Ranking Tiger – Why Can't You Leave The Dreadlocks Alone

Letra “Ranking Tiger – Why Can't You Leave The Dreadlocks Alone” Official Lyrics

Part One – Why Can’t You Leave The Dreadlocks Alone

Intro

Oh-oh, leave dem alone

Refrain

Why can’t you leave the dreadlocks alone? (Woah-woah-woah)
They want to see for their own (Woah-woah)
Say, anyway you go, they say Rasta down
Say, why can’t they send the poor food too? (Yeah)

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Verse 1

Because, the poor feed poor, I tell you now
And the dreadlocks smoke the cali weed
Because, the poor feed poor, a so mi say
And the dread just eat up di iley feed

Chorus

Oh yeah-yeah, shooby-dooby-dey
Jam-a, jam-a to your feel (Lord!)

Refrain

Say, why can’t you leave thе dreadlocks alone? (Woah)
Say, they want to see for thеir own (Woah)
Anyway you go, they say Rasta down
Why can’t they send the heathens down? (Yeah)

Verse 2

Because, a long time we down in a Babylon
We want go right home to the promised land
Mi said, a when I call the world Babylon
I notice the police an’ the soldier men

Chorus

Oh yeah, tell you, it’s a weeping
Said, I say, yeah

Verse 3

For none of the fathers sin
We shall sit on no sidewalk to beg a bread
Mi say, none of the fathers sin
We shall sit on no sidewalk to beg a bread

Chorus

I say, yeah
So mi really say, hey
Say, woah-yeah
Tell you, tell you, say

Part Two – Toast by Ranking Tiger

Intro

The musical sound’s call “Leave Them Alone”
A let them see for their own (Yeah)
But the musical sound call-a musical file to file
Number sound a call Jah Mark an’ the Ranking Tiger
Tell you, tell you! (A woo)

Chorus

Youthman, honor your mother
Youthman, honor your father
Mi say, fi love your little mommy an’ you love your little daddy
Say, no hate nobody
Mi say, fi love your little mommy an’ you love your little daddy
Say, no hate nobody (A woo)

Verse 1

Cah, natty walk in di valley of di shadow of di wicked man
Natty fear no evil
Said, natty walk in di valley of di shadow of di wicked man
Natty fear no evil (A woo)
But blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly
Nor seat up in the seat of the scornful
Nor standeth in the ways of sinners, I would say (Yeah!)
Tell you ‘bout a sound-a call-a (Yeah)

Chorus

Youthman, love your little sister
Youthman, love your little brother (A dat mi say)
Mi say, fi love your little mommy an’ you love your little daddy
Say, no hate nobody
Lord, mi say, no hate nobody (A woo)

Verse 2

Because di love is, say, di lovely, said-a, war is kinda ugly
Love is ever lovely an’ a love is kinda ugly
Play your little drum like a little plum-plum
Play your riddim hits an’ your
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(Yeah!)
Black is beautiful an’ black is kinda lovely
But the sound now say no bother really jam on deh (Yeah)
Never no tell you before, Rasta

Chorus

Youthman, love your little mother
Youthman, love your little daddy (A woo)
Mi say, fi love your little mama an’ you love your little daddy
Say, no hate nobody (Huh!)

Verse 3

Lord, mi say, di love is very lovely
Tell you, said, the war is kinda ugly
Say, mi no want not unholy
Lord, mi say, no want not unholy (A woo)

Interlude

Verse 4

See, all righteous man shall be like a tree that planted by the rivers of waters
Happening before the
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season (Yeah!)
Tell you dat-a, fling mi little reason (Man!)
Tell you dat-a, fling mi little reason (Yeah!)
Again

Chorus

Youthman, honor your mother
Youthman, honor your father (A woo)
Mi say, fi love your little mommy an’ you love your little daddy
Say, no hate nobody (A woo)
Tell you, say, no hate nobody (High)

Outro

Cah, natty walk in di valley of di shadow of di wicked
Natty fear no evil (A woo)
But blessed is di man that walketh not in di counsel of di ungodly
Said-a, neither seat up in di seat of the scornful
Said-a, neither seeteth in the ways of sinners (A woo)