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Artist: Peter Tosh
Canonical path: /peter-tosh/downpresser-man
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Downpresser Man
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Downpresser Man
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Downpresser man
Where you gonna run to
All along that day?
You gonna run to the sea
But the sea will be boiling
When you run to the sea
The sea will be boiling
All along that day
You gonna run to the rocks
The rocks will be melting
When you run to the rocks
The rocks will be melitng
All that day
So I said
You drink your big champagne and laugh
All along that day
I wouldn't like to be a flea
Under your collar man
All along that day
You can run but you can't hide
Telling you all along that day
You gonna run to the Lord
Beggin' to hide you
You gonna run to Jah
Beggin' to hide you
All, all along that day
And I said: Downpresser man
Where you gonna run to?
Where you gonna run to, downpresser man?
Where you gonna run to?
I said all along
All along, along that day, downpresser man
Wait, downpresser man
Where you gonna run to?
Downpresser man
I don't know where you gonna run to
All along that day
Downpresser man
You can't run, you can't bribe Jah Jah
Can't call Him in a bar
Fe can drink some
Devil soup
Can't bribe Him to run a car now
Can't test Him faith
Downpresser man
Where you gonna run to?
Downpresser man
You can't bribe no one
Them no want no money
Them run'f money
That money get funny
Downpresser man
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