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Lee 'Scratch' Perry - Word Sound


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Biblical Reference

Word Sounds Power
Earthquake lightning thunder brim-stone and fire
Psalm 11:6 - Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.
Takin' over clock tower
Word Sound and Power
Word Sound and Iwer
Word Sound and Power
Word Sound and Iwer
Tea tar toe
Al-al-lo
Tea tar joe
Hal-hal-lo

Magic gear
Magic slate
Miracle feat
Magic gate

Dandy Lion King Selassie I
And make steep [??]
Dandy Lion Emperor Haile I Selassie I
Magic gate

History Clock
History Jack
History Ack
History Nack

I get staired
And get staired
And get staired
Magic feat

Bing baba bonzabayung bayabazay...
African Children
African I-ildren
African a Pigmy
African a Christmy [??]

Darks [??] is off the map
De liars bill a go cut [??]
You what a ve tack [??] a dra Jah, Jah, Jah, Jah, Jah
Jah, yaby yaby yabya
rub, rub, rub, rub, rub, rub
yab yab yab yab yah

By love Jesse
Reality I-ah
By love fire
Ally aly alla

Ally ally kitta
ally ally balla
Oily oily Collie
Green eye Sally

Sine and Sigma
Sine a I-ma
Sine a byma
I-man a I-man
Ice! (echo)....

Blackboard Jungle
Lion of the desert
Hunting the Tiger-Lion
Hunting in Mount Zion
Brother Job get justice
Earthly precious feat [??]
Sure Mother Christus [??]
Dandy dally ass [??] de Far I
Few done [??] super colour
Blue blue sky 'n' a white cloud
Red red red red light
Golden Lion ...[??]...other [??]
Green green green green Collie
Green Collie Lizzie Lizzie
Greener greener greener Collie
Greener Collie whizzy whizzy
 
Earthquake lightning and thunder
Brimstone and a fire
Earthquake and a thunder
Brimstone and a fire
Psalm 11:6 - Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.
Isaiah 29:6 - Thou shalt be visited of the LORD of hosts with thunder, and with earthquake, and great noise, with storm and tempest, and the flame of devouring fire.
Saluting the clock
Saluting the I-Jack
Saluting the Jack..
Saluting the nack

Bopbop bazuba-bazubabay! Bopbeebop bozay
Darking the plants
Eeeah! Bazubeep bozay, bazubeep bozay
Darking the plants
Chanting chants
Whispering flowers
Smelling the roses
 
Rose of Sharon, the Lily of the Valley, Song of Solomon 2:1 - I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.
Rose and brightning Morning Star
Root of David, elect of the Light
Revelation 22:16 - I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.
He lift up the sight, he lift up the time
Can you recall a super heat?
S O X Z O 9 [???]
I n I a I-ah I-ah I-ah I-ah
I-ah I ah fire-line.
Mama cooking, baby laughing,
Papa watering the garden,
Peter, Paul and Mary,
Loving loving little fairy

Bing bagga bung baggubing bang bu bang bang
Yezegu bing baggu bong
Ying yiggaying yegga ying yegga ying ying
Dja digga ding ding da ding
 
Words/were [??] Zion here would be up in [??] fire
Earthquake lightning and thunder
Brimstone, brimstone and fire
Psalm 11:6 - Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.
Isaiah 29:6 - Thou shalt be visited of the LORD of hosts with thunder, and with earthquake, and great noise, with storm and tempest, and the flame of devouring fire.
Ezekiel 38:22 - And I will plead against him with pestilence and with blood; and I will rain upon him, and upon his bands, and upon the many people that are with him, an overflowing rain, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone.
Seven Seals a will be dire Revelation 5:1 - And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals.
Revelation 5:5 - And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.
De clock man talkin'
De watch man talkin'
De I-ah man walkin'
Traditional speakin'

History clock
History nack
History Jack
History sky
 
Ancient of Days is the Most High up there; Daniel 7:9 - I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire.
Daniel 7:22 - Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most High; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom.
Lightning with fire.
Water I-light I-hotter [????]
Reason de Mary de fairy, de cherry [??]
Cherry cherry never contrary
Love in the morning
Kissing in the evening...
 



...Several seemingly random biblical quotes - if you can make any sense of this, please
enlighten me!
Thanks! :-)


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