Roots and Culture

United we stand and divided we fall

Black man know yourself before your back is against the wall

Ah soh yuh stay

Yuh ongle ah tink one way

But I’m not a one way DJ

Coin two side, get that?

Hear dis

Shabba Rankin’, reggae people’s callin’ out

People from east, west, north and south

Say, I’m the MC with the nasty mouth

Dem feel like is pure slackness alone I can talk about

I know me Roots and Culture

Who is the route Robert Nesta?

And Bunny Wailer follow after

It is music, mi charge for

Look how deh world noh stop suffer

What have black people under pressure

Some talk dis and some talk dat

Say everything from Shabba mouth is slack

I love roots and reality straight to the max

Because I’m a article oil abash

I love me Roots and Culture

To teach all deh youngster

Honor your mother and father

So dat yuh days will be longer

Some talk dat and some talk dis

Nuff ah dem ah fight ‘gainst slackness lyrics

You have to please, John Public

When you’re dealin’ with deh, Reggae music

Shabba Rankin’, you a murder

And it is music you charge for

Want to be a musical ambassador

Ah goin’ teach all yeh youngster

Here dis

Some of dem ah bawl how dem want culture

And some of dem waah people be vulgar

I rather to stick to I culture

Than to be a dirty character

I love me Roots and Culture

I goin’ teach all yeh youngster

It’s a new page the Ranks turn over

Teach ’em just like a teacher

Make them listen to me like a pastor

Woy yo

Shabba Rankin’, reggae people callin’ out

People from east, west, north, and south

Say I’m deh MC with deh nasty mouth

Dem feel like is pure slackness alone I can talk about

Know me Roots and Culture

See how black people a suffer

It’s what have black people under pressure

Just because we don’t stick together

Woy yo

United we stand and divided we fall

Black man know yourself before your back is against the wall

Ten time rise, and ten time fall

Oh, Shabba is stronger then deh great China wall

Know me Roots and Culture

Is a new page me turn over

Mek up mi mind to teach the youngster

Teach the youth dem like a teacher

Make dem listen to the Ranks like a pastor

Some talk dis and some talk dat

Say everyting from me mouth is slack

I love roots and reality straight to the max

Me can’t understan’ how, black can kill black

I know me Roots and Culture

Who is the root Robert Nesta?

And Bunny Wailer follow after

What about Jacob and Peter

Jimmy the Pioneer in Jamaica

Know about your Roots and yuh Culture

Else you will fade out forever

Live good in your neighborhood

Live good and live good as you should

Shabba Rankin’, you a murder

It is music me charge for

Some talk dis and some talk dat

Say everyting from Shabba mouth is slack

I love roots and reality straight from the max

Because I am a article oil abash

Ah, love me Roots and Culture

It’s a new page I turn over

Teach the youth dem like a teacher

Make dem listen to the Ranks like a pastor

Come now

See, you just

Jump aroun’ if you love culture

You love culture you ah goh free Mandela

Come now

Wine up yuh line if yuh love culture

Tell Shabba to stop being vulgar

Change up mi style and ah change mi order

Have the lyrics now to teach the youngster