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You're only acting like
You are somebody
But I don't no say
You know nobody
You're only a show off
Your painted face, yeah
But underneath that face
Your just a disgrace
[Chorus]
You're just a brand new second hand gal
No man no wan' no
Brand new second hand gal
You better go back around so
You're just a brand new second hand gal
You think it's the dress you wear
That make you a lady
Get that out of your mind gal
You must be crazy
Mama used to tell me
Long time ago yeah
Not everything you see glitter is gold
[Chorus]
See you watch them pass I
Well hidy-tidy
But them no-no say
You very nasty
Look 'pon you foot back
Look how them tough, yeah
And you chaw bone favor
Spanish town handcuff
[Chorus]
Dick know 'bout you
And tom do
And harry just 'round the corner
Know 'bout you too
He got a police buk
Them want I
Them want I
Be com'a them funeral
Them claim say
Them claim say
Them are the general
He got a police buk
Them want I
Them want I
Be com'a them funeral
Them claim say
Them claim say
Them are the general
What a big disgrace
The way you rob up the place
Rob everthing you can find
Yes you did
And you'll even rob from the blind
You must see want I fe
Com'a com'a funeral
And I no go
No one burial
Yet you want I
Com'a com'a funeral
Make your friend come claim say, claim say
You are the genie
Now we know the truth
Yes we do
Find you
Wearing the boot
Of taking people's business on your head,yeah
So might as well you be dead
[Chorus]
Let the dead bury the dead now
And who is to be fed, be fed
I ain't got no time to waste on you, no,no
I'm a livin' man, I got work to do
Right now
This man and that man
Yes they are the same man
You taught us this just as well
That the rich man heaven is the poor man's hell
You must see want I fe com'a com'a funeral
Natty no go no one burial
Yet you want I
Com'a com'a burial
Make your friend come claim say
You are the genie
You are somebody
But I don't no say
You know nobody
You're only a show off
Your painted face, yeah
But underneath that face
Your just a disgrace
[Chorus]
You're just a brand new second hand gal
No man no wan' no
Brand new second hand gal
You better go back around so
You're just a brand new second hand gal
You think it's the dress you wear
That make you a lady
Get that out of your mind gal
You must be crazy
Mama used to tell me
Long time ago yeah
Not everything you see glitter is gold
[Chorus]
See you watch them pass I
Well hidy-tidy
But them no-no say
You very nasty
Look 'pon you foot back
Look how them tough, yeah
And you chaw bone favor
Spanish town handcuff
[Chorus]
Dick know 'bout you
And tom do
And harry just 'round the corner
Know 'bout you too
He got a police buk
Them want I
Them want I
Be com'a them funeral
Them claim say
Them claim say
Them are the general
He got a police buk
Them want I
Them want I
Be com'a them funeral
Them claim say
Them claim say
Them are the general
What a big disgrace
The way you rob up the place
Rob everthing you can find
Yes you did
And you'll even rob from the blind
You must see want I fe
Com'a com'a funeral
And I no go
No one burial
Yet you want I
Com'a com'a funeral
Make your friend come claim say, claim say
You are the genie
Now we know the truth
Yes we do
Find you
Wearing the boot
Of taking people's business on your head,yeah
So might as well you be dead
[Chorus]
Let the dead bury the dead now
And who is to be fed, be fed
I ain't got no time to waste on you, no,no
I'm a livin' man, I got work to do
Right now
This man and that man
Yes they are the same man
You taught us this just as well
That the rich man heaven is the poor man's hell
You must see want I fe com'a com'a funeral
Natty no go no one burial
Yet you want I
Com'a com'a burial
Make your friend come claim say
You are the genie
Lyrics submitted by wailers564
Track duration: 03:54
"Burial" as written by Peter Tosh
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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it's jus the musician renouncing violence: the gangsters want him to come to their funerals. they say they are the generals (the leaders of the gangster warriors).
he says he's disgraced at how they steal from people. both gangsters of the ghetto stealing from other poor people and the ruling class taking resources away from the disenfranchised.
when you try to get rich you spend all your time in hell. and for the rich there is no greater pleasure than destroying those who are of less value than you. that is what he is saying.
This song is about Bob Marley.
when it was originally done by The Wailers(Bob,Bunny Peter). Peter Tosh re-wrote the song for "Legalize It" in 74 and added the line "This man and that man, they are the same man. You thought of this just as well, that the rich man's heaven is the poor man's hell." its not in anyway a shot at Bob, (Bob gave Peter Tosh the money and the wailers along with the I-Threes to record this album)
The meaning of that line can be interpreted in many ways, The way I see it is Jamaica is the top tourist destination in the world where the rich dine, yet Jamaica is still a 3rd world country with staggering poverty and unemployment.
both versions featured Peter on guitar and vocals! I can send you claptons version and let you decide :) I for one kinda dug what Clapton was doing in the mid 70's doing Reggae ( with the exception of his version of "I shot the sheriff"... to disco'y for my taste lol)
just link me your email and I'll send both songs
bless
"Let the dead bury the dead." is straight from the new testiment (Matt 8:22). It spiritually means that those concerned with things of the flesh, can not operate with things in the Spirit. So, you gotta make a choice. " I'm a living man, I got work to do." confirms that. Peter is out making a difference, trying to open the eyes of masses, he "aint got no time to waste on you, no, none." So, if you operate from the flesh, wanting to only please your material needs and personal concerns, then he has better work to do.
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Look specifically at the lyrics "This man and that man, they are the same man. You thought of this just as well, that the rich man's heaven is the poor man's hell." That is a shot taken directly at Bob Marley and his actions at the concert.