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Artist: Beenie Man
Canonical path: /beenie-man/123
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123
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123
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1! beenie come fi mek a small qoutation
2! me nuh love how dem a treat di generation
3! yuh nuh si seh dem a mash up di nation
Who we? yet still dem waant si a man and gun man
1! well di yout dem want proper represtive
2! yuh nuh si seh dem nuh have get incentive
3! yet still di gehtto yout dem inventive
Who we? yet still dem waant seh wi tink negative
Verse i :
All dem a talk me si di whola dem drooling
Seh dem bad wonda who dem fooling
Waant start war when di dj coolin
Seh dem rule but a mi ova ruling
Listen me lyrics cause dis a unu schoolin
Listen di style dem bad man loadin
Dem nuh like we cau di way how wi movin
Well dis year my crew is re-groupin
Well dj must get eliminate
Well mi wonda weh somebwoy dem a meditate
A pure evil di bwoy dem a penetrate
Dem a pirate dese same words weh circulate
Chorus
1! me nuh love how dem a treat di generation
2! yuh nuh si seh dem a mash up di nation
3! well di yout dem have some great invention
Who we? yet still dem waant seh i mon a bad mon
1! yuh nuh si di yout dem want proper representive
2! yuh nuh si seh dem nuh have get incentive
3! yuh nuh sih di gehtto yout dem inventive
Who we? yet still dem waant seh dem nah tink positive
Verse ii
Well mi know seh dis ya one has been predicted
Cau to di reggae music i am addicted
Well dis ya dj brain nuh infected
A pure music di dj inflicted
Lock mi up charge me now mi convicted
If u a tell me di music restricted
Politician haffi sell food a linstead
Cau some a dem jus get evicted
Well dis year mi have a bran new assignment
Pure cash me nuh need yuh consignment
Ghetto yout juss buss di confinement
A bling bling and pure excitement
Chorus
Verse iii
Some ghetto yout nuh have a propa background
Lucky ting seh mi use to dj pon sound
Chu me stand firm and neva get throw down
Das why i'm rockin on my owna playgroun
But, i am a man who's representive
Cyan whole me now and young preventive
Test di dj i am inventive
Shockin vibes crew we are productive
1! me nuh love how dem a treat di generation
2! yuh nuh si seh dem a mash up di nation
3! ghetto yout mek some great invention
Who we? yet still dem waant style i mon a bad mon
1! yuh nuh si di yout dem want proper represtive
2! yuh nuh si seh dem nuh have get incentive
3! and di gehtto yout dem suh inventive
Who we? yet still dem waant seh dem nah tink positive
(rep from verse i)
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