Ya Hoo (feat. Anthony Selassie)

Now foundation grassroots you've got to this truth

If you don't know where you're coming from

You don't know where to go;

Louie Culture and Anthony Selassie

Say so!

Long ago, Long, long time ago

Yes, long ago, Cha! cha!

Pirates had their fun, Same buccanneers

In the burning sun

Sixteen men, Sixteen men

And a dead man's chest Cha!

Ya hoo!

Ya hoo!

Ya hoo!

Pam-pad-ah

And a bottle of rum

So mi chant

Ooooh, Ooooooh!

Ya Hoo!

Ya Hoo!

Ya Hoo!

Ya Hoo!

Pam-pad-ah

Now Henry Morgan and John Hawkins drunk like a bat

They've come up 'pon the base

And now them come here wid dem plot

Weh fi push we down a bottom

But wi rise up to the top

And now dem cannot turn mi back

Because we full up every gap

Cut mi madda belly and a money dem a bet

Fi see what kinda baby, mama she a get cha!

Is it a king, is it a princess?

So you see mi generation

Travail through dis strife!

Sixteen men, sixteen men

And a dead man's chest What?

Ya hoo!

Ya hoo!

Ya hoo!

Ya hoo!

Sound kinda funny but a true

Long ago, Eh!

Yes, long ago

Pirates had their fun Them same buccanneers, you know

In the burning sun

Oooooooh!

Ooooooooh! Oh, Jah, Jah!

Ya hoo!

Ya hoo!

Ya hoo! Cha!

Ya hoo!

Well, this is more than history;

More than mystery!

Over the years

Them all a try fi trick we

No one cares about the poor black picknie

Dung inna di bottom a di boat dem zip we

Over we back whole heap a whip dem whip we

Don't even mention the big boot kick we

That's why we know we haffi get we victory

See dem all a come fi come microchip we..

But we too slippery!

Oooooooh! Oh-oh!

Oooooooooh!

Ya hoo!

Ya hoo!

Ya hoo! Cha!

Ya hoo!

We chant

Long ago, long, long time ago

Yes, long ago

Cha!

Pirates had their fun, Dem same Buccanneers

In the burning sun

Sixteen men, what?

And a dead man's chest

Ya hoo!

Ya hoo!

Ya hoo!

Ya hoo! You see!

Ooooooooh!

Ooooooooh! Mi haffi chant, mi haffi chant

Ya hoo!

Ya hoo!

Ya hoo!

Ya hoo!

Inna di burning sun; inna di rain

Mi madda, and mi fadda haffi chop the sugarcane

Punishment fi dem if dem ever complain

The pressure get hard

But dem still bear di pain

Load get heavy dem a carry till dem strain

Some could not manage so dem gone insane

Now dem a come wid dem drugs and cocaine

See dem waan' fi dweet all over and over again!

Oooooooh!

Oooooooooh!

Ya hoo!

Ya hoo!

Ya hoo! so me chant

Ya hoo!

Long ago, Long, long time ago

Yes, long ago What?

Pirates had their fun Mhh, Mhh

In the burning sun

Sixteen men, Weh mi say?

And a dead man's chest

Sound kinda funny but the truth

Ya hoo!

Ya hoo!

Ya hoo!

Ya hoo!

And a bottle of rum..

Now John Hawkins and Henry Morgan and dem drunk like a bat

When dem come 'bout here dem a come wit' dem plot

Weh fi push we down a bottom

But wi rise up to the top.....

Fade out...