Lyrics
Red, gold and green
Reference to the colors of the Rastafarian flag (red, gold, and green).
Every time we living up we do it large
Celebrating a lavish lifestyle every time they live it up.
Tell dem say mi raise mi hand up to the lord
Expressing raising hands to the lord, possibly indicating gratitude or seeking guidance.
Mandem say we affi walk so hard
Emphasizing the need to work hard, as mandated by the group.
Tell them say mi rasta man we living large
Proudly stating that they, as Rastafarian men, live a large and significant life.
Where yuh from? Say me from the land
Asking where the speaker is from and asserting that there are places others can't go.
Where them boy can't go, cos we give them corn
Claiming dominance in certain territories by providing consequences ("give them corn").
Anywhere them blow, say the boy ah packing pon the ting
Asserting that wherever they go, they are armed and ready.
We sell yuh pure white (beep)
Indicating involvement in illicit activities, possibly drug-related.
Listen
Transition to a listening phase.
One after one we keep dem boydem running
Repeating the theme of asserting dominance, exercising rights, and using force if necessary.
One after one we keep dem boydem ducking
-One after one me affi exercise my rights
-Fi bust gun shot up in yuh face like every night
-One after one we keep dem boydem running
-One after one we keep dem boydem ducking
-Mi say me affi exercise my fucking rights
-Fi bust gun shot up in yuh face like every night
-Back in the days
-When the mandem just ah bun up on the haze
-Tell dem say mi marijuana I gon blaze
-Mandem in a spaceship taken far away
-Tell dem say we listen up, we twist them straight
-Hmm, dem ah talk is no debate
-Who the fattest inna de fucking station when we play
-Hmm, every night and every day we gwan go slay
-Mandem slinging shots outta the k
-Listen
-One after one we keep dem boydem running
-One after one we keep dem boydem ducking
-One after one me affi exercise my rights
-Fi bust gun shot up in ya face like every night
-One after one we keep dem boydem running
-One after one we keep dem boydem ducking
-Mi say me afi exercise my fucking rights
-Fi bust gun shot up in ya face like every night
-Ya nah saying dog
-It's a different kind of movement
-This here is real staple ting, ya know what I'm saying
-From back in the day we just wah set the movement
-Pay homage to the fellas and dem that do it before we
-Ya know? And still keep the same kinda flavour, nah
-Me ah real Trinidadian anywhere I go
-Tell dem
-Fya
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