Patrice - Jah Jah Deh Deh lyrics

Say Jah Jah deh deh

no matter wha' dem a say

Jah deh deh,

yes him deh deh, no matter wha' dem a say

Jah deh deh,

well again again

Ooh na na na na na na na

Tell me is it dem or is it me.

Is it the bird wha' deh ina di tree

Is it the fish wha' swim ina di sea,

Is it the willow wha' carry birds and bees.

No it's none of dem deh things indeed,

It's rather fi dem Babylon technology.

Ah rather dem sky scrapers and fi dem streets

Ah the nerve centres of fi dem cities,

where mind-slaves ah run tings fi we

But Patrice Lumumba na go rest in peace,

Steven Biko na go rest in peace,

Kwame Nkrumah na go rest in peace,

Marcus Garvey na go rest in peace,

Malcolm X ‘im na go rest in peace

Mahatma Gandhi na go rest in peace

burying their bodies was like burying seeds

Ina fi we babies I can see dem creep,

Ina fi we mothers I can hear them weep

Out of the mouths of the sufferers I can hear them scream.

Hear dem scream!

Chorus

Say Jah Jah deh deh

no matter wha' dem a say

Jah deh deh,

yes I'm deh deh, no matter wha' dem a say

Jah deh deh,

well again again

Ooh na na na na na na na

The things wha' you a own end up owning you,

the things wha' you a clone end up cloning you.

The things wha' you a show end up showing in you

any time you a fling a stone it end up hitting you.

The things wha' you possess end up possessing you

you claim seh you a progress

but you na progress fi true.

You claim seh you are so blessed

but you are cursed fi true,

cos what comes first, last in you

Chorus

Say Jah Jah deh deh

no matter wha' dem a say

Jah deh deh,

yes him deh deh, no matter wha' dem a say

Jah deh deh,

Tell me is it dem or is it me.

Is it the bird wha' deh ina di tree

Is it the fish wha' swim ina di sea,

Is it the willow wha' carry birds and bees.

No it's none of dem deh things indeed,

It's rather fi dem Babylon technology.

Ah rather dem sky scrapers and fi dem streets

Ah the nerve centres of fi dem cities,

where mind-slaves ah run tings fi we

But Patrice Lumumba na go rest in peace,

Steven Biko na go rest in peace,

Kwame Nkrumah na go rest in peace…