I'm really not sure about any of this, but submit this with defference and resepct - If I have it wrong, I sincerely apologise - No offence is intended. *
I think it's a story about a Rastafarian named Ozzy, who, after budgeting for his essentials,is short on money to buy a little weed (Cannabis).
He decides to ask to a friend (a butcher) for advice.
The butcher explains to Ozzy about changing the names of the product to maintain its anonymity.
They use "meat"-type names (to avoid embarrassment / fear of being overheard)
"Goat" instead of one type of weed, "beef" another, "fowl", "Fish", "tripe" and so on... but when the butcher suggests "pork" (pork and shellfish are not permitted in the Rastafarian diet) Ozzy tells his friend to keep his voice down, less his brethren hear them!
When offered the various (types/strengths?) of weed, Ozzy declines for various reasons.
(You want goat?) No I might a kill I queen (Way too strong! He might do something silly!)
(Try beef now?) I no check if no grass a green
(What about fowl?) What I know it's time for a change
(Mashed fish?) Got children on that range (???)
(How about the steak?) Watch it now, me now sight the rate (Too expensive?)
(Try tripe boss?) Burn me belly when I pull me pipe
(Alright what about the pork?) Hush your mouth man, me brethren hear (Quiet,we'll be overheard!)
Ozzy eventually settles for some (a pound?!) of "dat thing, there" - (That thing, there!)
Ozzy pays the man, and goes home - but bumps into (a religious leader?) Rasta Jeremiah who wants to know what he has in his bag!
Ozzy trys to hide the goods under a rag, but Jeremiah (possibly thinking it's meat or perhaps knowing what it really is!) requests that they light a fire and (eat/smoke) "Dat"
The beginning of the song is him procuring and smoking ("Hand on him jaw" "Red his eye and just meditate"). He then presumably gets hungry and begins thinking back about the market, and is hungry for meat. This conflicts with his vegetarianism (As he is a rasta, many of whom don't eat meat).
The beginning of the song is him procuring and smoking ("Hand on him jaw" "Red his eye and just meditate"). He then presumably gets hungry and begins thinking back about the market, and is hungry for meat. This conflicts with his vegetarianism (As he is a rasta, many of whom don't eat meat).
The next verse is him talking to the butcher, pretending like he isn't interested in the meat. Eventually he breaks down and gets some of "dat t'ing there".
The next verse is him talking to the butcher, pretending like he isn't interested in the meat. Eventually he breaks down and gets some of "dat t'ing there".
The 3rd verse is the butcher asking what his deal is about not eating meat and Ozzy says he wants to make a code word for dat t'ing so he can conceal what he's buying.
Ozzy then leaves and walks home where he runs in to another rasta, and is ashamed about having the meat. The other rasta doesn't care though and suggests the two go further up the hill and make a fire and cook that.
It's a very funny song, kind of poking fun at rasta's a little bit. The underlying message though is that people crave meat instinctively, due to evolution ect ect.
I think it's a story about a Rastafarian named Ozzy, who, after budgeting for his essentials,is short on money to buy a little weed (Cannabis).
He decides to ask to a friend (a butcher) for advice.
The butcher explains to Ozzy about changing the names of the product to maintain its anonymity. They use "meat"-type names (to avoid embarrassment / fear of being overheard)
"Goat" instead of one type of weed, "beef" another, "fowl", "Fish", "tripe" and so on... but when the butcher suggests "pork" (pork and shellfish are not permitted in the Rastafarian diet) Ozzy tells his friend to keep his voice down, less his brethren hear them!
When offered the various (types/strengths?) of weed, Ozzy declines for various reasons. (You want goat?) No I might a kill I queen (Way too strong! He might do something silly!) (Try beef now?) I no check if no grass a green (What about fowl?) What I know it's time for a change (Mashed fish?) Got children on that range (???) (How about the steak?) Watch it now, me now sight the rate (Too expensive?) (Try tripe boss?) Burn me belly when I pull me pipe (Alright what about the pork?) Hush your mouth man, me brethren hear (Quiet,we'll be overheard!)
Ozzy eventually settles for some (a pound?!) of "dat thing, there" - (That thing, there!)
Ozzy pays the man, and goes home - but bumps into (a religious leader?) Rasta Jeremiah who wants to know what he has in his bag! Ozzy trys to hide the goods under a rag, but Jeremiah (possibly thinking it's meat or perhaps knowing what it really is!) requests that they light a fire and (eat/smoke) "Dat"
This is a really beautiful song.
This is a really beautiful song.
The beginning of the song is him procuring and smoking ("Hand on him jaw" "Red his eye and just meditate"). He then presumably gets hungry and begins thinking back about the market, and is hungry for meat. This conflicts with his vegetarianism (As he is a rasta, many of whom don't eat meat).
The beginning of the song is him procuring and smoking ("Hand on him jaw" "Red his eye and just meditate"). He then presumably gets hungry and begins thinking back about the market, and is hungry for meat. This conflicts with his vegetarianism (As he is a rasta, many of whom don't eat meat).
The next verse is him talking to the butcher, pretending like he isn't interested in the meat. Eventually he breaks down and gets some of "dat t'ing there".
The next verse is him talking to the butcher, pretending like he isn't interested in the meat. Eventually he breaks down and gets some of "dat t'ing there".
The 3rd verse is the butcher asking what his deal is about not eating meat and Ozzy says he wants to make a code word for dat t'ing so he can conceal what he's buying.
Ozzy then leaves and walks home where he runs in to another rasta, and is ashamed about having the meat. The other rasta doesn't care though and suggests the two go further up the hill and make a fire and cook that.
It's a very funny song, kind of poking fun at rasta's a little bit. The underlying message though is that people crave meat instinctively, due to evolution ect ect.