Musikvideo
Musikvideo
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah
Performer
Chief Adjuah
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Xian aTunde Adjuah
Composer
Songtexte
The rattler bit me the rattler died
I bring em back leakin’ dead or alive
Chief that mornin’ I’m not scared
spread the blood of the hunter and wake up the dead
pretty pretty sing like the sparrow
woke up that mornin’ sharpened my arrow
woke up that mornin’ sharpened two spears
one for the rattler one for fear
roar out lightning so let's be clear
when I say to bow they all adhere
Xodokan Cheiftain the sun hawk claim the rattler
hereafter I bring to any battler
meet me right that mornin’ ain’t no dabbler
shave em dry that mornin’ with golden dagger
lu she fe no fe la que la jean
pa gang la jean ma juc crean
la jean I kill a way
gonna make shallow water all that day
gonna make shallow water all that day
hawk claim the rattler with low down dirty ways
I skinned the rattler was raisin hell
and I’ll tell ya a story that most can't tell
tell ya a story that mornin’ y’all don’t know
bout the lil bitty boy that claimed the bow nah
constrictor bit flame but flame don’t kneel
gonna make shallow water with a heart of steel nah
my war patch on I’m in my crown
9th ward thiller swag of the uptown
it was 19 hundred and 89
was a little Spy boy and wouldn't bow down
walk wompanela with Flag boy Kiel
twin Flag n Spy man we don’t bow
we woke up that mornin' coal in our eyes
opened that door y’all and to our surprise
Big Chief Donald couldn't be beat
they ain’t want no trouble they called no meet
bark out thunder wake up the dead
nicey nice ain’t nothin’ nice with needle and thread
Chief of the Braves, Eagles, West, and Flames
you could feel the ground stir when they called his name boy
you wasn’t there don’t call his name
Spy boy every year Guardians of the Flame
Big Chief Donald had Indio traditions
brought brotherhood and never division
respect and love and never derision
said all black man should have old time religion
said the rattler was quiet but then a noise
leaped up to stike boy but I was poised
tamborine a ringin’ collar is right
say the hunter was quiet and out of sight
had to loose my arrow cause this ain’t play
say the rattler came a leapin’ with low down dirty ways
rattler bite the flame but flame don’t kneel
had to bleed em that morning get my first kill
drag em back a leakin’ a kill I will
Chief that mornin’ a kill I will
me Big Chief that morning I’m on my way
send the Wild man a runnin' with low down dirty ways
carnival mornin' the whole gang a comin’
they was beating on bottles clappin' and humming
chanting and singing all night long
if you stand with the brave then sing my song nah
say nah you know the waters about
walk through your troubles without no doubt
learn to make shallow water can not fail
drag the rattler leaking by his got damn tail
met em that morning and would not bow
heart like Apache and the blood of the Mau Mau
lu sha fe no fe no que la jean
nah I shallow water all night long boy
te quete way hako muhulan day
jakima fina the hell out the way
te quiete way hako muhulan na no
han don dola boy do don do
la jean mon ju crean
lu quete mon juk crean pa gang
lu quete mon juk crean lucille
hooray that mornin’ my gang won’t kneel now
say they went down wouldn't kneel down
Chief that morning in the Golden crown
get down god damn it but don’t you kneel
if the arrow don’t get em the hatchet will
make shallow water on the battlefield
you can die that mornin’ but don’t you kneel now
Chief that mornin’ that's what they said
spread the blood of the hunter and wake up the dead
me Big Chief that mornin’ the hell I said
was a Spy boy that mornin’ and gave it away
te quiete way hako muhulan de
make boom boom che mornin’ howllin’ conte fe boy
conte fe
Big Chief that mornin’ make no bow make no turn around
Written by: Xian aTunde Adjuah
