jailhouse

Yeah man, well this is original Bounty
Hunter speaking alongside Gregory Hines
And come fi talk to all of the ghetto youth dem man
Mind yourself from captivity and Babylon brutality
Hear this!

Born and raised in the heart of the city
As a young ghetto celebrity
Sat upon mi corner amongst youth and youth
Here comes the cop with the boot
Watch ya now!

Well, he that keepeth his mouth shall keepeth his life
Put yourself inna trouble, man, you know that nah go nice
He that keepeth his mouth shall keepeth his life
Put yourself inna trouble, you know that nah go nice

So realize, don't reach at Spanish Town
Ward a use baton stick and lick off your head crown
You realize, don't go down at Gun Court
Bad boy beat you bad and all stab out your throat
You realize, try no reach at Richmond
Government system a work you like a come-along
You realize, 'bout all down at GP
Guess who go down deh, a mi brethren Gregory

But mi say, solitary confinement
Nah go a jailhouse tonight (Lord, Lord, Lord)
Solitary confinement
I rather to stand and fight (Woii)

So realize, 'bout all a Rikers Island
'Cause inna that deh prison, say, man a kill man
A when you go deh so, man, you haffi tan long
You realize, try no reach at Upstate
Who lock you inna cell, a bake you a bake
And everyday bad boy just kick off your face
When you get semi area and dem know you get eight

He that keepeth his mouth shall keepeth his life
Put yourself inna trouble, you know that nah go nice
He that keepeth his mouth shall keepeth his life
Put yourself inna trouble, you know that nah go nice

So realize, Babylon a gwan so wicked
New squad come in weh dem call it ACID
And a pon the ghetto youth everyday dem live
You realize, this is the Armageddon
Know fi yourself, and know where you stand
Say, watch how you trod inna your tradition
You realize, talking to the ghetto youth man
Say, down inna prison, a wicked place yah, man

He that keepeth his mouth shall keepeth his life
Put yourself inna trouble, you know that nah go nice
He that keepeth his mouth shall keepeth his life
Put yourself inna trouble, and watch ya now!

But mi say, solitary confinement
Nah go a jailhouse tonight (Lord, Lord, Lord)
Solitary confinement
I rather to stand and fight (Woii)

Nah go dance no jailhouse rock
Nah go live pon no cell block
Don't you ever walk in truck it
Cah, we nah go walk with no bucket

You realize, gwan Bounty Hunter a one
All who deh yah, and all who no born
You realize, listen good when mi a talk
Everything mi utter, it a come from mi heart
You realize, every youth dem fi look up
Babylon cyan come beat you up

He that keepeth his mouth shall keepeth his life
Put yourself inna trouble, man, you know that nah go nice
He that keepeth his mouth shall keepeth his life
Put yourself inna trouble, you know that nah go nice

So realize, try no go a Spanish Town
Ward a use baton stick and lick off your head crown
You realize, try no reach at Richmond
Government system a work you like a come-along