Note: This song
includes words sung in Amharic, a language of Ethiopia.
Please see the Amharic section for translations and
background information.
*Please see notes on Holy Herb. Smoking marijuana
is not a biblical concept
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Rocker T - True Ganjaman
| Song
Lyrics |
Biblical
Reference |
(cough cough)
Speaking for the
legalization of marijuana, *...
Awo, awo awo, awa, awa,
Satta a Massagana Ahamlack
Gabrie(?) Alem, Medhanie 'Alem
Mi chant, mi chant, mi chant, mi chant!
Oooh, says I fear Babylon,
Tell them say, I'm a true ganjaman,
No, mi no fear Babylon,
Tell them say, I'm a true ganjaman, |
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Take a look in
Genesis a mi seh book number one
Jah mek di herb seed fi de human, |
Genesis
1:11 - And God said, Let the
earth
bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and
the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind,
whose
seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
Psalm 104:14 -
He causeth the grass to grow
for the cattle, and herb for the service of
man: that he may bring forth food out of the
earth; |
It start with a
call from creation
Dat was di time when di weed bum some (?) |
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| So Jah mek di
herb, give it unto Adam |
Genesis
1:29 - And God said, Behold, I
have
given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon
the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the
which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to
you
it shall be for meat. |
| That man dey'll
use that so mek it fine dey have de (?) |
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| Ol' man Moses
climb Mount Zion, |
Exodus
19:20 - And the LORD came down
upon
mount Sinai, on the top of the mount: and
the LORD called Moses up to the top of the mount;
and Moses went up. |
A where deh
find di city near di grave o' Solomon,
And fiyah man know it is a wit or wisdom some
come you nyam fe inspiration,
I know deh want fe tek mi chalice outa me 'and
Dem a fight against long time tradition,
Babylon is a man with wicked intention,
All Babylon it in a malfunction,
A real Rastaman is a 'tan fast
Plant a seed, an' start a weed revolution, man!
Oooh, says I fear Babylon,
Tell them, say, I'm a true ganjaman,
No, mi no fear Babylon,
Tell them, say, I'm a true ganjaman,
They find di cure fi cancer inna marihuana
And if you sick as you nuh fit you ha fi lick de
chalwa
Gabriel Ahamlack, Satta a Massagana
Praise and love, give thanks and blessings for
your bounty ganja
Aaaah, dat is di blessing from Almighty Jah-Jah,
And who bring di message, di likkle ragga
Mi born and mi go and so New Yorker, for where mi,
Go roun' di world they seh mi from America,
Look in mi lef' pocket, find a pack of ganja,
Look in di same pocket, a fin' mi lighter,
Look in di nex' pocket, dolla an' a quarter,
Bring me a orange juice, some to high fe liquor,
(?)
But thru mi got de good type o' sensemilla,
And if ya have a lickle hash a mix it together
You pass mi di herb and di dutch master
A we go bun de sensemila 'pon di street corner,
so wha' !
So, oooh, says I fear Babylon,
Tell them, say, I'm a true ganjaman,
No, mi no fear Babylon,
Tell them, say, I'm a true ganjaman,
Mi talkin some roots rock and reality,
And upon di mike now di one Rocker T,
Mi born and mi go inna New York City,
Mi prophet teach di people love and unity!
It's every type a man dem whey smoke sensee
De young and de mickle an di elderly
Di rich man an di man whey livin' inna poverty
Some never belly full, and some never hungry,
So we ha' fe get together inna we community
We tek a one car(?) fi a love we family
And pass it roun' di set(?) a one, two, three
together, I know you better(?) go bless that if
you want it done properly
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Di healin' of
di nations cert-ain-aly
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Revelation
22:2 - In the midst of the
street of it,
and on either side of the river, was there the
tree of life, which bare twelve manner of
fruits, and yielded her fruit every month:
and the leaves of the tree were for
the healing of the nations. |
You lick it and
you pass it and you feel irie,
Some never follow me, some never disagree
Nobody could-a ever tek weh our sensee, say
Oooh, says I fear Babylon,
Tell them, say, I'm a true ganjaman,
No, mi no fear Babylon,
Tell them, say, I'm a true ganjaman,
Oooh, says I fear Babylon,
Tell them, say, I'm a true ganjaman,
No, mi no fear Babylon,
Tell them, say, I'm a true ganjaman,
Awo, awo, awa awa, eeks Satta a Massagana
a Massagana Ahamlack
Medhanie 'Alem, mi chant,
Oooh, says I fear Babylon,
Tell them, say, I'm a true ganjaman,
No, mi no fear Babylon,
Tell them, say, I'm a true ganjaman,
a man a
Oooh, says I fear Babylon,
Tell them, say, I'm a true ganjaman,
No, mi no fear Babylon,
Tell them, say, I'm a true ganjaman,
a man a
Oooh, says I fear Babylon,
Tell them, say, I'm a true ganjaman,
No, mi no fear Babylon,
Tell them, say, I'm a true ganjaman,
a man a
Oooh, says I fear Babylon,
Tell them, say, I'm a true ganjaman,
No, mi no fear Babylon,... |
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Note:
This song includes words sung in Amharic, a language of
Ethiopia. Please see the Amharic
section for translations and
background information.
*Please see notes on Holy Herb. Smoking marijuana
is not a biblical concept
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