Old War Chant

Old War Chant

Old War Chant

Down in the ghetto, it's like old VietnamDown in a the ghetto is like old Vietnam
Gunshots ringing out with grenades and bombsGun shot a bust with grenade and bomb
First to survive, you gotta be toughFirst fi survive a fi iron lion
Learn to walk through all this tribulationLearn fi trod through great tribulation
Learn to make it off the plantationLearn to survive off the plantation
Planting potatoes, we’re planting yamsPlant up potatoes wi plant up yam
Turn over the soil 'cause we gotta eatTurn over soil cause food have fi nyam
Sitting in my yard, my base, my ranchSatta a mi yard a mi base a mi ranch
I got a shotgun and a gold sixpenceMi saw mouth shotgun and mi gold sixpence
Just yesterday, a guy ripped off my fenceJus yesterday a man rip off mi fence
And if I catch him, it’s shhhh, silenceAnd if mi catch him a shhhh silence

Now I’m doing the guzumbah, the Old War ChantNow mi do di guzumbah the Old War Chant
Claiming what I want is what they wantClaim sey mi wanted is what dem want
To defend my life, I’m popping some cornFi defend mi life mi bus up some corn
Dead men don’t tell tales, and that’s long goneDead man don't tell tale and that done gone
Just to survive, man, that’s how it goesJus fi survive man a so man a fi gwan
What are they gonna do when the real war starts?Wey dem a go do when the real war start
Can’t find a solution, who plays the part?Can't find solution who play the part
Claiming you’re tough, see how fast you runClaim sey you bad see how fast you tek off
Used to brag about how you kill and have funYou use to brag how you kill and laugh
How you’re wicked, ripping out men’s heartsHow you wicked and a rip out men heart
Carrying dead men, acting like a bossCarry dead man gwan thing of a wharf
Well, I’m Jr. Gong, showing you’re softWell I Jr. Gong a show you say you soft
Now Jr. Gong, no matter how you flex or you’re bigNow Jr. Gong no matter how you brawd or you big
We don’t show respect if you don’t love how you liveWe naw show respect if you don't love how you live
Every day you get up, you take on, you don’t giveEveryday you get up you tek on, you naw give
Big up Raggamuffin, you respect, he’s solidBig up Raggamuffin you respect, him solid
Back to the issue we’re dealing withBack to the issue wey wi di a deal wid

Down in Jamaica, it’s like old VietnamDown in a Jamaica is like old Vietnam
Eyes wide open, destruction’s at handPrint a di eyes put a destruction
For the simplest things, man, it’s bram bram bramFor the simplest thing man a bram bram bram
Living their whole lives in a police stationMan a live them whole life in a police station
Sentenced to hang, didn’t do a thing wrongMan a sentence fi hang and don't do a wrong
We plant sensimilla and we plant our yamsWe plant sensimillia and we plant up we yam
And we turn over soil for food we gotta eatAnd wi turn over soil for food have fi nyam
Sitting in my yard, my base, my ranchSatta a mi yard a mi base a mi ranch
I got a shotgun and a gold sixpenceMi saw mouth shotgun and mi gold sixpence
Just yesterday, a guy ripped off my fenceJus yesterday a man rip off mi fence
And if I catch him, it’s shhhh, silenceAnd if mi catch him a shhhh silence

Now I’m doing the guzumbah, the Old War ChantNow mi do di guzumbah the Old War Chant
Claiming what I want is what they wantClaim sey mi wanted is what dem want
To defend my life, I’m popping some cornFi defend mi life mi bus up some corn
Dead men don’t tell tales, and that’s long goneDead man don't tell tale and that done gone
Just to survive, man, that’s how it goesJus fi survive man a so man a fi gwan
Now really true, I’m positiveNow really true I and I positive
Taking up a matter, getting inquisitiveTaking up a matter getting inquisitive
A blind man can see the life we’re livingA blind man can see the type of life man a live
Yo Raggamuffin, you’re like a collegeYo Raggamuffin you is like a college
Back to the issue we’re dealing withBack to the issue wey mi a deal wid

Down in the ghetto, it’s like old VietnamDown in a the ghetto is like old Vietnam
Gunshots ringing out with grenades and bombsGun shot a ring with grenade and bomb
First to survive, you gotta be a marksmanFirst wi survive you have to be a marksman
Learn to pop shots, shotgun in handLearn to bus shot a shot gun out a hand
Learn to make it off the plantationLearn to survive off the plantation
Planting potatoes, we’re planting yamsPlant up potato wi plant up yam
Turn over the soil for food we gotta eatTurn over soil for food have fi nyam
Sitting in my yard, my base, my ranchSatta a mi yard a mi base a mi ranch
I got a shotgun and a gold sixpenceMi saw mouth shotgun and mi gold sixpence
Just yesterday, a guy ripped off my fenceJus yesterday a man rip off mi fence
And if I catch him, it’s shhhh, silenceAnd if mi catch him a shhhh silence

Now I’m doing the guzumbah, the Old War ChantNow mi do di guzumbah the Old War Chant
Claiming what I want is what they wantClaim sey mi wanted is what dem want
To defend my life, I’m popping some cornFi defend mi life mi bus up some corn
Dead men don’t tell tales, and that’s long goneDead man don't tell tale and that done gone
Just to survive, man, that’s how it goesJus fi survive man a so man a fi gwan
What are they gonna do when the real war starts?Wey dem a go do when the real war start
Can’t find a solution, who plays the part?Can't find solution who play the part
Claiming you’re tough, see how fast you runClaim sey you bad see how fast you tek off
Used to brag about how you kill and have funYou use to brag how you kill and laugh
How you’re wicked, ripping out men’s heartsHow you wicked and a rip out men heart
Carrying dead men, acting like a bossCarry dead man gwan thing of a wharf
I’m Jr. Gong, showing you’re softI Jr. Gong a show you say you soft
Now down in the ghetto where the poor folks liveNow down inna di ghetto wey the poor people live
Due to suffering, some think negativeDue to sufferation some of dem think negative
Give thanks and praises for the life Jah Jah givesGive thanks and praises to the life Jah Jah give
The elder told you, small people get big anywayThe elder done tell you small people get big anyway
Back to the issue we’re dealing withBack to the issue wey mi di a deal wid

Down in the ghetto, it’s like old VietnamDown in a the ghetto is like old Vietnam
Gunshots ringing out with grenades and bombsGun shot a ring with grenade and bomb
First to survive, you gotta be a marksmanFirst wi survive you have to be a marksman
Learn to pop shots, shotgun in handLearn to bus shot a shot gun out a hand
Learn to make it off the plantationLearn to survive off the plantation
Planting potatoes, we’re planting yamsPlant up potato wi plant up yam
Turn over the soil for food we gotta eatTurn over soil for food have fi nyam
Sitting in my yard, my base, my ranchSatta a mi yard a mi base a mi ranch
I got a shotgun and a gold sixpenceMi saw mouth shotgun and mi gold sixpence
Just yesterday, a guy ripped off my fenceJus yesterday a man rip off mi fence
And if I catch him, it’s shhhh, silenceAnd if mi catch him a shhhh silence