Linton Kwesi Johnson
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now watchta mistah man

mi noh like di way yu tan

an yu tan soh too lang yu know man

a meditate yu a meditate pan di same sang soh lang ?

well hear mi man :

mi naw preach

mi naw teach

mi jusa show yu

ow mi seit

caw di trute well sweet

jus like a African beat

like wen yu si whey yu comin fram

like wen yu site whichpawt yu reach

soh mi noh care if yu waan vex

ar even gwaan like yu perplex

mi a goh show yu whey mi si mistah man

yu jus sidoung an fole-up like a cabbidge

like seh yu gat not andahstandin gat no nallidge

like seh yu still noh realise seh a jus di addah day

wi chuck-awf di chokin chains of bandidge

dat in spite a di hateridge an disadvantage

dow wi slip-up an stumble pan di way

wi still reach far doun freedom street

still mindful af di minefields pan di way

soh mi a beg yu mistah man

please come out a yu shell

yu cyaan dwell inna di paas

cat laas fi evah yu know mi bredda

now dat di sun a shine brite

please come out a di doldrums a di daak nite

histri biggah dan mi ar yu know

time cyaan steal but it can heal

soh shake di dew from out yu hed

wipe di cabweb fram yu face

wi gat nuff work fi dhu

far wi nob reach mount zion

yet

yes wi phudung a solid foundaeshan

fi true

an wan an two a wi well a get tru

fi true

but wi still noh bil di new jerusalem yet

di time goin come agen

yu can bet

wen wi a goh march awn agen

yu hear mi fren

mobilise wi women an wi fren dem

agen

even di pickney dem a golb jine een

agen

for freedam is nat noh idealagy

freedam is a human necessity

it cycan depen pan now wan somebody

is up to each an evry wan a wi

mi naw preach

mi naw teach

mi jusa show yu

ow mi seit

caw di trute well sweet

jus like a African beat

like wen yu si whey yu comin from

like wen yu site whichpawt yu reach

soh mi noh gwaan like yu waan vex

or even gwaan like yu perplex

mi jusa show yu whey mi si mistah man


Mirror lyrics:

mi jusa show yu whey mi si mistah man

or even gwaan like yu perplex

soh mi noh gwaan like yu waan vex

like wen yu site whichpawt yu reach

like wen yu si whey yu comin from

jus like a African beat

caw di trute well sweet

ow mi seit

mi jusa show yu

mi naw teach

mi naw preach

is up to each an evry wan a wi

it cycan depen pan now wan somebody

freedam is a human necessity

for freedam is nat noh idealagy

agen

even di pickney dem a golb jine een

agen

mobilise wi women an wi fren dem

yu hear mi fren

wen wi a goh march awn agen

yu can bet

di time goin come agen

but wi still noh bil di new jerusalem yet

fi true

an wan an two a wi well a get tru

fi true

yes wi phudung a solid foundaeshan

yet

far wi nob reach mount zion

wi gat nuff work fi dhu

wipe di cabweb fram yu face

soh shake di dew from out yu hed

time cyaan steal but it can heal

histri biggah dan mi ar yu know

please come out a di doldrums a di daak nite

now dat di sun a shine brite

cat laas fi evah yu know mi bredda

yu cyaan dwell inna di paas

please come out a yu shell

soh mi a beg yu mistah man

still mindful af di minefields pan di way

wi still reach far doun freedom street

dow wi slip-up an stumble pan di way

dat in spite a di hateridge an disadvantage

wi chuck-awf di chokin chains of bandidge

like seh yu still noh realise seh a jus di addah day

like seh yu gat not andahstandin gat no nallidge

yu jus sidoung an fole-up like a cabbidge

mi a goh show yu whey mi si mistah man

ar even gwaan like yu perplex

soh mi noh care if yu waan vex

like wen yu site whichpawt yu reach

like wen yu si whey yu comin fram

jus like a African beat

caw di trute well sweet

ow mi seit

mi jusa show yu

mi naw teach

mi naw preach

well hear mi man :

a meditate yu a meditate pan di same sang soh lang ?

an yu tan soh too lang yu know man

mi noh like di way yu tan

now watchta mistah man


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