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Artist: Alborosie
Canonical path: /alborosie/real-story
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Real Story
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Real Story
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(intro)
want tell di bwoy di choppa chop dung long time
a real run di thing now sicilian style ay so me a seh oy
(chorus)
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sekkle song
(verse 1)
well mr. natty dreadlocks tell mi weh you come from
cah puppa sheng yeng don a tell you weh you belong yeah
mista bullet tell me where you come from
cah puppa sheng yeng don a tell you aahh
a so me juggle it inna di west
puppa gold medal inna ganja contest
pretty bwoy galang cah jamaica under stress
mi smuggle marijuana inna bulletproof vest prr
(chorus)
bilibembem bilibembem bilibembem
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(verse 2)
well nuff a dem a proud dem a real herbalist
life neva too good look pon di ?? pon dem risk
nuff time dem haffi pack up big nine and rocket
nuff time you see dem smiling cold inna casket
aaah
so big up di ganjafarmer weh dem lose their life
mi bun di likkle deal a charging double di price
mi bun di fbi a play di ?? pon
but this a real story not Miami Vice
(chorus)
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sekkle song
(verse 3)
global international
step up inna life
tell dem fi sekkle and go sokkle
man a real macockle from you put mi pon di shuffle
sekkle song
idiot thing inna no long talk
brrr
from di hills of jamaica straight to amsterdam
from sensi to kingston then to Switzerland
three hundred pound of stash right to Gatwick England
jamaica green gold sweet up european
Solomon herb gimme mi Solomon herb
let me light mi spliff and please do not disturb
Solomon herb gimme mi Solomon herb
let me light mi spliff and please do not disturb
(chorus)
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