fi treat di dread a right (Yeah!) Him, said, a puttin' up a fight (But a) (Hey-a) [Verse 7] Whether you black, hey-a, whether you white Jah, whether hypocrite, or mi say, whether parasite Jah, whether PNP or labour right You cyaan do wrong, expect to get right (Just) [Outro] Treat di dread a right, right, right, right Him, said, a putting up a fight (Gwan!)

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Credits

Writers
  • Henry “Junjo” Lawes
  • Ranking Toyan