Wise Up

Wise Up All youths listen The teacher is here Hear this A mi name Copper Cat and mi tuff like a rock Mi don't fraid fi talk mi nuh tek back nuh chat Mi tell all di youth fi stop bust all di shot Don't tek no coke and throw weh the crack Don't bleach yuh face if yuh proud to be black Don't mek dem tun yuh inna half idiot Nuff youth mi know dem dirty an slack Unno know wha mi talk unno know wha mi a chat Wise up wo-oh, Copper tell dem fi wise up yeah, Wise up wo-oh, Copper tell dem fi wise up yeah, Mi a the same little youth with the big bad song Wha tell all the youth fi get dem education, Cause when yuh grow big an yuh tun inna man Knowledge a di strength an di foundation Mi introduce the girl dem to family plan, Try to be a woman before yuh be a mom, Tell all the man dem use protection Cause AIDS is a thing wha nuh respect no one, Wave yuh hands in the air cause Yuh know Copper Cat gone clear Wave yuh hands in the air wave dem Like yuh just don't care Mi know seh mi little, mi young an mi free Nuh true yuh see mi young mi have responsibility Mi live wid mi granny she is an old lady A nuff things mi granny used to teach me Like don't lickie lickie and beggie beggie Don't go a road an nyamie nyamie Mi nah go mek nobody set no poison fi me Dem thing deh mi learn from mi old time granny