True Born African (Live)
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Whoa whoa whoa, whoa whoa, whoa yeah
Whoa whoa whoa, whoa whoa
Don't you call me no English girl
Just call me by my name (do do that)
If you were born an English man
I'm sure you'd feel the same
So me say me a true born African
Yes I'm a true born African
Well said me livin' in a different land
Yes, a so me livin' in a different land
Yes, me mumma name Mumanya
Yes, I say, me papa name Mumanya
Yes, they only bring me come over yah
Yes, a so we livin' in a different land
Don't you call me no English girl
Just call me by my name
If you were born an English man
I'm sure you'd feel the same, yeah
(And if you know the right thing, say daddy why, you know)
Yeah
Me say me a true born African
Yes, I'm a true born African
Oh yes me livin' in a Jamaica
But sometime I live in America
Said me a that a me live up inna London
Man, but if me livin' inna this ya land
Man, me say dey rough inna Babylon
Yes, I say dey rough up inna Babylon
Yes, I say dey dread inna Babylon
So me say dey red up inna Babylon, you know
If you were born an English man
I'm sure you'd feel the same, yeah
(And the ones who claim to be the same)
Yeah
(Oh, me say you can't really give it to me)
True born African
Yes, a so me livin' inna this ya land
But me say dey rough inna Babylon
But me say me mumma come from Africa
And I say me papa come from Africa
Yes, a so me granny come from Africa
But dem send me down inna Jamaica
And me say dey rough inna Babylon
Yes, I say dey dread inna Babylon
Said I natty fi step it down inna Babylon
And now me come yah, me fi step it inna Mount Zion
You know, said I said me grow up inna Babylon
Now the time is running out
And so we putting out a shout
Well, I'm telling people what it's all about
Spilling lies from they mouth
Well, dem just running up dem mouth
Don't know what dem chatting about
'Cause said dem, down inna Babylon
Yes, watch out, dem talking this and dem talking that
Dem no really know, know some where we really at
Said it dread inna Babylon
You hear me tell you say dey dread
And me say, me say dey rough inna Babylon
I said a fire burn, inna blood a run
Yes, a fire burn, inna blood a run
Yes, a fire burn, inna blood a run
And dey run inna Babylon
I said dey rough up inna Babylon
You hear me say me mumma name Mumanya
And I said me papa name Mumanya
Lord, I said they only bring me come over yah
And I said, I said it rough, man, me said it tough
Yes, me said it rough, man, me said it tough
Yes, me said it rough, so me said it tough
Yes, me said dey dread
And me say, dey rough
And me say dey dread
Yes, me say dey rough inna Babylon
I said a fire burn, inna blood a run
Yes, a fire burn, inna blood a run
Yes, a fire burn, inna blood a run
Me said dey rough inna Babylon
Me said dey dread inna Babylon
I say me mumma name Mumanya
Yes, I say me papa name Mumanya
And I say me sister name Mumanya
And me say dey rough inna Babylon
I said a fire burn, inna blood a run
Yes, a fire burn, inna blood a run
Oh yes, a fire burn, inna blood a run
Yes, a fire burn, hey
Thank you, thank you, thank you
Whoa whoa whoa, whoa whoa
Don't you call me no English girl
Just call me by my name (do do that)
If you were born an English man
I'm sure you'd feel the same
So me say me a true born African
Yes I'm a true born African
Well said me livin' in a different land
Yes, a so me livin' in a different land
Yes, me mumma name Mumanya
Yes, I say, me papa name Mumanya
Yes, they only bring me come over yah
Yes, a so we livin' in a different land
Don't you call me no English girl
Just call me by my name
If you were born an English man
I'm sure you'd feel the same, yeah
(And if you know the right thing, say daddy why, you know)
Yeah
Me say me a true born African
Yes, I'm a true born African
Oh yes me livin' in a Jamaica
But sometime I live in America
Said me a that a me live up inna London
Man, but if me livin' inna this ya land
Man, me say dey rough inna Babylon
Yes, I say dey rough up inna Babylon
Yes, I say dey dread inna Babylon
So me say dey red up inna Babylon, you know
If you were born an English man
I'm sure you'd feel the same, yeah
(And the ones who claim to be the same)
Yeah
(Oh, me say you can't really give it to me)
True born African
Yes, a so me livin' inna this ya land
But me say dey rough inna Babylon
But me say me mumma come from Africa
And I say me papa come from Africa
Yes, a so me granny come from Africa
But dem send me down inna Jamaica
And me say dey rough inna Babylon
Yes, I say dey dread inna Babylon
Said I natty fi step it down inna Babylon
And now me come yah, me fi step it inna Mount Zion
You know, said I said me grow up inna Babylon
Now the time is running out
And so we putting out a shout
Well, I'm telling people what it's all about
Spilling lies from they mouth
Well, dem just running up dem mouth
Don't know what dem chatting about
'Cause said dem, down inna Babylon
Yes, watch out, dem talking this and dem talking that
Dem no really know, know some where we really at
Said it dread inna Babylon
You hear me tell you say dey dread
And me say, me say dey rough inna Babylon
I said a fire burn, inna blood a run
Yes, a fire burn, inna blood a run
Yes, a fire burn, inna blood a run
And dey run inna Babylon
I said dey rough up inna Babylon
You hear me say me mumma name Mumanya
And I said me papa name Mumanya
Lord, I said they only bring me come over yah
And I said, I said it rough, man, me said it tough
Yes, me said it rough, man, me said it tough
Yes, me said it rough, so me said it tough
Yes, me said dey dread
And me say, dey rough
And me say dey dread
Yes, me say dey rough inna Babylon
I said a fire burn, inna blood a run
Yes, a fire burn, inna blood a run
Yes, a fire burn, inna blood a run
Me said dey rough inna Babylon
Me said dey dread inna Babylon
I say me mumma name Mumanya
Yes, I say me papa name Mumanya
And I say me sister name Mumanya
And me say dey rough inna Babylon
I said a fire burn, inna blood a run
Yes, a fire burn, inna blood a run
Oh yes, a fire burn, inna blood a run
Yes, a fire burn, hey
Thank you, thank you, thank you
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:17.89] Whoa whoa whoa, whoa whoa, whoa yeah
[00:24.57] Whoa whoa whoa, whoa whoa
[00:30.30] Don't you call me no English girl
[00:33.33] Just call me by my name (do do that)
[00:36.92] If you were born an English man
[00:40.11] I'm sure you'd feel the same
[00:42.58] So me say me a true born African
[00:46.30] Yes I'm a true born African
[00:49.95] Well said me livin' in a different land
[00:53.05] Yes, a so me livin' in a different land
[00:56.75] Yes, me mumma name Mumanya
[00:59.75] Yes, I say, me papa name Mumanya
[01:03.08] Yes, they only bring me come over yah
[01:06.43] Yes, a so we livin' in a different land
[01:10.22] Don't you call me no English girl
[01:13.94] Just call me by my name
[01:17.38] If you were born an English man
[01:20.73] I'm sure you'd feel the same, yeah
[01:24.60] (And if you know the right thing, say daddy why, you know)
[01:27.42] Yeah
[01:30.23] Me say me a true born African
[01:33.78] Yes, I'm a true born African
[01:37.37] Oh yes me livin' in a Jamaica
[01:40.55] But sometime I live in America
[01:43.49] Said me a that a me live up inna London
[01:47.13] Man, but if me livin' inna this ya land
[01:50.77] Man, me say dey rough inna Babylon
[01:53.96] Yes, I say dey rough up inna Babylon
[01:57.35] Yes, I say dey dread inna Babylon
[02:00.73] So me say dey red up inna Babylon, you know
[02:05.15] If you were born an English man
[02:08.14] I'm sure you'd feel the same, yeah
[02:12.00] (And the ones who claim to be the same)
[02:15.86] Yeah
[02:15.87] (Oh, me say you can't really give it to me)
[02:21.01] True born African
[02:21.19] Yes, a so me livin' inna this ya land
[02:24.35] But me say dey rough inna Babylon
[02:27.81] But me say me mumma come from Africa
[02:31.13] And I say me papa come from Africa
[02:34.51] Yes, a so me granny come from Africa
[02:37.97] But dem send me down inna Jamaica
[02:41.00] And me say dey rough inna Babylon
[02:45.09] Yes, I say dey dread inna Babylon
[02:48.39] Said I natty fi step it down inna Babylon
[02:51.12] And now me come yah, me fi step it inna Mount Zion
[02:54.53] You know, said I said me grow up inna Babylon
[02:58.98] Now the time is running out
[03:02.15] And so we putting out a shout
[03:05.54] Well, I'm telling people what it's all about
[03:09.40] Spilling lies from they mouth
[03:12.29] Well, dem just running up dem mouth
[03:14.12] Don't know what dem chatting about
[03:15.88] 'Cause said dem, down inna Babylon
[03:18.65] Yes, watch out, dem talking this and dem talking that
[03:22.82] Dem no really know, know some where we really at
[03:26.21] Said it dread inna Babylon
[03:28.32] You hear me tell you say dey dread
[03:31.79] And me say, me say dey rough inna Babylon
[03:35.67] I said a fire burn, inna blood a run
[03:39.35] Yes, a fire burn, inna blood a run
[03:42.64] Yes, a fire burn, inna blood a run
[03:46.21] And dey run inna Babylon
[03:49.75] I said dey rough up inna Babylon
[03:53.97]
[04:12.50] You hear me say me mumma name Mumanya
[04:16.08] And I said me papa name Mumanya
[04:19.46] Lord, I said they only bring me come over yah
[04:22.88] And I said, I said it rough, man, me said it tough
[04:26.64] Yes, me said it rough, man, me said it tough
[04:30.08] Yes, me said it rough, so me said it tough
[04:33.43] Yes, me said dey dread
[04:36.35] And me say, dey rough
[04:39.76] And me say dey dread
[04:42.71] Yes, me say dey rough inna Babylon
[04:47.55] I said a fire burn, inna blood a run
[04:50.55] Yes, a fire burn, inna blood a run
[04:53.84] Yes, a fire burn, inna blood a run
[04:57.68] Me said dey rough inna Babylon
[05:01.04] Me said dey dread inna Babylon
[05:04.29] I say me mumma name Mumanya
[05:07.62] Yes, I say me papa name Mumanya
[05:10.84] And I say me sister name Mumanya
[05:13.79] And me say dey rough inna Babylon
[05:17.85] I said a fire burn, inna blood a run
[05:21.23] Yes, a fire burn, inna blood a run
[05:24.53] Oh yes, a fire burn, inna blood a run
[05:27.98] Yes, a fire burn, hey
[05:32.02]
[05:46.05] Thank you, thank you, thank you
[05:47.84]
[00:24.57] Whoa whoa whoa, whoa whoa
[00:30.30] Don't you call me no English girl
[00:33.33] Just call me by my name (do do that)
[00:36.92] If you were born an English man
[00:40.11] I'm sure you'd feel the same
[00:42.58] So me say me a true born African
[00:46.30] Yes I'm a true born African
[00:49.95] Well said me livin' in a different land
[00:53.05] Yes, a so me livin' in a different land
[00:56.75] Yes, me mumma name Mumanya
[00:59.75] Yes, I say, me papa name Mumanya
[01:03.08] Yes, they only bring me come over yah
[01:06.43] Yes, a so we livin' in a different land
[01:10.22] Don't you call me no English girl
[01:13.94] Just call me by my name
[01:17.38] If you were born an English man
[01:20.73] I'm sure you'd feel the same, yeah
[01:24.60] (And if you know the right thing, say daddy why, you know)
[01:27.42] Yeah
[01:30.23] Me say me a true born African
[01:33.78] Yes, I'm a true born African
[01:37.37] Oh yes me livin' in a Jamaica
[01:40.55] But sometime I live in America
[01:43.49] Said me a that a me live up inna London
[01:47.13] Man, but if me livin' inna this ya land
[01:50.77] Man, me say dey rough inna Babylon
[01:53.96] Yes, I say dey rough up inna Babylon
[01:57.35] Yes, I say dey dread inna Babylon
[02:00.73] So me say dey red up inna Babylon, you know
[02:05.15] If you were born an English man
[02:08.14] I'm sure you'd feel the same, yeah
[02:12.00] (And the ones who claim to be the same)
[02:15.86] Yeah
[02:15.87] (Oh, me say you can't really give it to me)
[02:21.01] True born African
[02:21.19] Yes, a so me livin' inna this ya land
[02:24.35] But me say dey rough inna Babylon
[02:27.81] But me say me mumma come from Africa
[02:31.13] And I say me papa come from Africa
[02:34.51] Yes, a so me granny come from Africa
[02:37.97] But dem send me down inna Jamaica
[02:41.00] And me say dey rough inna Babylon
[02:45.09] Yes, I say dey dread inna Babylon
[02:48.39] Said I natty fi step it down inna Babylon
[02:51.12] And now me come yah, me fi step it inna Mount Zion
[02:54.53] You know, said I said me grow up inna Babylon
[02:58.98] Now the time is running out
[03:02.15] And so we putting out a shout
[03:05.54] Well, I'm telling people what it's all about
[03:09.40] Spilling lies from they mouth
[03:12.29] Well, dem just running up dem mouth
[03:14.12] Don't know what dem chatting about
[03:15.88] 'Cause said dem, down inna Babylon
[03:18.65] Yes, watch out, dem talking this and dem talking that
[03:22.82] Dem no really know, know some where we really at
[03:26.21] Said it dread inna Babylon
[03:28.32] You hear me tell you say dey dread
[03:31.79] And me say, me say dey rough inna Babylon
[03:35.67] I said a fire burn, inna blood a run
[03:39.35] Yes, a fire burn, inna blood a run
[03:42.64] Yes, a fire burn, inna blood a run
[03:46.21] And dey run inna Babylon
[03:49.75] I said dey rough up inna Babylon
[03:53.97]
[04:12.50] You hear me say me mumma name Mumanya
[04:16.08] And I said me papa name Mumanya
[04:19.46] Lord, I said they only bring me come over yah
[04:22.88] And I said, I said it rough, man, me said it tough
[04:26.64] Yes, me said it rough, man, me said it tough
[04:30.08] Yes, me said it rough, so me said it tough
[04:33.43] Yes, me said dey dread
[04:36.35] And me say, dey rough
[04:39.76] And me say dey dread
[04:42.71] Yes, me say dey rough inna Babylon
[04:47.55] I said a fire burn, inna blood a run
[04:50.55] Yes, a fire burn, inna blood a run
[04:53.84] Yes, a fire burn, inna blood a run
[04:57.68] Me said dey rough inna Babylon
[05:01.04] Me said dey dread inna Babylon
[05:04.29] I say me mumma name Mumanya
[05:07.62] Yes, I say me papa name Mumanya
[05:10.84] And I say me sister name Mumanya
[05:13.79] And me say dey rough inna Babylon
[05:17.85] I said a fire burn, inna blood a run
[05:21.23] Yes, a fire burn, inna blood a run
[05:24.53] Oh yes, a fire burn, inna blood a run
[05:27.98] Yes, a fire burn, hey
[05:32.02]
[05:46.05] Thank you, thank you, thank you
[05:47.84]