Music Video
Featured In
Similar Songs
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Peter Tosh
Guitar
Rita Marley
Background Vocals
Judy Mowatt
Background Vocals
Bunny Wailer
Background Vocals
Al Anderson
Guitar
Carlton Barrett
Drums
Santa
Drums
Tyrone Downey
Keyboards
Aston Barrett
Bass
Robbie Shakespeare
Bass
Robbie Lee
Harp
Ras Lee
Harp
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Peter Tosh
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Peter Tosh
Producer
Pauline Morris
Executive Producer
Bruce Dickinson
Reissue Producer
Chris Athens
Mastering Engineer
Rick Rowe
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
Mama, mama, dem hold papa
Seh dem charge him fi smoke ganja
If mi never jump two fence, dem hold mi too
So tell mi mama, whatcha gonna do?
Oh, mama, whatcha gonna do now?
Oh, mama, whatcha gonna do?
Oh, mama, whatcha gonna do now?
Oh, mama, whatcha gonna do?
Next week, next week case to case
Him haf a dread judge to face
Him a fi I to live in space
Or make di doctor dem work 'pon him face
Oh, mama, whatcha gonna do now?
Oh, mama, whatcha gonna do?
Oh, mama, whatcha gonna do now?
Oh, mama, whatcha gonna do?
Next door neighbour dem hold your son
Seh dem find him with one gun
An' it's no need him start to mention
Him goin' to get a definite attention
Oh, lady, whatcha gonna do now?
Oh, lady, whatcha gonna do?
Oh, lady, whatcha gonna do?
Me seh want some lady, whatcha gonna do?
The cops, dem seh, him know nobody
So him haffi remain in custody
Him see the Babylon, him stand upon a screw
So him never know it was the curfew
Oh, lady, whatcha gonna do?
Me seh want some lady, whatcha gonna do?
Oh, lady, whatcha gonna do now?
Oh, lady, whatcha gonna do?
No bail lady, whatcha gonna do?
Me seh want some lady, whatcha gonna do?
Oh, lady, whatcha gonna do now?
Oh, lady, whatcha gonna do?
Dare fi mi to mention, whatcha gonna do now?
Whatcha gonna do?
Writer(s): Peter Tosh
Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com