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Whine And Grine

Wether you whine or grine Wether you whine or grine She shake it up right on time She shake it up right on time Shake up long, shake up strong Stay on your feet and you can’t go wrong Wether you whine or grine First thing she ax, if you ‘ave your brush If you [...]

Black Head China Man

You done stole my belongings and give to your China man God in heaven knows He knows that you are wrong Are you a China man are you a black man It don’t need no eye glass to se that your skin is black Do you prefer your China man to your fellow blackman ? [...]

Healing

A woman want to win with her cow And want the farmer to tell her how Farmer say you’ve got a knife But nah bother bring a light I will heal you in my farmyard Come along, oh Healing in the farmyard Alleluia Healing in the farmyard Now if you want to learn something Come [...]

Shanty Town

Too late, shanty town get scanty Too late, shanty town get scanty Too late, there is no more place to capture Too late, the people can’t do no better Too late, the rude boys gon’ to jail Too late, dem can’t get no bail Too late, seven years in dem tail Too late, the minister [...]

Hard Man Fe Dead

You pick him up, you lick him down Him bounce right back, What a hard man fe dead! (Hard man fe dead!) You pick him up, you lick him down Him bounce right back, What a hard man fe dead! (Hard man fe dead!) Them seh, the cat’s got a nine life But this man [...]

Drunkard Psalm

Words of wisdom cometh from the wise man Wise man says: This is the Drunkard Psalm To the inspiration of I,Prince Buster. Rum is their Shepherd and they live in want. It maketh them to lie down in the gutter on an empty stomach And vomit up some green things they did not eat. It [...]

Nothing takes the place of you

I take your pictures from my wall And I replaced them with large and small And each new day finds me so blue Cause nothing takes the place of you I read your letters one by one And I still love you when it's all said and done But oh my darling I'm so blue [...]