Tan And See - Max Romeo, The Upsetters

A long time I man did a-warn yeah

(A long time), long, long time ago

A long time I man did a-tell you say

(A long time), long, long time ago

The more you look is the less you see, oh yeah

The less you look is the more you see

(A do you hear me when I say?)

The more you look is the less you see, oh yeah

The less you look is the more you see, oh yeah

I steal it, keep it, a-why stop?

So nobody beat up you got

When your hand in the lion mouth

Me said me take time pull he out

When your hand in the lion mouth

Me said me take time pull he out

No need to jump and prance;

Tan and see no spoil no dance

No need to jump and prance;

Tan and see no spoil no dance

(Do you hear me when I say?)

Oh yea, oh yea

Lalala

Alright

Don’t say you have never been told, oh yea

'Cause it was written by great man of old

(Do you hear me what I say?)

The half has never yet been told, oh yea

Jah Jah is in full control

Listen!

When your hand in the lion mouth

Me said me take time pull he out

When your hand in the lion mouth

Me said me take time pull he out

No need to jump and prance;

Tan and see no spoil no dance

No need to jump and prance;

Tan and see no spoil no dance

A long time I man did a-warn yeah

(A long time), long, long time ago

A long time I man did a-tell you say

(A long time), oh yeah

A long time I man did a-war yeah

(A long time), long, long time ago

A long time I man did a-tell you say

(A long time), oh yeah

When your hand in the lion mouth

Me said me take time pull he out

When your hand in the lion mouth

Me said me take time pull he out

No need to jump and prance;

Tan and see no spoil no dance

No need to jump and prance;

Tan and see no spoil no dance

The more you look is the less you see, oh yeah

The less you look is the more you see

(A do you hear me when I say?)

The more you look is the less you see, oh yeah

The less you look is the more you see, oh yeah

A long time I man did a-warn yeah

(A long time), long, long time ago

A long time I man did a-tell you say

(A long time), long, long time ago

When your hand in the lion mouth

Me said me take time pull he out

When your hand in the lion mouth

Me said me take time pull he out

No need to jump and prance;

Tan and see no spoil no dance

No need to jump and prance;

Tan and see no spoil no dance