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Artist: Burning Spear
Canonical path: /burning-spear/this-man
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This Man
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This Man
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This man I know him so long, I never want
to lose my respect for him
This man I know him so long, I never want
to lose my respect for him
This man he taught me lot
This man he taught me lot
This man he taught me lot
This man he taught me lot
Some politician is political hustlers
Some politician is political hustlers
They always only care about their family
Yes! They always only care about their family
What about the majority?
Oh, what about the majority?
The dreads of society
Yes! The dreads of society
Small people, you should see them
Small people, you should hear them
Small people, you should see them
Small people, you should hear them
Stand for the right, it's a big problem
Stand for the wrong, it's a big excitement
Stand for the right, it's a big problem
Stand for the wrong, it's a big excitement
This man he taught me lot
This man he taught me lot
Anyone could be Babylon
Any man could be Babylon
It's the system, the system, the system
Any nation without their roots
Is like the trees without their root
Any nation without their roots
Is like the trees without their root
This man he taught me lot
This man he taught me lot
Some politician is political hustlers
Some politician is political hustlers
They always only care about their family
Yes! They always only care about their family
What about the majority?
Oh, what about the majority?
The dreads of society
Yes! The dreads of society
Small people, you should see them
Small people, you should hear them
Small people, you should see them
This man I know him so long, I never want
to lose my respect for him
This man I know him so long, I never want
to lose my respect for him
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