This Town - The Skints, Tippa Irie, Horseman

London City I was born in

You know I love this town

But I can’t pick up when she’s calling

So riddle me this, follow me to the place that raised me

Gave me the up and down that developed and shaped me

Give me a run down town with a ruffneck sound

'Cause the rat inna the underground don’t phase me

I’ve never been the one to stay in just one place mind

For the love of the music we do not discriminate, fly

from the mountain tops to an eastern block

Or a tropical island to catch a nice vibe

But no matter where we go we leave London Town

Reliable, we ride up in our black steed and turn up an hour early for the

soundcheck jam

Sip on a little rum and run the riddim and sound

Then we back on the road, on the way, today we’re racing

Against the clock ah catch a tunnel we are facing

No matter where we go, we are coming on home

I said Londinium give me another day, sing

Well I love the London music that come before my time

'cos the new vibes got me wishing that it was back in '85

Whether the punk or roots and culture, ragga, jungle, hip-hop or grime

So I take a little trip on the Victoria line

And I check for Tippa Irie there down inna Brixton

Who bun down tracks with the man in the sound like Saxon system

Stepping round town and we see the bredrin Horse man he says

«Come, yes unno make we nice up session»

The Skints, Tippa Irie and the one Horseman

The three of we, yes we ah go join as one

So let’s get together and do this boom song

Mi know them haffi play it pon them station

Or ya haffi see we pon the television

Everybody stamp them foot and everybody raise them hand you Never know cos this

one’s a champion

And what them talking about?

The place London

Because I really love my London town

Through the up and through the down

I been almost everywhere but I man have to come back here

So much different things to do, so much different things to see

It it multicultural now, but I just love it anyhow

Born and raised right here, smoke a zoot, drink a beer

No we nah go have no fear, we love this land and atmosphere

It is where I am from, it is where I belong, it’s the only place for me

For I man and my family

London City I was born in

You know I love this town

But I can’t pick up when she’s calling

Cause I’m a resident that’s why

Yeah I

So riddle me this, follow me to the place that raised me

Gave me the up and down that developed and shaped me

Give me a run down town with a ruffneck sound

'Cause the rat inna the underground don’t phase me

Then we back on the road, on the way, today we’re racing

Against the clock ah catch a tunnel we are facing

No matter where we go, we are coming on home I said Londinium give me another

day, sing

London City I was born in

You know I love this town

But I can’t pick up when she’s calling