War Inna Babylon - Max Romeo, The Heptones

It sipple out deh

War inna Babylon, tribal war inna Babylon

Let me tell, it sipple out deh

A wha' you seh, it sipple out deh, oh, yeah

War ina Babylon, tribal war ina Babylon

It sipple out deh, wha' you seh, it sipple out deh, oh, yeah

De baba men nuh like de dreadlocks man

De dreadlocks man nuh like de baba man, no

De police men nuh like de dreadlocks man

De dreadlocks man nuh like de police man, no

So war ina Babylon, tribal war ina Babylon

Let me tell, it sipple out deh

A wha' you seh, it sipple out deh, oh, yeah

War ina Babylon, tribal war ina Babylon

Let me tell, it sipple out deh

A wha' you seh, it sipple out deh, oh, yeah

When come pride then cometh shame

A man pride shall bring him low, yeah, oh, yeah

Honor shall uphold the humble in spirit

And you know it’s true, yeah, oh, yeah

War ina Babylon, tribal war ina Babylon

A wha' you seh, it sipple out deh

So wha' fe do?

we slide out deh, oh, yeah

War ina Babylon, tribal war ina Babylon

A wha' you seh, it sipple out deh

So wha' fe do?

Mek we slide out deh, oh, yeah

True, true, true, it sipple out deh

So wha' fe do?

Mek we slide out deh, oh, yeah

True, true, true, it sipple out deh

Let me tell, we slide out deh

Marcus garvey prophecise, say

One mus' live 10 miles away, yeah, in this time

I-man satta at the mountain top

Watching Babylon burning red hot, red hot

War ina Babylon, tribal war ina Babylon

A wha' you seh, it sipple out deh

So wha' fe do?

We slide out deh, oh yeah

War inna Babylon, tribal war inna Babylon

A wha' you seh, it sipple out deh

So wha' fe do?

Mek we slide out deh, oh, yeah

True, true, true, it sipple out deh

So wha' fe do?

Mek we slide out deh, oh, yeah

True, true, true, it sipple out deh

Let me tell, we slide out deh