Jamaican Proverbs

Mama never wrong Mama never wrong Papa never wrong Never wrong Huh! Listen to the foundation you know Is like my grandmother have her own language when she talk to me Me overstand Sometime she nagging, but one thing she never wrong (never wrong) Kiba yuh mouth young man She tell me Ah nuh everyone you fi nyam from No follow bad company Focus me grandson Of all these lessons she taught me One thing stands out in the race of life you cyaan lose hope She said Son When nuh dead no dash way Young man When nuh dead no dash way She said son When nuh dead no dash way That means Don't give up Don't loose hope And everything will work out Well, my grandfather have him own language more time me never like listen Mama teach me nuff things but papa do dem much different No put all yuh money inna earing bank, locosion dem ah wicked Try hol'up yuh head and have ambition work hard for your things yah man Out of all of Grandpa's teachings one thing stands out In the race of life you cyaan loose hope He said son (Nuh when nuh dead nuh dead) Hey when nuh dead no dash way Young man When nuh dead no dash way Hear me mhm When nuh dead no dash way Hey! From you have life nuh give up the fight and everything will work out Well in my community which part me live everybody move like family Whether friend or foe with toe to toe no intruder can harm we. Yes ear and bling, see and deaf no Know when the news carry Six times fall seven you rise My youth keep on trying After all these reasons and teachings one thing stands out In the race of life you cyaan lose hope Listen son Hey! When nuh dead no dash way Huh! Young man (young man) When nuh dead no dash way Listen me sister Hey! When nuh dead no dash way From you have life nuh give up the fight and everything will work out Ooooo (Nuh weh nuh dead nuh dead nuh dash way) Nuh bother dash way Yuh tick for yuh cross the water Oh Wat wat a go pumpkin belly High ah dey most tiring tink ah over it But though bad ah morning Come good ah evening to everything there is a season (Nuh dead nuh dead nuh dash way)