Why don't you leave me alone

when I just wanna stay at home

and lemme listen to "do I worry"

Derrick sings marvelously well

all of my dreams dem locked in dis room

I'm gonna be a star very soon

but lemme listen to "I worry"

Derrick sings for I only

lemme listen to "I worry"

Derrick sings for me only

lemme listen to "do I worry"

leave us alone Derrick and me

shut de door stop following me

leave us alone Derrick and me!

yes mi crown fell on di ground mi son
but now I know I understand
dat what goes up one day will come dung
king one day begger next morn'...


life is no long quiet river/burn your soul like fiya!
some say life is quiet river/who sey so is liar!
life is such a long way to go/words bun dung like fiya!x2


yes mi crown fell on di ground mi son
but now I know I understand
dat what goes up one day will come dung
king one day begger next morn'...

gimme justice for di king is back

man beware it's me last attack

mi head's like a book dat is well compact

mi tongue like a gun dat never yet snap

run man run if ya see me come

monkey see monkey do go home!

don't care you face look innocent

you're like a monkey you're insolent!

delirious mule you're so arrogant!

oh laws me bawlin' fi punishment!

imitators now me know a lot!

don't ya know di only sureshot?



just in time put you in di fryin' pan

and ah let ya in man til di end of time!

you played wid di fiya when ya steal mi banner!

no you ain't got no honour better run fi cover!!



court in session Buster presidin'

him sentence ya three thousands years inna jail

man if ya goin a Zion high

go tell I and I you sinner man

you cyan't copy I musical ting

cos' you know noting bout I singin' machine

I've passed through de mill Lors I know de pain

open your eyes look who's back again

ah should have known by dis look in your eyes

dat you was a devil in disguise

right on time mi back on de scene

right on time di lord crown I king!



just in time put you in di fryin' pan

and ah let ya in man til di end of time!

you played wid di fiya when ya steal mi banner!

no you ain't got no honour better run fi cover!!

So one more day, another night
One more year without you
God I'm so blue, honey I miss you
So one more day, another night
One more year without you
God I'm so blue, don't know how old are you...


I mus' say if I had de money
I could show you a better day
but tings dem not so easy today
ain't no fun inna di city
from bad to worse everyday
God I polish shoes, man I beg fi money
tings dem so hard pon me!




ten years I livin' on de streets
still don't know how to make ends meet
tell me what do you learn at school
do your new daddy tink I'm a fool?
I'm dyin' to hear from you
I still polish shoes and still beg fi money
tings dem so hard pon me!

I'd like to know oh I'd like to know
why do people judge others?
why do people judge others?
mama lemme know ooh mama lemme know
why do people judge others?
love your neighbour as your brother

who knows de pain and who knows de load
dem carry someweh deep down in their souls
lemme know..mama lemme know!

I'd like to know oh I'd like to know
what am I to make of my life?
what am I to make of my life?
mama lemme know, why dem worry 'bout tomorrow?
don't borrow from tomorrow or you'll live in constant sorrow!

put Jah first move from worry to faith
Jah knows de need better than you know your face
lemme know..mama lemme know!

I'd like to know why man's plan often go wrong?
Oh I wish I'd go, yes man go and sin no mo'
mama lemme know oh mama lemme know
why people call it injustice?
who can ever reminisce?

who understands Jah's secret plan
inna di land of de sinking sand?
lemme know oh mama lemme know.....

I like reggae
di dirty reggae
early reggae
di rude rude reggae!
rockas reggae
psychedelic reggae!

I like reggae
funky reggae like inna JA
a dehso mi go deh!
bashy bashy reggae
satnite reggae!

Prince Buster reggae
Desmond Dekker reggae
Derrick Morgan reggae
Ethiopians reggae
Laurel Aitken reggae
Pioneers reggae!

Dice di boss reggae
Symarip reggae
Toots Hibbert reggae
Lee Perry reggae
Alton Ellis reggae
Ken Booth reggae!

Margarita
Margarita
Margarita
Margarita

Rushden road Margarita danced
"blow Don D blow" she said like inna trance
she was de queen of de rumba beat
he was de troubled man of de ska beat.
On new year's eve inna Johnsontown
de Skatalites played from dusk till dawn
wrong medication plus depression
blood on de floor whappened troubled Don?

Margarita
Margarita
Margarita
Margarita


Stabbed in di chest convicted murderer
she met her death when she met her lover
"open di door fi me open Junie!"
di clock stroke four...end of di story.
Inna Bellevue, home of lunatics,
di doctor kicked Don Cosmic so sick
di musical prophet sowed de seeds
a precious sound's now rulin' de streets

I and di mafia
we're bak in Africa
fi meet di Emperor
of sounds in Ethiopia
back to awi roots now
we set up a new era
dragons on mi finga
sing "united Africa"!

Go tell di black messiah
I and di mafia
we learn di whole chapter
Kebranagast
in Addis Ababa
we found out di scorcha
remember Lumumba
di mystical warrior

I and di mafia
we riddim conqueror
we fightin' for freedom
yes we shall overcome
stop di war and gun ting
listen Africa sings
di old time melody
African unity!

oh Dapango wha mek you galang so?

yeah now Dapango...Dapango gone a Babylon
wha mek you gwan so?
Dapango...come back yahso....Dapango...

Oh Dapango ya sey mi haffi know
wha you fi galang so

oh Dapango ah sey mi haffi know!!

spellbound, yes I'm still around
spellbound after all dis time

spellbound yes I'm still around
spellbound way back beyond
spellbound to di oldest time of man
spellbound...my mind is a clown...

spellbound way back beyond to di oldest time of man!
spellbound yes I'm still around
my mind is a clown!

spellbound yes I'm still around my mind is a clown
spellbound after all dis time no I never frown…

Blow Roland, blow your horn in heaven
do angels dance if not make them dance

will never go back to Jamaica again
Roland we soul bredda gone, we're in pain

bye Roland bye bye my dear friend
we will meet again at di rainbow's end

I and di mafia
we're bak in Africa
fi meet di Emperor
of sounds in Ethiopia
back to awi roots now
we set up a new era
dragons on mi finga
sing "united Africa"!

Go tell di black messiah
I and di mafia
we learn di whole chapter
Kebranagast
in Addis Ababa
we found out di scorcha
remember Lumumba
di mystical warrior

I and di mafia
we riddim conqueror
we fightin' for freedom
yes we shall overcome
stop di war and gun ting
listen Africa sings
di old time melody
African unity!

Son Son SonTraigo un Son Son SonSabrosoSon Son SonTraigo un Son Son Son
Son Son SonSon de mi tierra, traigo un sonYo aqui te lo traigoSon Son SonDe Monte Adentro, traigo un SonPa' que lo gocesSon Son SonSon de mi tierra, traigo un sonEl son de mi barrioSon Son SonDe Monte Adentro, traigo un Son
Yo te traigo de mi tierraMi poesia y cancionesQue han llenado de alergiaA tantas generacionesSuénalo
Te traigo mujeres bellasCon hermosa piel morenaEsbeltas como palmerasY cintura de sirenas
Siento que me muero cuando de ella me alejoBella tierra mia es un pedacito de cielo
Son Son SonSon de mi tierra, traigo un sonRepresentando a mi genteSon Son SonDe Monte Adentro, traigo un SonVengo de frenteSon Son SonSon de mi tierra, traigo un sonMi terra bellaSon Son SonDe Monte Adentro, traigo un Son
Vengo a repartir bellezasUn cielo de mil coloresSonrisas y frutas frescasY un rico aroma de flores
Invito a mi gente bellaA celebrar esta nocheAl ritmo de las estrellasQue toda mi gente goce
Siento que me muero cuando de ella me alejoBella tierra mia es un pedacito de cielo
Son Son SonSon de mi tierra, traigo un sonDe mil coloresSon Son SonDe Monte Adentro, traigo un SonTe traigo floresSon Son SonSon de mi tierra, traigo un sonY fruta frescaSon Son SonDe Monte Adentro, traigo un SonVoy repartiendo bellezas
De mi tierra te traigo un son bien sabroso (x6)
Son Son SonSon de mi tierra, traigo un sonCon alegriaSon Son SonDe Monte Adentro, traigo un SonPara la tierra miaSon Son SonSon de mi tierra, traigo un sonAy yo te traigo mi sonSon Son SonDe Monte Adentro, traigo un Son
Sabroso para ti !
EN:
Son SonI bring a Son Son SonTastySon SonI bring a Son Son Son
Son Son SonSon from my land, I bring a sonI bring it to you hereSon Son SonFrom Monte Adentro, I bring a SonFor your enjoymentSon Son SonSon from my land, I bring a sonThe sound of my neighborhoodSon Son SonFrom Monte Adentro, I bring a Son
I bring you from my landMy Poetry and SongsWho have filled with joyTo so many generationsPlay it
I bring you beautiful womenWith gorgeous tanned skinSlender as a palm treeAnd mermaid's waist
I feel like I'm dying when I walk away from herMy beautiful land is a little piece of heaven
Son Son SonSon from my land, I bring a sonRepresenting my peopleSon Son SonFrom Monte Adentro, I bring a SonI'm coming head-onSon Son SonSon from my land, I bring a sonMy beautiful landSon Son SonFrom Monte Adentro, I bring a Son
I come to deliver beautiesA sky of a thousand colorsSmiles and fresh fruitAnd a rich scent of flowers
I invite my beautiful peopleTo celebrate tonightTo the rhythm of the starsMay all my people enjoy
I feel like I'm dying when I walk away from herMy beautiful land is a little piece of heaven
Son SonSon from my land, I bring a sonOf a thousand colorsSon Son SonFrom Monte Adentro, I bring a SonI bring you flowersSon Son SonSon from my land, I bring a sonAnd fresh fruitSon Son SonFrom Monte Adentro, I bring a SonI'm handing out beauties
From my land I bring you a tasty son (x6)
Son Son SonSon from my land, I bring a sonWith joySon Son SonFrom Monte Adentro, I bring a SonFor my landSon Son SonSon from my land, I bring a sonOh I bring you my sonSon Son SonFrom Monte Adentro, I bring a Son
Tasty for you !

Ya no quiero verte cercaAunque me duela aléjate con tus palabrasAun viniendo de tu boca
y de tu hermoso cuerpo hieren como balasEres como una serpientePero de angelito vienes disfrazadaMe hipnotizas por la nocheY muerdes por la madrugada
Ya no quiero depender de tiNi mencionarte tanto en mis cancionesYa ganaste el primer puestotambién el trofeo de rompecorazonesTienes engañado al universo entero
con tu inocente miradaJuegas con los sentimientos
Como una niña malcriada
Quiero encontrar una manera de salvarmeEstoy enloqueciendoY arrancarte de mi cuerpoAunque por ti me estoy muriendo
Me cansé de llorar por ti
Y de sufrir por tiMe cansé de intentar por tiY de llorar por tiSalte ya de mi corazónNo quiero mas decepciónMe cansé de esperar por tiY de llorar por ti
Tanto tiempo ya perdidoSe van de mis manos los días como el aguaTu con la mirada en altoY orgullosa como si fuera una hazaña
De rodillas yo le ruego al dios del cielo
que te aleje de mi vidaHas dejado mi alma en penaEl corazón en carne viva
Quiero encontrar una manera de salvarmeEstoy enloqueciendoY arrancarte de mi cuerpoAunque por ti me estoy muriendo
Me cansé de llorar por tiY de sufrir por tiMe cansé de intentar por tiY de llorar por tiSalte ya de mi corazónNo quiero mas decepciónMe cansé de esperar por tiY de llorar por ti (x2)
Me cansé de llorar por tiY de llorar por ti
EN:
I don't want to see you around anymoreEven if it hurts, go away with your wordsEven coming from your mouth
and of your beautiful body they hurt like bulletsYou are like a snakeBut as a little angel you come disguisedYou hypnotize me at nightAnd you bite in the morning
I don't want to depend on you anymoreNot even mentioning you in my songsYou've already won first placealso the heartbreaker trophyYou've got the whole universe fooled
with your innocent lookYou play with feelings
Like a spoiled child
I want to find a way to save myselfI'm going crazyAnd tear you from my bodyThough for you I'm dying
I got tired of crying for you
And to suffer for youI got tired of trying for youAnd to cry for youGet out of my heart nowI don't want any more disappointmentI got tired of waiting for youAnd to cry for you
So much time already lostThe days are gone from my hands like waterYou with your eyes up highAnd proud as if it were a stunt
On my knees I pray to the god of heaven
to take you away from my lifeYou have left my soul in sorrowThe heart in living flesh
I want to find a way to save myselfI'm going crazyAnd tear you from my bodyThough for you I'm dying
I got tired of crying for youAnd to suffer for youI got tired of trying for youAnd to cry for youGet out of my heart nowI don't want any more disappointmentI got tired of waiting for youAnd to cry for you (x2)
I got tired of crying for youAnd to cry for you