Mystic Man
1978
01. Mystic Man
02. Recruting Soldiers
03. Can't You See
04. Jah Say No
05. Fight On
06. Buk-In-Hamm Palace
07. The Day the Dollar Die
08. Crystal Ball
09. Rumors of War
Mystic Man (haut de page)
I'm a Mystic Man
I'm just a Mystic Man
I man don't
I don't drink no champagne
No I don't
And I man don't
I don't sniff them cocaine
Choke brain
I man don't
No I don't
Don't take a morphine
Dangerous
I man don't
I don't take no heroin
No no no
(CHORUS)
'Cause I'm a man of the past
And I'm livin' in the present
And I'm walking in the future
Stepping in the future
Man of the past
And I'm livin' the present
And I'm walking in the future
I'm just a mystic man
Got to be a mystic man
I man don't
Eat up your fried chicken
Not lickin'
I man don't
Eat up them frankfurters
Garbage
I man don't
Eat down the hamburger
Can't do that
I man don't
Drink pink, blue, yellow, green soda
(CHORUS)
Just a mystic man
Got to be a mystic man
I man don't
No I don't
Play fools' games on Saturday
And I man don't
No I don't
Congregate on a Sunday
(CHORUS)
Such a mystic man
Just a mystic man
Recruiting soldiers
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(CHORUS)
I'm recruiting soldiers
For Jah army
Recruiting soldiers
Jah time is now
Satan forces
They all rise up to fight
They all rise up to fight Jah and the saints
See them fighting
Against Jah children
See them slaughter them light slaves
Hear them come say Jah is dead
But they didn't show me his grave
No, no
(CHORUS)
Anti-Christ forces
They all rise up
To fight against Jah and his saints
I can tell you
But there is confusion
In high places
About the lamb that was slain
And all these years I hear them say
Their building a nation
But all these tricks were just a game
(CHORUS)
Lightning forces
Jah time is now
Lucifer forces
They all they all rise up
To fight against Jah and his saints
But that won't work
Hear them praising old Marcus Garvey
Hear them exalting his name
But all these times they be doing that I say
If he was here right now he'd go to jail the same
(CHORUS)
Only to fight...fighting a losing battle
But they fight
Can't You See (haut de page)
Told me you loved me
Right from the start
Don't play no tricks
Don't break my heart
Told me you loved me
And I said why
You think I'm gonna cry
(CHORUS)
Can't you see
What you're doing to me
I am bound
You've got to set me free
You jerk on my heart
Shatter my brain
If you have conscience
Ain't that a shame
Told me you loved me
To make my cry
And I said I don't know why
CHORUS
Then if you love me
Don't treat me so bad
I could give you something you never had
See you sitting up there
And you're looking so mad
Your imagination is making you sad
CHORUS
Jah Say No (haut de page)
Must Rasta bear this cross alone
And all the heathen go free
Jah say no...
Must Rasta live in misery
And heathens in luxury
Jah say no...
He's coming to tear down the walls of downpression
Drive away transgression
Clean up corruption
Rule equality
Must righteous live in pain
And always put to shame
Jah say no...
Must they be found guilty
And always get the blame
Jah say no
He's gonna tear down the walls of downpression
Drive away transgression
Clean up the corruption
Set the captives free
He will not give I&I
More than I can bear
Jah say no...
He will not make Lucifer
Get your soul to smear
Jah say no...
Him a go tear down the walls of a Babylon
Clean up the corruption
Drive away transgression
Rule equality
He will not make I
Dash I foot 'gainst the stone
Jah say no...
No form of destruction
Won't crumble my bones
Jah say no...
Him a go tear down the walls of a Babylon
Eliminate Satan
Clean up corruption
Rule equality
So I will not bear this cross alone
And all the world go free
Him a go tear down the walls of a Babylon
I will not stay poor
Living in poverty
Him a go tear down the walls of a Babylon
Him a come clean up corruption
Drive away transgression
Tear down Babylon
Set the captives free
Fight On (haut de page)
Africa has got to be free
Fight on brothers, fight on
Fight on and free your land
Fight on sisters
Fight on and free your fellow man
(CHORUS)
Africa has got to be free
By 1983
Come on make us see
Brothers fight on
CHORUS
You have paid your dues
And you have nothing to lose
And that is always my views
You've got to fight on
CHORUS
'Cause if Africa is not free
Then we all will be
Back in shackles you see
My brothers fight on
CHORUS
Brothers of scorn in exile
For such, such a long while
Vasis him too vile
CHORUS
We need majority rule
Scimit and vasta is too cruel
Early morning dew
Fight on
CHORUS
Fight on and free yourself
Fight on and free the land
Fight on and free your fellow man
BUK-IN-HAMM-PALACE (haut de page)
This here music
Reggae music
As far as I can see
This here music
Reggae music
It's got a spell on me
This here music
Rasta music
As far as I can see
This here music
Roots music
It's got a hold on me
It can make you feel so happy
Whenever problems get you down
It has itaficial respiration
Keep your heart functioning sound
Light your spliff
Light your chalice
Make we smoke it in Buk In Hamm Palace
Lend me a paper
Lend me a fire
Mek we chase way all the vampire
Light up your spliff
Light up your chalice
Make we burn it in a Buk In Hamm Palace
Lend me a paper
Lend me some fire
We ha' fe chase way vampire
Music and herb is the healing of the nation
Sent from Jah oo-ee grace
So take heed, heed and listen
Be a fan for better days
Light your spliff
Light your chalice
We gonna smoke it in a Buk In Hamm Palace
Lend me a paper
Lend me some fire
Mek we chase way vampire
Light up your spliff
Light your chalice
We gonna burn it in a Buk In Hamm Palace
Lend me a paper
Lend me some fire
Mek we chase way vampire
If you want to know my father
Said you've got to know his son
And if you try to compare us
You can see that we are one
Light up your spliff
Light up your chalice
Rasta don't keep malice
Light up your spliff
Light up your chalice
In a Buk in Hamm Palace
This is a true imagination
Come to set the people free
Don't you let disco get you down
Give a listenin' to reggae sound
Light your spliff
Light your chalice
We a go smoke it in a Buk in Hamm Palace
Lend me a paper
Lend me a fire
Mek we chase way vampire
Put down your face yes
Of called depressed yes
We gonna smoke it in the House of Congress
Lend me a (g)rizzeler
Lend me a fire
We a go chase way vampire
Can you feel, can feel it, can you FEEL it?
The Day the Dollar Die
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I see Johnny with his head hanging down
Wondering how many schillings left in that pound
Cost of living it is rising so high
Dollar see that have heart attack and die
Bills and budgets are waiting
Finance ministers anticipating
Unemployment is rising
And I hear my people, they're crying
The day the dollar die
Things are gonna be better
The day the dollar die
No more corruption
The day the dollar die
People will respect eachother
The day the dollar die
Tell me brother
Is there something I can do
Don't you let frustrations make you blue
Time is hard
And I know that is true
But if you pick yourself up
That's all you've got to do
Things can be much better
If we can come together
Long time we been divided
And it's time we be inited
The day the dollar die
Gonna be better
The day the dollar die
I won't need no pockets
The day the dollar die
Don't have to be frettin'
The day the dollar die
Now I see you standing on your feet
And you can also make two ends meet
Never you let life problems get you down
There is always a solution to be found
Bills and budgets are mourning
Finance ministers groaning
Unemployment is rising
And I hear my people crying from the ghetto
The day the dollar die
It's gonna be nice
The day the dollar die
Just you wait and see
The day this here dollar die
There be no more inflation
The day the dollar die
I say the day Danny dollar die
The day Sammy dollar die
We will love eachother
I said the day this a dollar die
Fight some inflation
Crystal Ball
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Lookin' at your crystal ball culture man
I say Lookin' in your crystal ball culture man
What do you see culture man
Tell me what do you see culture man
I see people victim
Prices rising
Gas shortage
And the dollar devalue
In the city
In a you shitty
In the city
In a the shitty
Come on lookin' at your crystal ball culture man
Come on lookin' at your crystal ball culture man
What do you see culture man
Tell What do you see culture man
I see them churches locked down
Schools closed down
Politicians promising
Teacher striking
In the city
In a you shitty
In the city
In a the shitty
Come on come on lookin' at your crystal ball culture man
I say lookin' at your crystal ball culture man
Tell me tell me what do you see culture man
Tell me what do you see culture man
I see youths rising
Blood running
Fire burning
Got crying
In a the shitty
In a the shitty
In the city
It is a shitty
Lookin' at you crystal ball culture man
I say lookin' at you crystal ball culture man
What do you see culture man
Tell me what what do you see culture man
I see truth revealing
People cleansing
Downpresser chasing
People seeing
In a the shitty...
I say lookin' at you crystal ball culture man
Keep on lookin' at you crystal ball culture man
Let us have a view on the inside
We see too much of the outside
Give me a glimpse in a you crystal ball culture man
Make me see what a gwan culture man
Long time we blind
So so blind
Rumors of War
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Talkin' 'bout war
And rumors of war
Talkin' 'bout the coming of Jah
The time is not far
Oh my majesty
Please rescue me-e-e
Oh my majesty
Can't you rescue me-e-e
Wars
Rumors of war
Talkin' 'bout the coming of my father
The time is not far
God when I reach home
How happy I'll be
Knowing I am home
Where I am free
Talkin' 'bout war
And rumors of war
Talkin' bout the coming of the Negus
The time is not far
Oh my(3x) majesty
Can't you rescue me
When I look upon creation
All I see is man's abomination
Causing combination
Amongst the younger generation
War
Rumors of war
Talkin' 'bout the coming of Jah Jah
The time is not far
When I reach that place
Gonna be happy and free
Knowing I'm in that land
And I've got my liberty
And I see war in a Beirut
War in a...
Lebanon
Syria, yeah
Pakistan
Namibia
Soweto
Johannesburg
South Africa
Make sure your hands and heart are clean
So you can rally around the red, gold and green