Capture Rasta - Culture

Christopher Columbus, him come from Spain, sir

When him sail him ship, then him come ah Jamaica

Send go tell de Queen say him come-come discover

But when mi tek a stock, there was Red Indian

Him ah boooast — say him capture Rasta

Him gone-gone boooast — say him capture Rasta

Afterward mi check it out, him turn back ah Africa

Load the ship with human cargo

Come back and start to work up the cane field

Kill out the cassava and potato

An' ah boooast — say him capture Rasta (wha' im seh?)

An' ah boooast — say him capture Rasta

The next time they see him, them send fi the barber

Say that them come fi trim up the Rasta

Trim first and then them ask question

But when me tek a stock, ah Armageddon

Dem a boooast — say dem capture Rasta

An' start to boooast — say dem capture Rasta

(Heh! Watch dis!)

When mi tek a stock him come inna the land, sir

See mi ah Negril, grandfather Rasta

With mi grey beard and mi challwah

Him mash up the kutchie and him gon' ah Campion

Gone boooast, say him capture Rasta (what a sinting!)

Gone boooast, say him capture Rasta

The first semi-aircraft gun was made by

Carlton?

was a black American

And them tek it weh and gone mek M16

Give it to black man fi shoot one another

An' a boast, say dem capture Rasta

Dem a boast, say dem capture Rasta

If ah piece of cloth, why dem call it rattan?

Dolly an' lick-shot an' water pumpy

When mi tek a stock, that’s not our unity

Among the children in our community

Dem a boast, say dem capture Rasta

Dem boast, say dem capture Rasta

Some black man say them drop off ah Trinidad

The other black man drop ah Antigua

The big stake them drop ah Jamaica

Because I and I, we come fi conquer

Dem cyann’t boooast — say dem capture Rasta

Dem cannot boooast — say dem capture Rasta (yuh ah hear?)

Dis ya Rastaman him nuh licky dreadlocks

Dis ya Rastaman him nuh licky licky dreadlocks

Den can’t catch me wid no rice and peas and meat, sir

When me come me come, de Rasta cook him ital

Dem cyaan’t boast, say dem capture Rasta

Dem cannot boast, say dem capture Rasta