Lucky Dube "Prisoner" 1989 SHANACHIE 43073 Transcribed by (Erik Domstad) WAR AND CRIME (Lucky Dube) Everywhere in the world, People are fighting for freedom Nobody knows what is right, Nobody knows what is wrong The black man say it's the white man The white man say it's the black man Indians say it's the coloreds Coloreds say it's everyone Your mother didn't tell you the truth Your father didn't tell you the truth Nobody knows what is wrong And what is right How long is this gonna last 'Cause we've come so far so fast When it started, you and I were not there Why don't we...... Chorus: Bury down apartheid Fight down war and crime Racial discrimination Tribal discrimination (x2) You and I were not there when it started We don't know where it's coming from And where it's going So why don't we...... I am not saying this because I'm a coward But I'm thinking of the lives that we loose Every time we fight Killing innocent people Women and children yeah Who doesn't know about the government Who doesn't know about wars Your mother didn't tell you the truth 'Cause my father didn't tell me the truth The black man say it's the white man The white man say it's the black man Indians say it's the coloreds When it started we were not there We know where we come from but we don't know Where we're going so Why don't we...... Chorus: Bury down apartheid Fight down war and crime Racial discrimination Tribal discrimination (x2) PRISONER (Lucky Dube) Somebody told me about it When I was still a little boy He said to me crime does not pay He said to me education is the key As a little boy I thought I knew what I was doing But today here I am in jail Chorus: I am a prisoner (x3) I looked all around me But to see nothing But four grey walls staring at me The policeman said to me son They won't build no schools anymore All they build will be prison, prison They won't build no schools anymore All they build will be prison, prison They won't build no schools anymore All they build will be prison, prison 'Cause today yeah Chorus: I am a prisoner (x3) I asked the policeman he said How much must I pay for my freedom He said to me son They won't build no schools anymore They won't build no hospitals They won't build no schools anymore They won't build no hospitals All they build will be prison, prison All they build will be prison, prison All they build will be prison, prison All they build will be...... Chorus: I am a prisoner (x3) FALSE PROPHETS (Lucky Dube) We see them every day moving up and down Holding the bibles in their hands yeah They're going to church every Sunday, Telling people they are Christians yeah Yeah man we're reading the bible and overstand It's telling us of all the false prophets And when the messiah gonna come down then Them a gonna say these words Chorus: Jesus, I wanna be like you False prophets, lies and illusions (x4) And them a going around lamping Jah children And them a going around lamping Jah creation yeah I & I no like the Babylon style I & I no like Babylon style yeah 'Cause them a going round lamping Jah creation man And them a going round telling them lies And them a going round lamping Jah creation man And them a going round telling them lies Chorus: Jesus, I wanna be like you False prophets, lies and illusions (x2) REMEMBER ME (Richard Siluma) Chorus: Where ever you are Remember me In what ever you do I love you daddy (x2) You left for the city many years ago Promised to come back and take care of us Many years have gone by now Still no sign of you, daddy yeah Mother died of heartattack many years ago when she heard that you were married again Now I'm the only one left in the family Chorus: Daddy where ever you are Remember me In what ever you do I love you (x2) Wandering up and down the streets of Soweto No place to call my home I tried to find you many years ago But the woman you married to Was no good at all Chorus: Daddy where ever you are Remember me In what ever you do I love you (x2) JAH LIVE (Lucky Dube) Chorus: Jah live, Jah children Jah live, Jah children Jah live, Jah children Let rastas never die (x2) When everything is going right They forget about your presence But when the table turns upside down They know that you're there Through my mom who taught me that You were always there I wrote this little song of praise Now I'm gonna sing it Chorus: Jah live, Jah children Jah live, Jah children Jah live, Jah children Let rastas never die (x3) The rastaman call him Jah, Some people call him Allah Englishman call him God but he is one We may have different names to call him But he cares for everyone That's why i wrote this little song Chorus: Jah live, Jah children Jah live, Jah children Jah live, Jah children Let rastas never die (x3) DRACULA (Lucky Dube) You're gonna try and hide In the dark corners of the night But he's gonna get you Because he's no human, he's Dracula.....ha ha ha Chorus: Dracula (x4) During the day he's my friend But when the night falls he's no friend of mine During the day he's my friend But when the night falls he's nobody's friend His eyes shine wild fire, his heart is cold as ice I'm scared of him He lives on human blood, he feeds on human flesh Stay away he's got no mercy, no mercy at all He's Dracula Not everything that glitters is gold Don't trust no-one, don't even trust yourself A me a gonna say now Chorus: Dracula (x5) Not everything that glitters is gold, yeah man yes I Don't trust no-one, don't even trust yourself A me a gonna say now He's got the sweetest words you've ever heard He talks like a new president, Telling people what he's gonna do for them He walks like a human being He eats like everybody does But deep down in his heart He knows he's bad news yeah His eyes shine wild fire, his heart is cold as ice No mercy at all, Dracula, Dracula..... Chorus: Dracula (x4) A him a going round lamping Jah children A him a going round lamping Jah creation I & I got eyewater inna me eye because dem lamp I man REGGAE STRONG (Lucky Dube) Reggae in the bathroom, reggae in the bedroom, Reggae every where Reggae in jail, reggae in church Everybody likes it They tried to kill it many years ago Killing the prophets of reggae Destroying the prophets of reggae But somebody said to all the baldheads Respect the rastaman 'cause he's the only one Only one left in Jah creation Chorus: Nobody can stop reggae Nobody can stop reggae Nobody can stop reggae 'Cause reggae strong (x3) You can change the stylee of playing reggae You can change the rhythm of playing reggae But never ever change the message Everytime I play it Babylon wish me haffe dead Everytime I play it Babylon wish me haffe dead They tried to destroy it many years ago Killing the prophets of reggae Destroying the prophets of reggae But somebody said to all the baldheads Chorus: Nobody can stop reggae Nobody can stop reggae Nobody can stop reggae 'Cause reggae strong (x3) DON'T CRY (Lucky Dube/Richard Siluma) Everytime I say I'm going I can see you gonna cry Everytime I say I wanna go I can tell you gonna cry Thinking of the lonely nights when I'm not there Thinking of the lonely days when I'm gone Thousands of people wanna see me Millions are waiting for the message, I say Billions are dying for the message I am going round the world spreading the message I am going round the world spreading the word Don't cry, baby don't cry Chorus: Don't cry, don't cry (x2) They wanna hear me saying "I'm on my own" They wanna hear me saying "I've got you babe" They wanna hear me saying "Together as one" They wanna hear me saying "I'm a slave" Don't cry Chorus: Don't cry, don't cry (x2) Everytime I say I'm going I can see you gonna cry Everytime I say I wanna go I can tell you gonna cry Thinking of the lonely nights when I'm not there Thinking of the lonely days when I'm gone Thousands of people wanna see me Millions are waiting for the message, I say Billions are dying for the message I am going round the world spreading the message I am going round the world spreading the word So don't cry, baby don't cry Chorus: Don't cry, don't cry (x2) --------------------------------------------------------------------------