Capital Offence

You see, time getting dread, time getting red
So, youth, tell 'em have to hold up dem head
An' stop di backward thinking
An' thinking ahead (Murda)
Crucial Rasta, dreadful
Say, di bandit's taking over the town
(Say so) di deputy sheriff isn't around
(You, do you like that?)
Dem even send him underground

Jah, mi say
I shot di sheriff in a self defense
Cah, Babylon a say, cah dat a capital offence
But-a time fi we get up an' fight
Cah black man, time fi we get up an' fight
Cah tell you, said-a
Time fi we fight fi we right
Cah so mi said-a
Time fi we get up an' fight
(But hear mi, man-a)

Say, time fi we have a revolution
Cah, dis a time fi we have a revolution
Cah mi say, due to we no have no ammunition
Talking 'bout di nuclear weapon
(Slam bam-bili) 'Bout di nuclear weapon

Jah, let mi tell you, said-a
Time fi we get up an' fight
Say-say dat-a time fi we fight fi we right

Say-say dat, a pick him up, you lick him down
Him bounce right back
You pick him up, you lick him down
Him bounce right back
What a hard dread fi dead (Slam bam-bili)
What a hard dread fi dead-a (You do mi dat)

Say, time fi mi get up an' fight
(Slam bam-bili)
Time fi mi get up an' fight (Slam bam-bili)
Time fi we get up an' fight

Say-say dat, a time fi we have a revolution
Cah mi say, due to we no have no ammunition
Say-say, talking nuclear weapon
Jah, let mi tell you 'bout di nuclear weapon


Black people! Time fi we stop
Fuss an' stop from fight
Time fi we get together an' try to unite

But let mi tell you, said-a
Time fi we get up an' fight
No no, say, time fi we get up an' fight

Cah tell you, say, no coppo, no brocco
(Slam bam-bili)
Say, no come fi no throw 'way
No no way, say, no coppo, no brocco
(Slam bam-bili)
Say, no come fi no throw 'way

Jah, let mi tell you, said-a
Time fi we get up an' fight (Bimma)
Cah mi say, time fi we get up an' fight
(Hey)

Cah mi say
Special request to di man called Junjo
As I try in youth from di ghetto
Say, as I try in youth from di ghetto
So, dat a time fi we get up an' fight (Boyo)

Cah mi say
I shot di sheriff in a self defense
Cah, Babylon a say, cah
Dat a capital offence
But-a Popeye di sailor man
Cah tell you, said
Him living in a di garbage pan

Cah tell you, said-a
Time fi we get up an' fight (Jah dread)
Time fi we get up an' fight (Jah dread)
Jah dreader than dread
(Jah dread-Jah dread-Jah dread-Jah dread)
Jah heavy than lead

Murda!