Foundation Lyrics

Intro:�
Glorious be to the most high, Jah, Rastafari�
Oh, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nigh�
Hey, yu see Sly & Robbie�

Chorus:�
A just Selassie send dem, well�
Play music fi heathen, well�
Si di Christian we call dem, yeh�
Dut just di devil control dem, Sly�
A Selassie send dem, well�
Cause music a fi play dem, yeh�
Mr. Robbie him bass dem, well�
Taxi Gang come tell dem dat�

Verse 1:�
Well Mr. Sly, well�
Music we al play an we a trample over jungle�
trample down a TG, rema man we a talk to�
All rema man unuh fi cool an unuh fi humble�
Put down all di guns an leave di chain an all di bangle�
Cause Selassie, well we ready fi di people�
All rastaman an bogo man we all a talk to�
Sly dem a play, we licking out di devil�
Come Taxi Gang come play fi di people�

Chorus�

Verse 2:�
Long time we a tell dem fi louh all di band�
Dem want mix rastaman in dem Bachanal�
Chu Missa Sly him a foundation�
Dats why we play di music fi each and everyone�

Verse 3:�
Music we a play yes a we run di route�
Music we a play fi all dem down a south�
Easy Mr. Sly and Taxi Gang run di route�
Yuh nuh hear music dem a bawl out�
Mission Impossible and a teach people�
Play fi all di dumb, di deaf, di blind and all di cripple�
Oh Mr. Sly how yuh humble, nah rumble�
Because we too comfortable so we tell dem�

Chorus�

Verse 4:�
Well, trample di Christian, di beast a albashan�
Dis rastaman don't yuh know seh yuh ever wrong�
Mr. Sly play di music from 19 how long�
Dem a play fi Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, how much�
How dem fi dis we when yuh know seh we nuh nervous�
A foundation, a we dig di land�
A wi set di plan, an a wi buy, oh na�

Chorus�

Verse 5:�
Dis yah one yah pass january morning�
From now mi a give out di warning�
Some bwoy a fi try do some farming�
Mr. Sly a music wi playing�
Well from now bad man I talking�
Well Taxi Gang don't you know dem run di tune�
And don't yuh know sehh a we have di engine�
Well follow Beenie Man and sing