Protect Yu Neck

Bulby yuh a listen

Ready

Protect yuh neck

Protect yuh neck

Protect yuh head

don't tek nuh check

Protect yuh neck

Look over yuh shoulder

Yuh a hear mi now

Duh nuh come out

afta midnight iyah

All inna broad

daylight dem a tek life

So imagine afta

dark when di action start

Wat a guh gwaan

Duh nuh come out afta x-30

Dem yah yute yah

well blood tirsty

Nuh mek sun down

ketch yuh inna town

Tek weh yuh self now

Ova war-rieka hill

War neva stand still

And inna garden

Mi neva see nuh cultivation

nor nuh farming-a gwaan

Dem will done yuh

inna kirk dunkirk

All ova watahouse a

drought still dem will wet yuh

Is like yuh life

have nuh nuh worth

I look inna callaloo bed

And nuh see nuh mo'

vegetarian alone

And get dis straight sah

Chant for a safer jamaica

Who name dem place yah

Dem neva know seh

word sound a powah

Yuh got to be care-ful

And protect yuh neck

Protect yuh head back

Careful and protect

yuh neck protect yuh head

When yuh come out afta x-30

Nuh trust nuh blue

suit nor khaaki

Nuff a pose like

police and dem a tief

Worst dan di klan weh

wrap up inna white sheet

Freaks come out

anytime it touch dark

Watch how yuh walk

inside di park

He turn she and she

turn he some sight to see

Swap identity and

waah come mingle wid we

New kingston

Mi si dem a dust

but mi nuh see nothing done

For my people

Still no one knows the reason

And mi guh ask a hope road

Still it was hopeless

cause no one would hear ma cry

Di struggle still continue

And inna payneland burn

di pain and mek wi hold a joy

Get dis straight sah

Work for a safer jamaica

Sweetest land sweetest watah

Dash weh di pirate cultcha

Yuh got to be care-ful

And protect yuh neck

Protect yuh head back

Careful and protect

yuh neck protect yuh head

Yuh betta protect yuh neck

Protect yuh neck

Protect yuh head

don't tek nuh check

Protect yuh neck

And look over yuh shoulder

Mi well waah

come out afta x-30

Mi nuh waah nuh

curfew country

Woman and man tired

fi lock up inna house

Well waah come out

and sport all bout

When wi come out

and start party

Yuh nuh si nuh

one hot like we

Nuh mek pagan

mash up wi country

in communit twist

up in love and inity

Shooters hill

Di war neva stand still

And inna garden

Mi neva si nuh cultivation

nor nuh farming

Now dem will done

yuh inna kirk

All ova waterhouse a drought

still dem will wet yuh

Is like yuh life

nuh have nuh worth

And inna callaloo bed

mi nuh si nuh mo

vegetarian alone

Mek wi get dis straight sah

Chant for a safer jamaica

Who name dem place yah

Dem neva seh

word sound a powah

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