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Burning Spear - Tradition
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Burning Spear
Burning Spear
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Winston Rodney
Winston Rodney
Composer
Rupert Willington
Rupert Willington
Composer
Delroy Hines
Delroy Hines
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Lawrence Lindo
Lawrence Lindo
Producer

Lyrics

Why o why, o why? Why o why, o why? Yeah Why o why, o why? Why o why, o why? Oh, yeah Why o why, o why? Why o why, o why? Oh my, oh yes, oh yes, uh More than two thousand years Since I come here It's more than two thousand years Since I come here And all I can say is Why o why, o why? Why o why, o why? Oh my, oh yes, oh yes, uh Why o why, o why (Jah-Jah) Why o why, o why (what a shame) Do what you can, what you can For I and I, I Why o why, o why? Why o why, o why? Oh Oh Jah, oh Garvey, uh Using my brothers (why, why, why, tell me why) Brothers and sisters (why, why, why, tell me why) You using my brothers, brothers (why, why, why, tell me why) Brothers and sisters you can hear I ah say Why o why, o why? Why o why, o why? (oh my) Do what you can, what you can For I and I and I and I and I Why o why, o why (help us Jah-Jah) Why o why, o why (do what you can) Do what you can, what you can For I and I and I and I and I Why o why, o why (Oh, Jah-Jah) Why o why, o why (yeah-yeah) Oh-my, oh-my, uhm, let me hear Why o why, o why (more than two) Why o why, o why (thousand years, yes) Since I and I come here Oh-my, oh-my Why o why, o why (feel so sad) Why o why, o why (feel like say) Hello, hello, hello But if I should I know Why o why, o why (they woulda beat I down) Why o why, o why (beat I down, down)
Writer(s): Winston Godfrey Rodney, Rupert Willington, Delroy Hines, D. Hines, R. Wellington Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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