War Ina Babylon Lyrics

...WAR INA BABYLON... by Max Romeo
*from 'War Ina Babylon' (1976)*
(Lyrics from: http://hjem.get2net.dk/sbn/reggae)
Intro:
It sipple out deh!
Chorus 1:
War inna Babylon, tribal war inna Babylon.
Let me tell; it sipple out deh, a wha' you seh?
It sipple out deh, oh yeah.
War inna Babylon, tribal war inna Babylon.
Let me tell; it sipple out deh, a wha' you seh?
It sipple out deh, oh yeah.
Verse 1:
De baba men nuh like de dreadlocks man,
De dreadlocks man nuh like de baba man, no.
De po-lice men nuh like de dreadlocks man,
De dreadlocks man nuh like de po-lice man, no.
Chorus 2:
War inna Babylon, tribal war inna Babylon.
Let me tell; it sipple out deh, a wha' you seh?
It sipple out deh, oh yeah.
War inna Babylon, tribal war inna Babylon.
Let me tell; it sipple out deh, a wha' you seh?
It sipple out deh, oh yeah.
Verse 2:
When come pride, then cometh shame,
A man pride shall bring him low yeah, oh yeah.
Honour shall uphold the humble in spirit,
And you know it's true, yeah, oh yeah.
Chorus 3:
War inna Babylon, tribal war inna Babylon.
Let me tell; it sipple out deh, a wha' you seh?
It sipple out deh, oh yeah.
War inna Babylon, tribal war inna Babylon.
Let me tell; it sipple out deh, a wha' you seh?
It sipple out deh, oh yeah.
True, true, true; it sipple out deh,
So wha' fe do?
Mek we slide out deh, oh yeah.
True, true, true; it sipple out deh,
So wha' fe do?
Mek we slide out deh, oh yeah.
Verse 3:
Marcus Garvey prophesise, say;
"One mus' live 10 miles away, yeah,
In this time".
I-man satta at the mountain top,
Watching Babylon burning red hot, red hot.
Chorus 4:
War inna Babylon, tribal war inna Babylon.
Let me tell; it sipple out deh, a wha' you seh?
It sipple out deh; so wha' fe do?
We slide out deh, oh yeah.
War inna Babylon, tribal war inna Babylon.
Let me tell; it sipple out deh, a wha' you seh?
It sipple out deh; so wha' fe do?
We slide out deh, oh yeah.
True, true, true; it sipple out deh,
So wha' fe do?
Mek we slide out deh, oh yeah.
True, true, true; it sipple out deh,
Let me tell; we slide out deh.
(Repeat to Fade)