War Ina Babylon

War Inna Babylon Max Romeo/Lee 'Scratch' Perry
It sipple out deh!
War inna babylon, tribal war inna Babylon
Let me tell, it sipple out deh
A wha you seh, it sipple out deh, oh yeah
War inna babylon, tribal war inna Babylon
It sipple out deh, wha you seh, it sipple out deh, oh yeah
De baba men nuh like de dreadlocks man
De dreadlocks man nuh like de baba man, no
De po-lice men nuh like de dreadlocks man
De dreadlocks man nuh like de po-lice man, no
So war inna babylon, tribal war inna Babylon
Let me tell, it sipple out deh
A wha you seh, it sipple out deh, oh yeah
War inna babylon, tribal war inna Babylon
Let me tell, it sipple out deh
A wha you seh, it sipple out deh, oh yeah
When come pride then cometh shame
A man pride shall bring him low, yeah, oh yeah
Honour shall uphold the humble in spirit
And you know its true, yeah , oh yeah
War inna babylon, tribal war inna Babylon
A wha you seh, it sipple out deh
So wha fe do ? we slide out deh, oh yeah
War inna babylon, tribal war inna Babylon
A wha you seh, it sipple out deh
So wha fe do ? mek we slide out deh, oh yeah
True, true, true, it sipple out deh
So wha fe do ? mek we slide out deh, oh yeah
true, true, true, it sipple out deh
let me tell, we slide out deh
Marcus garvey prophecise, say:
'One mus live 10 miles away, yeah, in this time'
I-man satta at the mountain top
Watching Babylon burning red hot, red hot
War inna babylon, tribal war inna Babylon
A wha you seh, it sipple out deh
So wha fe do ? we slide out deh, oh yeah
War inna babylon, tribal war inna Babylon
A wha you seh, it sipple out deh
So wha fe do ? mek we slide out deh, oh yeah
True, true, true, it sipple out deh
So wha fe do ? mek we slide out deh, oh yeah
true, true, true, it sipple out deh
let me tell, we slide out deh