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jailhouse

gregory isaacs & bount hunter
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Yeah man, well this is original Bounty Hunter speaking alongside Gregory Hines And come fi talk to all of the ghetto youth dem man Mind yourself from captivity and Babylon brutality Hear this! Born and raised in the heart of the city As a young ghetto celebrity Sat upon mi corner amongst youth and youth Here comes the cop with the boot Watch ya now! Well, he that keepeth his mouth shall keepeth his life Put yourself inna trouble, man, you know that nah go nice He that keepeth his mouth shall keepeth his life Put yourself inna trouble, you know that nah go nice So realize, don't reach at Spanish Town Ward a use baton stick and lick off your head crown You realize, don't go down at Gun Court Bad boy beat you bad and all stab out your throat You realize, try no reach at Richmond Government system a work you like a come-along You realize, 'bout all down at GP Guess who go down deh, a mi brethren Gregory But mi say, solitary confinement Nah go a jailhouse tonight (Lord, Lord, Lord) Solitary confinement I rather to stand and fight (Woii) So realize, 'bout all a Rikers Island 'Cause inna that deh prison, say, man a kill man A when you go deh so, man, you haffi tan long You realize, try no reach at Upstate Who lock you inna cell, a bake you a bake And everyday bad boy just kick off your face When you get semi area and dem know you get eight He that keepeth his mouth shall keepeth his life Put yourself inna trouble, you know that nah go nice He that keepeth his mouth shall keepeth his life Put yourself inna trouble, you know that nah go nice So realize, Babylon a gwan so wicked New squad come in weh dem call it ACID And a pon the ghetto youth everyday dem live You realize, this is the Armageddon Know fi yourself, and know where you stand Say, watch how you trod inna your tradition You realize, talking to the ghetto youth man Say, down inna prison, a wicked place yah, man He that keepeth his mouth shall keepeth his life Put yourself inna trouble, you know that nah go nice He that keepeth his mouth shall keepeth his life Put yourself inna trouble, and watch ya now! But mi say, solitary confinement Nah go a jailhouse tonight (Lord, Lord, Lord) Solitary confinement I rather to stand and fight (Woii) Nah go dance no jailhouse rock Nah go live pon no cell block Don't you ever walk in truck it Cah, we nah go walk with no bucket You realize, gwan Bounty Hunter a one All who deh yah, and all who no born You realize, listen good when mi a talk Everything mi utter, it a come from mi heart You realize, every youth dem fi look up Babylon cyan come beat you up He that keepeth his mouth shall keepeth his life Put yourself inna trouble, man, you know that nah go nice He that keepeth his mouth shall keepeth his life Put yourself inna trouble, you know that nah go nice So realize, try no go a Spanish Town Ward a use baton stick and lick off your head crown You realize, try no reach at Richmond Government system a work you like a come-along