DUBWISE

A weh we say, this one goes out to the foundation, you know Yeh man know your roots, know your lineage, know your culture Yeh man a little history lesson for those who don't know, you know To know where you're going, Got to know where you're coming from On this musical journey Keep your foundation Boom! Since reggae music was a baby, Warrior troddin him up in his stroller It captivate the minds of the people all over Anytime when it play you feel it deep in a your soul, ah Drum and the bass mek you skank off your shoes The fifth of august, the year was 1962 The union jack removed after three hundred years of rule The independent soundtrack yes it was a reggae tune Ska, deh pon the radio, pon the system it a boom This history it is true, and it wasn't taught in school Have you ever heard about Clement Coxsone and Mr Duke? Pioneers in the soundsystem culture that we use You better know the roots, search and discover the truth See them a Dubwise, and them nah dubwise See them a Dub School, and them a dub fool See them a Dub Club, and them a dub scrub They need to do the history, check where it a come from See them a Sankofa, and them not really ovas Catch them a vinyl, and them can't find themselves See them a Trenchtown, and them caan wear the crown Them deya Inner City Dub but nah have no inner city love To know where you're going, Got to know where you're coming from Come mek we take them back to school You know 'bout Alpha Boys School? Whole heap of instrumentalists Them institute produce SupaNova wha happen to them, some little novice dem a fool Lee Scratch Perry been dubbing it from the roots Wha you know about U-Roy, Wha you know about Big Youth? Mighty Diamonds, Jacob Miller Prince Buster with the groove The Skatalities was like a satellite Far beyond the moon Mille Smalls with the first hit number one tune Big up Peter, Bunny Wailer, Delroy Wilson Bob Marley keep a show when he come from England And mek the two opposition leader dem shake hand Dem think that dem fi teach we from inna grade one After that, dem do it once When we lost that great man That was 1981, gwaan go do some revision Dancehall began to rise and gave birth to Yellowman, Shabba Ranks, Bounty, Buju, Beenie, Sizzla, Capleton See them a Dubwise, and them nah dubwise See them a Dub School, and them a dub fool See them a Dub Club, and them a dub scrub They need to do the history, check where it a come from See them a Sankofa, and them not really ovas Catch them a vinyl, and them can't find themselves See them a Trenchtown, and them caan wear the crown Them deya Inner City Dub but nah have no inner city love To know where you're going, Got to know where you're coming from On this musical journey Keep your meditation To know where you're going, Got to know where you're coming from On this musical journey Keep your foundation See them a Dubwise, and them nah dubwise See them a Dub School, and them a dub fool See them a Dub Club, and them a dub scrub They need to do the history, check where it a come from See them a Sankofa, and them not really ovas Catch them a vinyl, and them can't find themselves See them a Trenchtown, and them caan wear the crown Them deya Inner City Dub but nah have no inner city love Ha! And this one goes out to the foundation Set it from groundation From past to present to future generations Yeh man if you listening reggae music you have to know the history of the nation, you know Yeh man wanna big up the whole dubwise family Yardcore keeping it hardcore Yeh man Vinyl Thursdays, Exile and the whole team Dub School, SupaNova Vinyard Town, the whole Jah Ova Evil Trenchtown roots rocking, Kingston Dub Club Gabri and the whole team i-Nation in this nation Just to know, just to know (you got to know the history of the nation) You got to know, you got to know Tell them Savona!