STRONG ROOTS (REGGAE)
We used to spend time wi mudder an’ a fadder
Now we chattin’ shite, time wastin’ on a Twitter
We used to work hard in school crammin’ wi’ a numbers
Now we makin’ teary eye cryins on a Tumblr
Television and cinema are our culchah
But now we all night chattin’ bout Big Brother
No more Fritz Lang, Murnau ah Ingmar Bergman
Joey Essex an Kardashian we be learnin’
If you don’t have strong roots then brother you a lettuce
Tossed about by every wind an’ rumor
If you got strong roots then you are a mustard
Never trick ah by subtle serpent bastard!
Ah me roots, Ah me roots, Ah me roots
Me Johnny nevvah be pull up by a shoots
Dare tah get loss inna city?
Johnny nevvah get shitty,
Him nah nevvah get no Johnny drughead
Him no smackhead!
If you don’t have strong roots then brother you a lettuce
Tossed about by every wind an’ rumor
If you got strong roots then you are a mustard
Never trick ah by subtle serpent bastard!
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There may be some gentle humor in this song; but there is a serious point behind it.
No matter what your ethnicity, religion or class…
Never forget where you came from!
Image attribution:
Morena Sangiorgio.