Country Boy

a-true, a-true
everything I say
a-true, a-true
everything I say

Country boy
you're running up and down
country boy
you go on like you know town
you no know bag-o-wire
you no know racecourse
you no know Pearl Harbor
not even know light post

a-true, a-true
everything I say
a-true, a-true
everything I say

Country boy
and no-one knows your name
Country boy
Kingstonian get your blame
you no know Denham town
you no know Hunt's bay
you no know Parish church
boy get out of me weh

a-true, a-true
everything I say
a-true, a-true
everything I say

Country boy
you shootin' up the place
Country boy
you with your ratchet in your waist
you no know uptown
you no know downtown
you no know 'round town
not even know Camperdown

Book of Rules

Isn't it strange how princesses and kings
in clown-ragged capers in sawdust rings
while common people like you and me
we'll be builders for eternity
each is given a bag of tools
a shapeless mass and the book of rules

each must make his life as flowing in
tumbling block on a stepping stone
while common people like you and me
we'll be builders for eternity
each is given a bag of tools
a shapeless mass and the book of rules

look when the rain has fallen from the sky
you know the sun will be only with us for a while
while common people like you and me
we'll be builders for eternity
each is given a bag of tools
a shapeless mass and the book of rules

Mama Say

'mama say
son, I ain't got no food today
tit for tat, butter for fish
there's a little porridge in the dish

mama say
son, you've got to stay home today
there's a hole in the roof
you've got to make it waterproof

son, daddy left you were from you were four
I've got to struggle 'cos I am poor
she said, food is a very hard thing to find
sometime I feel like I'm going out of my mind

mama say
son, today look like a rainy day
but the food I ain't got enough
rain a fall but dutty tough'

Be A Man

Our forefathers worked the fields in burning sun, they sweat and strained
But we are sad to say, we won't do it again
Because now that we've realized that oh so long we've been hypnotized
We suffered day and night, but since then we're bright

Yes, my skin is black
So when you see me come, you can turn your back
You ain't gonna be
No you'll never be a man like me

Yes, my skin is black
So when you see me come, you can turn your back
You ain't gonna be
No you'll never be a man like me

If ever they made a slip, they'd be corrected by the whip
But we are glad to say it won't happen again
'Cause now it is our turn to take the lead because we have learned
We suffered day and night, but since then we're bright

Yes, my skin is black
So when you see me come, you can turn your back
You ain't gonna be
No you'll never be a man like me

Yes, my skin is black
So when you see me come, you can turn your back
You ain't gonna be
No you'll never be a man like me

Be the One

The road is rough and rocky, but we move on
Each day, we're one step farther along the way
Dear God, we bear protection as we move on
You'll be the one to guide us along the way

And you see, I'm no different from other men
And you see, I'm no different from other men
Be the one to guide and protect us, show us the way
Be the one to guide and protect us, show us the way

The road is rough and rocky, but we move on
Each day, we're one step farther along the way
So dear God, we bear protection as we move on
You'll be the one to guide us along the way

Though you see, I'm no different from other men
Oh you see, I'm no different from other men
Be the one to guide and protect us, show us the way
Be the one to guide and protect us, show us the way
Be the one to guide and protect us, show us the way

Choice Of Color

If you had a choice of colors
Which one would you choose, my brothers?
If there was no day or night
Which would you prefer to be right?

Now how long have you hated your white teacher?
Who told you you love your black preacher?
And do you respect your brothers and friends
And share with black folks not of kin?

I said now people must prove to the people
A better day is coming for you and for me
With just a little bit more education
And love for our nation, we'll make a better society

Now, some of us would rather cuss or make a fuss
Than to bring about a little trust
But we shall overcome our beliefs someday
If you'll only listen to what I have to say

And how long have you hated your white teacher?
Who told you you love your black preacher?
And do you respect your brothers and friends
And share with black folks not of kin?

I said now people must prove to the people
A better day is coming for you and for me
With just a little bit more education
And love for our nation, we'll make a better society

If you had a choice of colors...

Every Day and Every Night

Your lovely face, your face, I've seen it
And though we are apart, I can't forget it
And every night, and every day
I dream about you some way

Somehow I know, I know, you must remember
How we hugged and kissed last year, December
And every night, and every day
I dream about you some way

And every night, and every day
I dream about you some way

Somehow I know, I know, you must remember
How we hugged and kissed last year, December
And every night, and every day
I dream about you some way

Every night, and every day
Every night, and every day
Every night, and every day
Every night, and every day...

Get In The Groove

Music, it's so divine
It's yours and it's mine
Come on and sing with me
It makes your soul happy

It gets you in the groove
Makes your whole body move
Yourself you can't control
Just when you feel the soul

Music, it's so divine
It's yours and it's mine
Come on and sing with me
It makes your soul happy

It gets you in the groove
Makes your whole body move
Yourself you can't control
Just when you feel the soul

Hypocrite

You've carried my name
But, oh, you just do it in vain
'Cause others have done so before
And yet I see them walk through that same door

Hypocrite, where will you run to now?
Hypocrite, you will get hurt somehow
Hypocrite, I know that time will tell on you
Hear what I say

I thought you were smart
But man, you've got a wicked, wicked heart
And, oh, you're just being used
When they're through, you will be refused

Hypocrite, where will you run to now?
Hypocrite, you will get hurt somehow
Hypocrite, I know that time will tell on you
Time will tell on you

I just can't understand
Why you got to be a wicked man, it's a doggone shame

I thought you were smart
But man, you've got a wicked, wicked heart
And, oh, you're just being used
When they're through, you will be refused

Hypocrite, where will you run to now?
Hypocrite, you will get hurt somehow
Hypocrite, I know that time will tell on you
Time will tell on you

You're nothing but a hypocrite
Yeah, yeah, boy, hypocrite
You're gonna meet your judgement, hypocrite...

I Shall Be Released

They say everything can be replaced
They say every distance is not near
But I remember every face
Of every man who put me here

I see the light come shining
From the west unto the east
Any day now, any day now
I shall be released

They say every man needs protection
They say every man must fall, yes
But I swear I see my reflection
Somewhere so high above this wall, yeah

I see the light come shining
From the west unto the east
Any day now, any day now
I shall be released

They say every man needs protection
They say every man must fall, yes
But I swear I see my reflection
Somewhere so high above this wall, yeah

I see the light come shining
From the west unto the east
Any day now, any day now
I shall be released

And one more time
Any day now, any day now...