Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Max Romeo
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Maxie Smith
Songwriter
Lyrics
Revelation time, la-la-la-la
Father, help I to be in a position
Where I can fulfill thy works, oh Jah
I really don't want to be in opposition
To the leaders, to the scribes, or even you, Jah Jah
But they should not trim dreadlocks in prison, prison
Murder of the murderers have got to stop
They should not trim dreadlocks in prison, prison
Liars and thieves should not be cops
Liars and thieves should not be cops
Revelation time
Wedge up your hammer, sharpen up your sickle
Revelation time
If ever I should be in a position
Where I could fulfill thy works, oh Jah
I wouldn't want to be a politician
A Jew, a scribe, or a pharisee
And I would not trim dreadlocks in prison
Murder of the murderers I try and stop
I would not trim dreadlocks in prison
Liars and thieves would not be cops
Liars and thieves would not be cops
Revelation time
Wedge up your hammer, sharpen up your sickle
The simplest things, bang-bang-bang
What is this on our little island?
If every man was equal, you see
There would be none of this poverty
And they could not trim the dreadlocks in prison, prison
Victimization would have to stop
They could not trim the dreadlocks in prison, prison
Liars and thieves would not be cops
Liars and thieves would not be cops
Written by: Maxie Smith
