Deep down in Jamaica, close to Mandeville Back up in the woods, on top of a hill There stood an old hut made of earth and wood Where lived a country boy named Johnny B. Goode He never learned to read or write so well But he could play his guitar like ringin' a bell yell
Said go, go Johnny! Johnny be good tonight! Said go, go Johnny! Johnny B. Goode...
He used to carry his guitar in a gunny sack Sit beneath a tree in the railroad track Old engineer in the train sittin' in the shade Strummin' with the rhythm that the drivers made People passing by would stop and say: "Oh my, oh my, what the boy can play"
Said go, go Johnny! Johnny be good tonight! Said go, go Johnny! Johnny B. Goode...
Mama said: "Son, you gotta be a man, You got to be the leader of a reggae band People comin' in from miles around To hear you play until the sun goes down Boy, someday your name will be in the lights Sayin' JOHNNY - JOHNNY B. GOODE TONITE"
I said go, go Johnny! Johnny be good tonight! Said go, go Johnny! Johnny you better be good
Said go, go Johnny! Johnny be good tonight! Go, go Johnny! Johnny B. Goode...
If you wanna live Treat me good If you wanna live, live I beg you treat me good
I'm like a walking razor Don't you watch my size I'm dangerous Said I'm dangerous (2×)
If you are a bully Treat me good If you are a bully, a bully I beg you treat me good
I'm like a stepping razor Don't you watch my size I'm dangerous, dangerous (Chorus)
If you are a chucky Nobody chucky from me If you are a chucky, a chucky Nobody chuck from me, Yea
Chorus
I'm like a chopping razor Don't you watch my size I'm dangerous, dangerous
If you eat asphalt I beg you treat me good If you drink lead soup You better treat me good
Chorus
If you are bull bukka Nobody buk from me If you are duppy You move away from me
Chorus
I'm like a stepping, walking I'm dangerous, dangerous
If you wanna live Treat me good Warning you if you wanna live You better treat me good
I'm like a stepping, walking, cutting, flicking, jumping,chopping, walking I'm dangerous (2×) I'm like a stepping, jumping, flicking, bumping, boring I'm dangerous (2×)
If you drink mortal Treat me good And if you eat brick Treat me good
I'm like a flashing laser and a rolling thunder I'm dangerous (2×) I'm like a stepping razor Don't you watch my size I'm dangerous, dangerous
Treat me good If you wanna live You better treat me good
Talking: ...You don't through a fifth of the trilliation I go through... Only a name would be here to represent...
If you wanna live You better treat me good You could a drink lead soup I'm dangerous You could a eat asphalt I'm dangerous You could a eat brick crackers I'm dangerous... I saw the sun...Fucking dangerous...
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, culture man We see too much of the outside, culture man
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
Woke up this morning With a funny funny feelin' And that feelin' Was an unusual feelin'
Inna my bone yeah It inna my blood Inna my toes Coming up to my brain
Went to the doctor To check out what's matter I Went to the doctor To find out the matter
Doctor said son You have a Reggaemylitis I said, "What" Doctor said son You have a Reggaemylitis
Is it contagious Is it outrageous Is it vicious Or is it dangerous
Inna mi bones Inna me blood From my toes Up to my brain
I can feel it inna my bones Inna my ankle From my toes Up to my brain
Is it incurable It's fit for desirable It isn't curable Fit for desirable
I have it inna my toes Inna my ankles Inna my knees Up to my waist
Under mi ribs Across mi shoulder Inna mi finger Up to my brain
Reggaemylitis I say... You only catch it one way It's Reggaemylitis I say
Sometimes your temperature It really gets higher And the music Sets your soul on fire
Got it inna my toes Inna my knees Inna my ankles Inna my waist Inna my heart Inna my soul Inna my mind Come through my mouth Inna my finger Registered in my brain
Sorry fi Maga Dog Him turn around bite you And if you jump outta fryin pan I know you jump inna fire yeah See you come from country in a country chuk Tell me say you a look a likkle wuk Gal go weh from dey Me no wan' fe see you 'round here
When I were with you look how you big and fat Now you look like a real wet rat Gal, go weh from me Me no wan' fe see you 'round here
Me jus' a do wha' me hafi do Me no ha nothin' more fi do with you And if you know wha' me know You galang go turn poppy-show
Your father gi' you money fi buy piece of land You take your father money and buy obeah man But a young nay like you Should be cut with a filing tool
Deep down in Jamaica, close to Mandeville Back up in the woods, on top of a hill There stood an old hut made of earth and wood Where lived a country boy named Johnny B. Goode He never learned to read or write so well But he could play his guitar like ringin' a bell yell
Said go, go Johnny! Johnny be good tonight! Said go, go Johnny! Johnny B. Goode...
He used to carry his guitar in a gunny sack Sit beneath a tree in the railroad track Old engineer in the train sittin' in the shade Strummin' with the rhythm that the drivers made People passing by would stop and say: "Oh my, oh my, what the boy can play"
Said go, go Johnny! Johnny be good tonight! Said go, go Johnny! Johnny B. Goode...
Mama said: "Son, you gotta be a man, You got to be the leader of a reggae band People comin' in from miles around To hear you play until the sun goes down Boy, someday your name will be in the lights Sayin' JOHNNY - JOHNNY B. GOODE TONITE"
I said go, go Johnny! Johnny be good tonight! Said go, go Johnny! Johnny you better be good
Said go, go Johnny! Johnny be good tonight! Go, go Johnny! Johnny B. Goode...
Everyone is crying out for peace, yes None is crying out for justice Everyone is crying out for peace, yes None is crying out for justice
I don't want no peace I need equal rights and justice I need equal rights and justice I need equal rights and justice Got to get it, equal rights and justice
Everybody want to go to heaven But nobody want to die, Father of the Jesus Everybody want to go up to heaven But none of them, none of them want to die
I don't want no peace I man need equal rights and justice I got to get it, equal rights and justice I really need it, equal rights and justice Just give me my share, equal rights and justice
What is due to Caesar You better give it all to Caesar, yeah, yeah, yeah And what belong to I and I You better, you better give it up to I
'Cause I don't want no peace I need equal rights and justice I need equal rights and justice I have got to get it, equal rights and justice I'm a fighting for it, equal rights and justice
Everyone is heading for the top But tell me how far is it from the bottom Nobody knows but everyone fighting for the top How far is it from the bottom
I don't want no peace I need equal rights and justice I need equal rights and justice I have got to get it, equal rights and justice I really need it, equal rights and justice
Everyone is talking about crime Tell me who are the criminals I said everyone is talking about crime, crime Tell me who, who are the criminals I really don't see them
I don't want no peace I need equal rights and justice We got to get equal rights and justice And there will be no crime, equal rights and justice There will be no criminals, equal rights and justice
Everyone is fighting for equal rights and justice Palestinians are fighting for equal rights and justice Down in Angola, equal rights and justice Down in Botswana, equal rights and justice Down in Zimbabwe, equal rights and justice Down in Rhodesia, equal rights and justice
Downpresser man Where you gonna run to (3x) All along that day (Chorus)
You gonna run to the sea But the sea will be boiling When you run to the sea The sea will be boiling (2x) All along that day
You gonna run to the rocks The rocks will be melting
When you run to the rocks The rocks will be melting (2x) All that day
So I said Chorus
You drink your big champagne and laugh (3x) All along that day
I wouldn't like to be a flea Under your collar man (3x) All along that day
You can run but you can't hide (3x) Telling you all along that day
You gonna run to the Lord Beggin' to hide you (2x) You gonna run to Jah Beggin' to hide you All, all along that day
And I said Downpresser Man
Where you gonna run to Where you gonna run to Downpresser man Where you gonna run to I said all along All along, along that day Downpresser man (4x)
Wait, Downpresser man Where you gonna run to Downpresser man I don't know where you gonna run to All along that day
Downpresser man You can't run, you can't bribe Jah-Jah Can't call him in a bar Fe can drink some Devil soup Can't bribe him to run a car now Can't test him faith Downpresser man (5x) Where you gonna run to
Downpresser man You can't bribe no one Them no want no money Them run'f money That money get funny
