Every Nigger Is A Star Lyrics

[Intro:]
Jah!
Rastafari

Well me look an' me tell dem seh rude boy
And me look an' me tell dem
I and I seh a kingdom that is divided by itself must fall
All for one and one for all, I and I shall be like a green tree
That's planted by the river bank of Dunns River Falls

A weh me tell dem rude boy
African people come follow me, hear this

[Hook:]
Well, every nigga is an African and also a star
And we know where we coming from and know who we are
Every nigga is an African and also a star
A no brag we a brag and a no blar we a blar
Teeth white like a snow, skin black like a tar
And anytime dem see we a de show we a star
Africans unuh better cut out de war
United we stand and divided we fall
Unuh hear me?
Africans unuh better cut out che war
United we stand and divided we fall


[Verse 1:]
Because deep down in a Africa we fore parents roam
When we never did have no need fi no scissors nor comb
When de animals were tamed and we shared de same home
We use to walk up on silver and cook up on gold
Drink de cow's milk and den we suck de honey comb
But that was in the days of beginning and old
When exploiter they came with religion unknown
They robbed us our culture an' our kings they dethrone
And they carry us in a Babylon true we strong bone
But no matter what they do Jah guiding us home
We a go chase dem crazy bald head out of we town
A we plant de corn and build de cabin alone

[Repeat Hook]

[Verse 2:]
Oonu see the coming of Jah, Jah it id not very far
Him nah go drop out a sky like a falling star
Nor appear like a soldier from 1JR
Him nah go come in a no jet nor na big fast car
Him a go come like a thief in a de night from a far
Wid de fire in a him eye like a burning cigar
Hair white like a snow, feet like a brass bar

Nah go come with no 'matic and a no SLR
Hear me now super, you haf fe hear ne now star
When Jah Jah come a brimstone fire war
Him nah contribute to no skin color bar
Neither take no side with no guy weh preach war

[Repeat Hook]

[Verse 3:]
Because this is not He-Man an is not Thundarr
Neither superman nor the one skeletar
This is not Tarzan make believe jungle star
These are the African children wearing the African scar
Ancient motherland and she so pretty and far
Millions of children were stolen from her
Bought into slavery and sold like a car
Fe cut sugar cane, cotton and quail cigar
Under Jah moon and Jah sun and Jah star
Hear me now super you haf fe hear me now star
A no brag me a brag no blar me a blar
Them never make no weapon fe go fight no war
[Repeat Hook]

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The original don dada supercat hitting us with some knowledge of our existence.

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