Song Lyrics
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Biblical
Reference
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Words
of wisdom cometh from the wise man
Wise man says: This is the Drunkard Psalm
To the inspiration of I, Prince Buster. |
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| Rum is their
Shepherd and they live in want. |
Psalm
23:1 - The LORD is my shepherd;
I shall not want. |
It maketh them
to lie down in the gutter on an empty stomach
And vomit up some green things they did not eat. |
Psalm
23:2 - He maketh me to lie down
in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still
waters. - He maketh me to lie down in green
pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. |
| It has anointed
their income with outcome. |
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| It leadeth them
in the path of destruction for its proof's sake. |
Psalm
23:3 - He restoreth my soul: he
leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his
name's sake. |
Yea, though
they walk through the streets of Kingston,
They're as hungry as hell, and they do fear evil,
For they cannot see. |
Psalm
23:4 - Yea, though I walk
through the valley of the shadow of death, I will
fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and
thy staff they comfort me. |
It prepares
disaster before them in front of their friends,
And, for a long time, it has anointed their head
with blood.
Their veins run dry. |
Psalm
23:5 - Thou preparest a table
before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou
anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. |
Surely man,
surely, surely as the sun riseth,
Poverty and hunger shall follow them all the days
of their life,
And they shall fight with the Land-Lord forever. |
Psalm
23:6 - Surely goodness and
mercy shall follow me all the days of my life:
and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for
ever. |
I gave you the
Ten Commandments,
But your Ten Commandments cannot be kept,
Unless you set an example for your woman-kind.
Thou shalt not drink the rum.
It's for destruction.
This is the Drunkard Psalm
Keep it set in your mind,
And you'll have a good clean liver.
Words from the wise man,
Words from the wise man,
Wisdom cometh from the wise man.
Take heed to the wisdom of the wise man. |
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