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Artist: Mavado
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Overcome
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Overcome
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Brighter Day
No No No Nooo
Di Genious again
Weeeeeeeeeeeee(We shall overcome)
We shall over come(We Shall overcome
Weeeeeeeeeeeee(We shall overcome)
We Must overcome (We shall overcome
So mi a pray till Jahhovah come
Mi pray to mi god weh deh a earth or sky
Fi mi fren weh seh dem love mi
When mi know dem lie
Mi pray fi di gully yute
Becasue mi know dem cry
Babylon a shoot wi dung
An dem a tell bare lie
Mi pray cause rice and flour fi buy
Cyah depend pon cassava
Dat hard fi fry
Nah live inna noh old days dat hard fi try
Mi ras but Mama eat steak and dat hard fi buy
Weeeeeeeeeeeee(We shall overcome)
We shall over come(We Shall overcome
Weeeeeeeeeeeee(We shall overcome)
We Must overcome (We shall overcome)
Seh Ghetto Yutes a money ova gun
Mi tired a di, di damn frustration
Tired a babylon and dem damn molestation
Dem know mi occupation
Soh nuh lock off di soun
And lock mi inna noh station
Wi music affi wi nation
Ah it alone people use go tru dem tribulation
Mi a talk wid di nation, mi noh want noh demonstration
Weeeeeeeeeeeee(We shall overcome)
Shall over come(We Shall overcome)
Shall over come(We Shall overcome)
Must Overcome(We Shall overcome)
Weeeeeeeeeeeee(We shall overcome)
We Must overcome (We shall overcome)
Thy will be done, jah know
Mi tired a di- everyday- man a dead
Tired a di innocent- blood a shed
Tired ah it-Jamaica a run red
People cyaah sleep inna dem bed
Mi tired ah di - Poverty
We need - solidarity
Yo hear mi, clearly, cleary
Weeeeeeeeeeeee(We shall overcome)
We shall over come(We Shall overcome
Weeeeeeeeeeeee(We shall overcome)
We Must overcome (We shall overcome)
Yeahheeeeee Yeeaaahhhhh
Nanaaan na naaaaa
Weeeeeeeeeeeee(We shall overcome)
We shall over come(We Shall overcome
Weeeeeeeeeeeee(We shall overcome)
We Must overcome (We shall overcome)
One Bag ah Big up...
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