The Herb

All sess massive! All we head us get active Get loose an dem tell meh how us think positive an think man... sing Oh we Lord have mercy An this is something me come here fi tell everyone, one Say that ah good sensimilla ah it used to run dis land, land Ah but ah since di other Say dem ah deal with substitution, 'tion An ah di crack an cocaine whey ah bring pure destruction, 'Tion That's why this morning me get up on me right real ah talk Ah me seh ah waan address inna to di prime minister Meh seh di next one ah addressin' it to security minister Meh nevah dun deh waan to di commissioner Because deh dem ah equal rich confounder Cause all di eldah man gon fight 'gainst sensimilla An ah itta put poor people back pon fire Um we used to plant it nuff inna Jamaica An di money duun wheh nuff police an soldier An dem ah import di coke fi mash up weh future But I seh deh herb an juss me brain it preserve You see di herb it make I mind observe You see deh herb it juss ah straighten me nerve You see deh herb I know it enuff fig herb So come crowd ah people ah you fi listen an understand-stand-stand Cyaan meh seh inna one time man ah sess used ta run dis land-land-land But meh seh recently dem juss ah deal with Substitution-tion-tion Seh now di crack an cocaine wheh ah destroy di youth ah pon deh land-land-land Ah but di sess mek you wise an it mek you brave An dem seh it was found on Solomon grave But true weh tough on money, nuff man juss ah crave An dung inna heat like seh dem ah slave You see di herb ah juss me brain it preserve You see di herb it mek me observe You see di herb now an it get what it deserve You see di herb ah mon it strengthen me nerve Caan haf fight 'gainst one ah no waan lift di other one You ah fight 'gainst di herb yah bring food fah di land An leave dem go kill without ah destruction Now me seh deh government me waan to no fi understand Yah tink seh we don't know about to no plan An really waan ah study law fi mek a million But you seh di herb ah juss meh brain it preserve You see di herb it make I mind observe You see di herb it nah get what it deserve You see di herb I know it enuff fig herb So come crowd ah people ah you fi listen me an Understand-stand-stand Cyaan meh seh inna one time man ah sess used ta run dis land-land-land But meh seh recently mon dem on substitution-tion-tion An now di crack an cocaine an dat ah bring pure Distruction-tion-tion So dis ah morning me get upon me right wheel ladder Seh ah waan ah dem address inna to di prime minister Di next one ah address to security minister Meh nevah even duun de waan to deh commissioner Because deh all dem ah equal baton confounder All di eldah man gon fight 'gainst di good ganja An ah itta put poor people back pon fire An we used to plant it nuff inna Jamaica An di money don wheh nuff police an soldier An dem ah import di coke to mash up weh future