Protect Yuh Neck

bulby yuh a listen

ready

protect yuh neck

protect yuh neck

protect yuh head don't tek nuh check

protect yuh neck

look over yuh shoulder

yuh a hear mi now

duh nuh come out afta midnight iyah

all inna broad daylight dem a tek life

so imagine afta dark when di action start

wat a guh gwaan

duh nuh come out afta x-30

dem yah yute yah well blood tirsty

nuh mek sun down ketch yuh inna town

tek weh yuh self now

ova war-rieka hill

war neva stand still

and inna garden

mi neva see nuh cultivation nor nuh farming-a gwaan

dem will done yuh inna kirk (dunkirk)

all ova watahouse a drought still dem will wet yuh

is like yuh life nuh have nuh worth

i look inna callaloo bed

and nuh see nuh mo' vegetarian alone

and get dis straight sah

chant for a safer jamaica

who name dem place yah

dem neva know seh word sound a powah

yuh got to be care-ful

and protect yuh neck

protect yuh head back

careful and protect yuh neck protect yuh head

when yuh come out afta x-30

nuh trust nuh blue suit nor khaaki

nuff a pose like police and dem a tief

worst dan di klan weh wrap up inna white sheet

freaks come out anytime it touch dark

watch how yuh walk inside di park

he turn she and she turn he some sight to see

swap identity and waah come mingle wid we

new kingston

mi si dem a dust but mi nuh see nothing done

for my people

still no one knows the reason

and mi guh ask a hope road

still it was hopeless cause no one would hear ma cry

di struggle still continue

and inna payneland burn di pain and mek wi hold a joy

get dis straight sah

work for a safer jamaica

sweetest land sweetest watah

dash weh di pirate cultcha

yuh got to be care-ful

and protect yuh neck

protect yuh head back

careful and protect yuh neck protect yuh head

yuh betta protect yuh neck

protect yuh neck

protect yuh head don't tek nuh check

protect yuh neck

and look over yuh shoulder

mi well waah come out afta x-30

mi nuh waah nuh curfew country

woman and man tired fi lock up inna house

well waah come out and sport all bout

when wi come out and start party

yuh nuh si nuh one hot like we

nuh mek pagan mash up wi country

(?? in communit twist??) up in love and inity

shooters hill

di war neva stand still

and inna garden

mi neva si nuh cultivation nor nuh farming

now dem will done yuh inna kirk

all ova waterhouse a drought still dem will wet yuh

is like yuh life nuh have nuh worth

and inna callaloo bed mi nuh si nuh mo vegetarian alone

mek wi get dis straight sah

chant for a safer jamaica

who name dem place yah

dem neva seh word sound a powah

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