We and Dem - Bob Marley & The Wailers

Over and over I keep going over the world we knew Once when you walked beside me That inconceivable, that unbelievable world we knew When we two were in love And every bright neon sign turned into stars And the sun and the moon seemed to be ours Each road that we took turned into gold But the dream was too much for you to hold Now over and over I keep going over the world we knew Days when you used to love me And every bright neon sign turned into stars And the sun and the moon seemed to be ours Each road that we took, it turned into gold But the dream was too much for you to hold Now over and over I keep going over the world we knew Days when you used to love me Over and over I keep going over the world we knew

I tell yuh if yuh come wid yuh competition come straight way Cause yuh come sideways rudebwoy, phenomenon one, oonu listen There's nothin you can do that make me run away from this clash yah, this clash yah And there is no DJ can put the competition to Ninja, Ninja Yes I'm tellin yuh from the start I will break yuh little heart And leave oonu dung a ground cause I'm the real poison dart There's no word you can say that it could offend the Ninja, yuh tell mi Mi gone murder dem, murder dem inna competition a go murder dem Yuh tell oonu murder dem, murder dem Inna competition mi a go murder dem When mi gone, a who dat a follow mi? When mi look on a ruffneck bad bwoy Josey When mi gone, a who dat a follow mi? Pon di right side mi look a Lieutenant Stitchie When mi gone, a who dat a follow mi? Who a jump out like wild animal can't you see A bad bwoy Tiger we a di celebrity When mi gone, who exactly behind mi Di yute wey ruff weh name Admiral Bailey Tellin mi how much him ruff and him ready When mi gone, mi come fi kill somebody Yuh guy murder dem, murder dem Hear mi a go tell yuh mi a go murder dem Because mi tek off di whip, tek off di whip Tek off di whip a wid di saddle wid it And then mi saddle di horse, saddle di horse Put it pon di track and then mi a go kick off Tek di battry, tek di battry A when inna di race mi have nuh sympathy When mi gone, none a dem nuh follow mi When mi gone!!! Mi a go bun dem belly When mi gone, mi look just behind mi Flourgon look like him need out yuh see When mi gone, I look right side a mi Red Dragon a pose up but him drink off yuh see Hear Ninja Man come tell everybody When mi gone, mi seh mi just get ready Shabba Rankin pose up in di party Him a mi bredrin and di two a we deh deh steady When mi gone, mi see mi fren Bailey Mi siddung pon di riddim and mi deh deh steady Because dem caan off a from mi mind and we body Dem neva know seh we ruff and we ready Full a stamina we fit dem one burst a donkey We give dem dung to length we give dem dung to length Go tell di whole a dem we give dem dung to length Mi give oonu dung to length mi give oonu dung to length Cause if a one per long mi give oonu dung to length Cause If I legalize yuh rights yuh get, dung to length Because, deh siddung pon yah and a trouble like a wah Or inna car and move like a car pon track And giddy up and move up and then yuh still nah stop Ninja pon him two foot mi seh mi fasta than dat Di concord a come inna minute it drop But a inna second Ninja move off and stop Mi tell a, gone, none a dem nuh follow mi When mi gone, mi hurt dem belly When mi gone, it a different stylee When mi gone, see mi a starve hungry Mi tell a, wicked somethin, we tell dem terribly And dem a seh dat a di poetry and di bible Mi tell dem move from here if yuh waan tremble Dem seh dat Ninja Man a one a Jah disciple Round microphone dem seh mi too terrible Mi tell oonu, ambition oonu listen Dat di one fi all intelligent people...

Standing so I can see them beneath the morning sky All those who seek to climb so high To insure the river Jordan will not run dry All of the tears run out of the valley high Oh a den Mesada! I fear the War's out Tell Father they've come, oh tell Mother they've come Lord forgive they for they have stamped on the ocean Oh forgive them who trampled by the way side Lord forgive them who trot upon the ocean Lord forgive them for all of dem a they don't know They sit there robbing de poor We shall stand upon the lies they told Rocking the boat that they stole, Remember Babylon rule them... Dread Iyon Dread Dem a payaka, want to live and be so free yeah, oh lord Now if dem want to live, if dem want to live, oh now shelter we Oh Father they stole, another one, another country poor Oh another one, another country poor Well now the youth man say Well now the Convenant say, oh the youth man say And the a government now they don't know Now they don't see Jah people don't want to Believe them, no more, they are deceive yes, no more While they sit in their illusion wondering how Babylon rule dem, rule them So dem, so dem man, so dem a masses have cried And left them all out, and left them all out To suffer inna dis a ghetto while dem trampled out On my soul, Brought to you dem Lepo paya, dem Lepo paya, Lepo paya gone a Ethiopia Lepo paya, dem Lepo paya, Lepo paya gone a Ethiopia Standing so I can see them beneath the morning sky Seeking to climb the ladder so high Oh the mighty Jordan will not run dry So our tear drop from valley to the sky Oh they don't know, they sit there punishing the poor While all my brethren a lock up 'pon the floor Give us our justice and we will seek no more Remember Babylon rule dem... Dread Iyon Dread Dem a payaka, want to live and be so free, oh lord Man if ya want to live, if ya want to live, oh now shelter we Oh dear Mother and Father come look at me, Flying so peacefully Oh now de, now de Father come run uponthe I-shed Oh dear Sistren come upon the ocean Oh my Idren run upon the I-shed Oh dear Sistren run upon a dey don't know Now they don't see Jah people don't want to Believe them, no more, they are deceive yes, no more While they sit in their illusion wondering how Oh Babylon rule them, rule them

متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف وتفوت أيام وتمر سنين وانا حالي غريب انا مين انا مين مشدود في الساقية وعايش مبسوط وحزين ومحبط وجرئ ورزين مشدود في الساقية وعايش مبسوط وحزين ومحبط وجرئ ورزين على غفلة اتحول بركان جبار انا ضلمة وليل أنا نار ونهار متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف ماشي على طريق مكتوب مرسوم بس انا مسؤول وعليا اللوم ماقدرش أقول من الذنب برئ لا انا ابليس ولا هبقى رسول ماقدرش أقول من الذنب برئ لا انا ابليس ولا هبقى رسول قدامي طريق همشيه همشيه نفهم في الآخر كل ده لية متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف

فوسط زحمة وناس كتير وطريق أنا ماشي فيه عكس السير وسط الطموح والأمل والتمني فاضلي خطوة توصلني فوسط حاجات ومكيفات بحاول أنسى كل اللي فات في وسط صدري ضلعي مكسور ومن خلاله قلبي شايف نور أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع فوسط الليل وأنا بعيد عن البشر شفت نور يشبه نور القمر بس القمر مسيره يفارق ويسيبني تاني مع الوحدة أحارب فوسط قصة حب يعني وهمية كان لازم أصدق اصل الوحدة قوية مش كل المشاعر حقيقية أنا شفت نور معرفتش اغمض عنيا أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع