tribute to garnett silk - macka b lyrics
[intro]
bob marley, peter tosh, jacob miller, [?]. now garnett silk gone as well. macka b a-sing tribute to a irie rasta youth. watch dis
[verse 1]
now people always say that the good die young
and we lost another one a’ sel-ssie i’s son
but, although him body might ha’ gone
garnett’s spirit and music
will always live on
[chorus]
so if you love garnett silk
you put you hand hand inna di air
he gave a lotta people happiness and cheer
but garnett silk is no longer here
cut off in the prime of a brilliant career
[verse 2]
him sing about long and cultural things
him sing about the emperor sel-ssie i the king
him sing with so much power and so much feeling
him buss ’round the scene like a steam engine
[?] rasta everybody love him
everyone a-said him was the next king
even girls inna party [?]
used to jump and down when di man start sing
[chorus]
so if you love garnett silk
you put you hand hand inna di air
he gave a lotta people happiness and cheer
but garnett silk is no longer here
cut off in the prime of a brilliant career
[verse 3]
one a’ mi favorite garnett song
a di one called “zion in a vision”
mi love ‘ow di sang dat one
’cause he sing it with a lotta conviction
and i pray dat now him der inna di vision
i pray dat garnett silk inna zion
i pray sel-ssie i stretch out him hand
and take garnett silk to di land
[chorus]
hey, if you love garnett silk
you put you hand hand inna di air
he gave a lotta people happiness and cheer
but garnett silk is no longer here
cut off in the prime of a brilliant
[verse 4]
garnett appear to a lotta reggae fire
di people did a-call him di reggae messiah
“h-llo, mama africa”, dat was a flyer
talk “keep them talking” catch di whole place afire
[?] garnett music [?] i could not refuse it
inna di record shop mi nuh haffi hear it
mi jus’ say, “gimme any new garnett”
[chorus]
well, if you love garnett silk
you put you hand hand inna di air
he gave a lotta people happiness and cheer
but garnett silk is no longer here
cut off in the prime of a brilliant career
[verse 5]
it’s another reggae singer
it’s another deejay
early in their life they ha’ p-ssed away
dem [?] day after day
n0body knows how dem life a go’ stay
so, try [?] right and walk di right way
try to sing di right song
mind what you say
put your trust in di most high
a him you fi [?]
you might [?] a di kingdom a’ zion [?]
[chorus]
if you love garnett silk
you put you hand hand inna di air
he gave a lotta people happiness and cheer
but garnett silk is no longer here
cut off in the prime of a brilliant career
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