Nicodemus - Country Man lyrics

Well, here come a play, the musical selection
We caught conception, Selassie I, correction
The musical disc call "Style Up-a Town"
Beca' mi full of fashion
The man call Nicodemus on di microphone stand
Man call (Do it)

Country man, no bother left your country an'
Come join town gang
Man, you get a kill a by di eradication
DI man ask a weh your name, your name Raymond
How old are you, a you no reach twenty-one
Him ask weh you come from, up a in Clarendon
(Hey) tell 'em-a, tell 'em-a

For mi say
Style up-a-town beca' mi full of fashion
(Bumma)
Style up-a-town beca' mi full of fashion

Mi bump Barbara pon deh a foreign land
Jah man, she put a million in a mi hand
She say, "a Demus
Go buy your house an' land"
"Fi buy your Seville an' your transit van"

Country man, no bother left your country an'
Come join town gang
For, man, you get a killed by di eradication
DI man ask a weh your name
Are your name Raymond?
How old are you, a you no reach twenty-one
Him ask weh you come from, up a in Clarendon
(Hey-a) tell 'em-a, tell 'em-a

For mi say
Style up-a-town beca' mi full of fashion
(Bumma)
Style up-a-town beca' mi full of fashion

Di man-a Nicodemus at di microphone stand
Him sweeter than di water from di melon
An' dis a music, it have fi reach number one
(Bumma)

For mi say
Style up-a-town beca' mi full of fashion
(Hey-a)
Style up-a-town beca' mi full of fashion

Country man, no bother left your country an'
Come join town gang
For, man, you get a kill a by di eradication
DI man ask a weh your name
Your name Raymond?
How old are you, you no reach twenty-one
Di man ask weh you come from
Up a in Clarendon (Hey-a)
Tell 'em-a, tell 'em-a

For mi say, I Demus at di microphone stand
For, when mi know mi right
Dem a talk 'bout mi wrong
Well, even when mi weak an' dem
A talk 'bout mi strong
Say, Tom shoot John, him said "A mistake
Man"

Country man, no bother left your country an'
Come join town gang
For, man, you get a kill a by di eradication
DI man ask weh your name
Are your name Raymond?
How old are you, you no reach twenty-one
Him ask weh you come from, up a in Clarendon
(Hey-a) tell 'em-a, tell 'em-a
For mi say
Style up-a-town beca' we full of fashion
(Hey-a)
Style up-a-town beca' we full of fashion

Say, I ya mister Demus
At your microphone stand
Mi sweeter than your water from di melon
An' tell you
Dis a one have fi reach number one