Burning Spear (1973)

 

 

Ethiopians Live It Out 
We Are Free  
Fire Down Below 
Don't Mess With Jill  
Down By The Riverside 
Door Peep Shall Not Enter 
Pick Up The Pieces

 

 

 

ETHIOPIANS LIVE IT OUT - Burning Spear [Winston Rodney]

One a dem come - they couldn't live it out
Two a dem come - they couldn't live it out
Three a dem come - they couldn't live it out
Four a dem come - they couldn't live it out

Ethiopians live it out
Ethiopians live it out
Ethiopians live it out
Ethiopians live it out

Oh, chiney men come - they couldn't live it out
Coolie men come - they couldn't live it out
Syrian come - they couldn't live it out
White men come - they couldn't live it out

Ethiopians live it out - oh we dweet
Ethiopians live it out - oh forever
Ethiopians live it out ......



WE ARE FREE -  Burning Spear [Winston Rodney]

Oh, we gonna shout it out
Yes, we gonna tell they
Tell them that we are free again
Free from the wicked man
Free from the misery
We are free again
We are free again

No more cryin'
Oh oh, no more weepin'
Oh no, no more mournin'
Shout it out, I said it loud and clear
Tell them that you know we are free again
Free from the wicked man
Free from the misery
Oh yes, we are free again
Oh yes, we are free again

Shout it out you know - we are free again
loud and clear - we are free again
Go tell my bradda - we are free again
Go tell my sista - we are free again
Freedom - we are free again
Freedom - we are free again



FIRE DOWN BELOW - Burning Spear

Fire, down below, I said fire, down below.
And the people dem a running around.
And the people dem a running around.

How you not sleep, get a cup of tea.
How you not sleep, get a cup of tea.
I have a little tea pot, short and stout,
this is my handle, this is my spout.
A when I get my tea yeah, then I will shout
you gots to tip, tip it over, people then you pour me out.

I said fire, fire now, down below x2

Fire, down below, I said fire, down below.
And the people dem a running around.
And the people dem running around.

How you not sleep, get a cup of tea.
How you not sleep, get a cup of tea.
I have a little tea pot, short and stout,
this is my handle, this is my spout.
When I get my tea yeah, then I will shout,
you gots to tip, tip it over, people then you pour me out.

I said fire, fire now, down below.
I said fire, down below.
And the people dem running around.
And the people dem running around.
I said fire, fire now, down below.


DON'T MESS WITH JILL -  Burning Spear [Winston Rodney]


Don't mess with Jill 
Don't mess with Jill 
Don't mess with Jill
Don't mess with Jill
She's mine, oh mine 
She's mine, oh mine 
She's mine, oh mine 
Alright now,my friend, alright now, my friend
Alright now,my friend, alright now, my friend
Leave my baby alone
Leave my baby alone
Leave my baby alone
Alright now,my friend, alright now, my friend
Alright now,my friend, alright now, my friend
I love her so
I want you to know
She's mine, oh mine 
Alright now, my friend, yeah
Alright now,my friend, alright now, my friend
Don't mess with Jill 
Don't mess with Jill 
Don't mess with Jill 
Don't mess with Jill 
She's mine, oh mine 
She's mine, oh mine 
She's mine, oh mine 
Alright now, my friend...............


DOWN BY THE RIVERSIDE -  Burning Spear [Winston Rodney]

Don't break this heart
Don't break this heart

Down by the riverside
Down by the riverside 
Oh I love a girl
All I know I love a girl

I love her so, 
I really, really ......

She could be from Africa 
She could be from America 
She could be from Jamaica 

All I know I love a girl.
Oh I love a girl
I love her so, 
I really, I really care

Don't break this heart that love you
Don't break this heart that love you
And neither tear it apart
I love you, oh yes, it's true
I will hold you tight tonight

Have something real nice to say,
Have something real nice to say,
We will hold hands in hands
We will sing, I tell you, happy songs. 
We will be, I tel you, side by side
/:Down by the riverside 
Down the beautiful riverside :/



DOOR PEEP SHALL NOT ENTER -  Burning Spear [Winston Rodney]

I an I, son of the most high, Jah Rastafari
Our hearts shall correspond and beat in one harmony.
Sounds from the Burning Spear:

Door peep shall not enter this a holy land
Where wise and a true man stand sipping from the cup of peace

/:Chant down a babylon, yeah
Chant down babylon
Chant down a babylon, yeah
Chant down babylon

Give thanks and praise
Give thanks and praise
Give thanks and praise
Give thanks and praise
To the holy man of creation





PICK UP THE PIECES -  Burning Spear

Here to pick up the pieces (4x)
Let the place look good, my brothers
Let the place keep clean, my sisters (2x)
come along, my brothers, come along, my sisters (2x)
Aho! my brothers, come, come, come
A yes my sisters, come, come, (2x)
You come, come (2x)
(repeat all)