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Tarrus Riley - Protect Ya Neck
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Tarrus Riley
Tarrus Riley
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Tarrus Riley
Tarrus Riley
Songwriter
Shashamane Intl
Shashamane Intl
Composer

Lyrics

Bulby yuh a listen Ready Protect yuh neck Protect yuh neck Protect yuh head don't tek nuh check Protect yuh neck Look over yuh shoulder Yuh a hear mi now Duh nuh come out afta midnight iyah All inna broad daylight dem a tek life So imagine afta dark when di action start Wat a guh gwaan Duh nuh come out afta x-30 Dem yah yute yah well blood tirsty Nuh mek sun down ketch yuh inna town Tek weh yuh self now Ova war-rieka hill War neva stand still And inna garden Mi neva see nuh cultivation nor nuh farming-a gwaan Dem will done yuh inna kirk (dunkirk) All ova watahouse a drought still dem will wet yuh Is like yuh life nuh have nuh worth I look inna callaloo bed And nuh see nuh mo' vegetarian alone And get dis straight sah Chant for a safer jamaica Who name dem place yah Dem neva know seh word sound a powah Yuh got to be care-ful And protect yuh neck Protect yuh head back Careful and protect yuh neck protect yuh head When yuh come out afta x-30 Nuh trust nuh blue suit nor khaaki Nuff a pose like police and dem a tief Worst dan di klan weh wrap up inna white sheet Freaks come out anytime it touch dark Watch how yuh walk inside di park He turn she and she turn he some sight to see Swap identity and waah come mingle wid we New kingston Mi si dem a dust but mi nuh see nothing done For my people Still no one knows the reason And mi guh ask a hope road Still it was hopeless cause no one would hear ma cry Di struggle still continue And inna payneland burn di pain and mek wi hold a joy Get dis straight sah Work for a safer jamaica Sweetest land sweetest watah Dash weh di pirate cultcha Yuh got to be care-ful And protect yuh neck Protect yuh head back Careful and protect yuh neck protect yuh head Yuh betta protect yuh neck Protect yuh neck Protect yuh head don't tek nuh check Protect yuh neck And look over yuh shoulder Mi well waah come out afta x-30 Mi nuh waah nuh curfew country Woman and man tired fi lock up inna house Well waah come out and sport all bout When wi come out and start party Yuh nuh si nuh one hot like we Nuh mek pagan mash up wi country (? in communit twist?) up in love and inity Shooters hill Di war neva stand still And inna garden Mi neva si nuh cultivation nor nuh farming Now dem will done yuh inna kirk All ova waterhouse a drought still dem will wet yuh Is like yuh life nuh have nuh worth And inna callaloo bed mi nuh si nuh mo vegetarian alone Mek wi get dis straight sah Chant for a safer jamaica Who name dem place yah Dem neva seh word sound a powah Hey
Writer(s): Gary E. Grice, Dennis David Coles, Russell T. Jones, Clifford Smith, Jason S. Hunter, Lamont Hawkins, Corey Woods, Robert F. Diggs Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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