Mi Deh Yah - Capleton

Yow yow yow

Mi deh yah yah

tell dem seh we deh yah

Momma, papa

Da one yah name mi deh yah yaw

momma and papa

just tek you hand from yuh jaw

Tell dem mi deh yah yah

momma and papa

Gall dem see mi and chant tralla lalla laa

Deh yah yaw momma and papa

Di youth dem see me and shout lion paw

Mi Deh yah yaw momma and papa

Babylon mi see seh dem…

Da one yah name

While I were away and send di line dem inna

di letta

Just fi show you seh mi haffi mek tings betta

And a foundation mi seh mi haffi set yah

And hail king selassie as the mekka

so mi go bun babylon as the tekka

Couldn’t mamma earth di whole a dem want fi reck yah

Tell di ghetto youth seh fi think con check yah

Babylon come out you can’t tan yah cause mi nah leff yah

Me seh mi deh yah yaw

Mama and papa…

Just Teck you hand from yuh jaw

Tell dem Mi deh yah yaw

Babylon tek the food out ah dem craw

Mi deh yah yaw mama and papa

Di youth dem see me and say tralla lalla laa

Mi deh yah yaw mama and papa

Mi deh yah yaw

Da one yah name

So mi seh

never mek let the wicked man dem get you down

Just hold your humility and gwan hold your ground

no matter how dem beat up and twiss up and frown

Go mek dem know seh dat I…

Dah one yah name

I will always be here and I will always be around

Fi mek sure seh you don’t turn di youth dem inna no clown

And show di ghetto youth dem fi know the right sound

And righousness well di fi gather round

So mi tell di wicked man dem mi nuh want dem around

Well dem could an black dem could an purple or brown

Dem diss Emanuel and get a judgement sound

mi nuh want dem pon mi compound

one yah name mi deh yah yaw

Mama and papa… Teck… you… hand… from… yuh jawwwwwww

Red hot

Dah one yah name mi deh yah yaw

Mama and papa… Teck you hand from yuh jaw

Deh yah yaw… mamma, pappa

Gall dem see mi and shout tralla lalla laa

Babylon waan tek wi inna outlaw

Deh yah yaw momma papa

Yaw yaw… who deh yaw.

Yow Dem check seh mi gawn but mi deh yah

Mi come fi defend mi sista and mi bredda

So mi tell dem seh di fyah seh it get redda

Diss Emanuel and now mi see seh dem a deadda

Noone that seek shall turn to di sidewalk and turn not a begga

Dah one yah lick dem like sledgea

Seh vampire get peg yah

Diss yah one yah redda redda

Me tell dem seh mi Dah yah yaw… mama… papa

Mi tell dem seh mi deh ya ya. anyway

Well a long time mi deh yah and dem check seh mi gone

But mi deh yah so righousness fi perform

mek di ghetto youth dem know how fi gwan

bun di obeya man dem weh a balm

anyway dem can’t mek mi cool and dem can’t mek mi calm

a di woman dem alone come give me me charm

wapen to susie and jackie and dawn

A dem alone mi want inna mi palm

Tell dem mi deh yah yaw

Mama and papa… Teck you hand from yuh jaw

Tell dem mi deh yah yaw… mamma, pappa

Gall dem see mi and shout tralla lalla laa

Mi Deh ya yaw momma… poppa…

Babylon tek di food from out a de bird dem claw

Mi deh yah yaw…