Linton Kwesi Johnson songs lyrics

Shock, black double down-beat bouncin' Rock-wize tumble doun sound music Foot drop, find drum blood story bass his'try is a-movin' is a-hurtin'...

Mekkin Histri now tell mi someting mistah govahment tell mi someting how lang yu really feel yu coulda keep wi andah heel wen di trute...

Madness, madness Madness tight on the heads of the rebels The bitterness erup's like a heart blas' Broke glass, ritual of blood an' a-burnin' ...

We gonna smash their brains in cause they ain´t got nofink in ´em we gonna smash their brains in cause they ain´t got nofink in ´em...

Dem frame up George Lindo up in Bradford town but de Bradford blaks dem a rally round me seh dem frame up George Lindo up in Bradford town but de...

Come, wi go dung deh Mek wi tek a ride dung deh Come, wi go dung deh Mek wi fahwahd dung deh We nuh bad it up a bad it up a bad it up Come, wi...

Whenever it rains I think of you And I always remember that day in may When I saw you walking in the rain I know not what it was nor why For...

Dem wi´gi' whey dem talent to di state an´di black workin´ class andahrate dem wi´ side wid oppressah w´en di goin´ get ruff ...

Galang dada galang gwwaan yaw sah yu nevvah ad noh life fi live jus di wan life fi give yu did yu time pan ert yu nevvah get yu jus dizert ...

Now watchta mistah man mi noh like di way yu tan an yu tan soh too lang yu know man a meditate yu a meditate pan di same sang soh lang ? well...

Sowshallism is a wise ole shephad im suvvie tru flood tru drout tru blizad somme people seh im a two hundred an odd years ole addah people...

People sayin´ dis people sayin´ dat 'bout di yout´ af today how dem carryin´ on away an´ it noh funny it noh funny dem...

The room was dark Dusk howling softly 6 o'clock Charcoal light The fine sight Was moving black The sound was music mellow steady flow And man...

I woz waakin doun di road road di addah day when a hear a lickle yout-man say him seh: y´u noh si mi situation mi don´t have noh...

Duped doped demoralised dizzied dozed traumatized blinded by resplendent lite of love dazzled by di firmament of freedom im couldn deteck...

From Brixton Prison, Jebb Avenue London S.W. 2 Inglan Dear mama good day I hope that when these few lines reach you they may find you in the...

Di innocent an di fool could paas fi twin but haas a haas an mule a mule mawgah mean mawgah it noh mean slim yet di two a dem in common share...

Mi revalueshanary fren is nat di same agen yu know fram wen ? fram di masses shata silence staat fi grumble fram pawty paramoncy tek a tumble...