We Be Burnin'

We Be Burnin'

We Be Burnin'

Just give me the trees and let’s smoke it, yoJust gimme di trees and mek we smoke it yo
(Smoke it, yo)(Smoke it yo)
It don’t make us happy, so don’t provoke it, yoIt don't mek we please so don't provoke it yo
(Provoke it, yo)(Voke it yo)
We don’t need no speed, so we’re not gonna snort it, yoWe nuh need nuh speed so we nuh go coke it yo
(Snort it, yo)(Coke it yo)
Set our minds at ease, we gotta take it slowSet we mind at ease we gotta take it slow

So when you see the S.P. floating, don’t provoke himSo when yuh see di S.P. floatin', don't provoke him
'Cause the weed that we’re smoking needs to soak inCau di weed weh we smokin' need fi soakin'
Best thing for meditationBest ting fi di meditation
And the best high grade is JamaicanAnd di best hygrade a Jamaican

When we’re burning weed, we’re supporting and promotingWhen we a bun a weed we supportin' and promotin'
Laugh at the crack and the coke thing, yeah, we’re soakingLau di crack and di coke ting yeah we soakin'
Herb is the healing of the nationHerb a di healin' of di nation
Legalize it right now, we wanna blaze oneLegalize it right now we wanna blaze one

Every day, we be burning, not concerning what nobody wanna sayEveryday, we be burnin' not concernin' what nobody wanna say
We be earning dollars, turning 'cause our minds are on our payWe be earnin' dollars turnin'g cau we mind deh pon we pay
Some got gold and oil and diamonds, all we got is Mary JSome got gold and oil and diamonds all we got is Mary J
Legalize it, time you recognize itLegalize it, time you recognize it

This purple haze is driving me crazyThis purple haze it mek mi crazy
Makes me write new tunes, yeah, that’s what pays meMek mi write new tune yeah dat's what pays me
But I’m not the only occupationBut I'm not di only occupation
Gonna get some, I’ll give you educationGoin' to get some I give yuh education

When a farmer grows it, he knows to close itWhen a farmer grows it he knows to close it
Economic benefits help those who need itEconomical benefit help fi those who a fi
They’re here on the hard jugglingDeh yah pon di hard jugglin'
'Cause the system only keeps man strugglingCau di system only keep man strugglin'

Studying people use it, don’t abuse itStudyin' people a use it don't abuse it
'Cause the concentration is well reputedCau di concentration well reputed
That’s why herb men are the wise onesDat's why herb man dem a di wise one
And it’s found on the grave of King SolomonAnd it found on di grave of King Solomon

And it’s good for the eyesight and the chest sightAnd it good fi di eye sight and di chest sight
And it gives you enough insight, just give me the lightAnd it give yuh nuff insight just gimme di light
And let’s blaze it, we should never waste itAnd, mek we blaze it we should a neva waste it

Again, we be burning, not concerning what nobody wanna sayAgain, we be burnin' not concernin' what nobody wanna say
We be earning dollars, turning 'cause our minds are on our payWe be earnin' dollars turnin' cau we mind deh pon we pay
Some got gold and oil and diamonds, all we got is Mary JSome got gold and oil and diamonds all we got is Mary J
Legalize it, time you recognize itLegalize it, time you recognize it

Just give me the trees and let’s smoke it, yoJust gimme di trees and mek we smoke it yo
(Smoke it, yo)(Smoke it yo)
It don’t make us happy, so don’t provoke it, yoIt don't mek we please so don't provoke it yo
(Provoke it, yo)(Voke it yo)
We don’t need no speed, so we’re not gonna snort it, yoWe nuh need nuh speed so we nuh gon coke it yo
(Snort it, yo)(Coke it yo)
Set our minds at ease, we gotta take it slowSet we mind at ease we gotta take it slow

So when you see the S.P. floating, don’t provoke himSo when yuh see di S.P. floatin' don't provoke him
'Cause the weed that we’re smoking needs to soak inCau di weed weh we smokin' need fi soakin'
Best thing for meditationBest ting fi di meditation
And the best high grade is JamaicanAnd di best hygrade a Jamaican

'Cause we know it’s a great thing, no debatingCau we know it as a great ting no debatin'
While they’re incarcerating, true, they’re hatingWhile dem incarceratin' true dem hatin'
'Cause they don’t wanna see us remain calmCau dem don't wanna see we a remain calm
Even though they got their sirens onEven though dem got dem sirene on

Every day, we be burning, not concerning what nobody wanna sayEveryday, we be burnin' not concernin' what nobody wanna say
We be earning dollars, turning 'cause our minds are on our payWe be earnin' dollars turnin' cau we mind deh pon we pay
Some got gold and oil and diamonds, all we got is Mary JSome got gold and oil and diamonds all we got is Mary J
Legalize it, time you recognize itLegalize it, time you recognize it

Again, we be burning, not concerning what nobody wanna sayAgain, we be burnin' not concernin' what nobody wanna say
We be earning dollars, turning 'cause our minds are on our payWe be earnin' dollars turnin' cau we mind deh pon we pay
Some got gold and oil and diamonds, all we got is Mary JSome got gold and oil and diamonds all we got is Mary J
Legalize it, time you recognize itLegalize it, time you recognize it

Again, we be burning, not concerning what nobody wanna sayAgain, we be burnin' not concernin' what nobody wanna say
We be earning dollars, turning 'cause our minds are on our payWe be earnin' dollars turnin' cau we mind deh pon we pay
Some got gold and oil and diamonds, all we got is Mary JSome got gold and oil and diamonds all we got is Mary J
Legalize it, time you recognize itLegalize it, time you recognize it

Just give me the trees and let’s smoke it, yoJust gimme di trees and mek we smoke it yo
(Smoke it, yo)(Smoke it yo)
It don’t make us happy, so don’t provoke it, yoIt don't mek we please so don't provoke it yo
(Provoke it, yo)(Voke it yo)
We don’t need no speed, so we’re not gonna snort it, yoWe nuh need nuh speed so we nuh gon coke it yo
(Snort it, yo)(Coke it yo)
Set our minds at ease, we gotta take it slowSet we mind at ease we gotta take it slow