Riot - Mad Professor, Pato Banton

Riot!

Handsworth riot!

Now people all over stand to attention

And listen to the vibes from Pato Banton

'ca' Handsworth riot have to get a mention

What was the riot for?

Please give me an answer!

What’s the riot for?

Please give me an answer!

Now me know the situation in the handsworth area

Everyday men get beat up by police officer

Could be sitting in your yard with your daughter

They will kick off your door and say: Come on niger!

They ???

across and arrest nuff brethren

And stop we from use Oakland sport center

Down ???

road station nuff man get captured

Some can’t take the pressure and turn informer

Certain names I could mention but I won’t bother

Cause I’ve got to carry on in this lecture

When Mr. Douglas Hurd ask them: What’s the matter?

Some ???

with the right answer

Instead them a UH UH UH like gorilla

And a fling rock stone like warmonger

In front of worldwide television camera

Some loot some shoot and commit murder

It was the first night when 2 men get murder

They was 2 descent ???

abiding ???

???

in a post office it’s where they settle

When a gang of brother youths kick off the door and enter

Now the only witness was one next door neighbor

And this is what he said in front of TV cameras:

I was sitting in my house eating my dinner

Then I heard Mr. Singh shouting out for Allah

Then he says: Don’t ???

we are all ???

brother

And a ???

said: Shut up and pass the money over

When I hear this I run to call the cop a

But by the time I got by the place was on fire

What was the riot for?

Please give me an answer!

What was the riot for?

Please give me an answer!

On Tuesday the 10th of September

Handsworth riot take the front page of every paper

I red the story and have to cry with laughter

To some reporter enter the Handsworth area

Looking an inside story to give the editor

When they thought: We are in low!

They was in danger!

Certain bad boys don’t like it when you take picture

So they grab the news reporter by the collar

Pin them up against some wall and do them over

Take ???

camera

Take away them one little watch and lighter

And tell them: Don’t come back in our area!

Nuff police man and fire man get injured!

Nuff few pon the front line get captured!

Nuff Indian man shop get set on fire!

And nearly every car get turn over!

Some people a walk home with tape recorder

Some have TV some have video some have amplifier

From the day that me born me ???

Policer make deal with law breaker:

If you stop the riot then we’ll get out the area!

I know this is the true and not a rumor

Cause I know that the policer ???

Anywhere just before me leave the mike center

Riot!

Handsworth riot!

Can’t keep !!!

Rough!