Tribal War - Buju Banton

Rude boys, be wise

War mongers

Cool down deh pon all the war and strife

Oneness

No tek nobody’s life

Unity

Tribal war (take heed)

We don’t want no more of that

Tell them like it is (a' nuh you we a' trod)

Tribal war (you get that?)

A' nuh that we a' defend

Tell them like it is (cry tears, why?)

Remove the blindfold

Primitive days end

We have done it already and we won’t do it again

Just to hurt your own brother

All your life was spent turning the wheels of evil

Put an end to di trend

What is done cannot be undone

Amen, Amen

Blood a' run, mother dying, starving children

Mom would a' say where di answer?

When will it end?

Some a' bawl, some a' holla

For me nah kill dem

Because of tribal war you nuh see di pickney dem

War and oppression, aid can’t reach them

What’s the solution for the matter?

All war have fi end!

Remember that

Tribal war (Buju Banton say so)

A' nuh that we a' defend

Tell them like it is

Why can’t we say peace?

And no bother wit' di war?

Too much blood a' run

Me can’t take it not at all

Politicians a' showing dominion

Setting no form of example fi the

Influencing the youth

With money and dem weapon

Was so greedy and blind to the situation

On election there comes politics fiction

And man a' rival and I see it’s tribal

Say see a, see a live like a cannibal

Our voice of the earth throughout the dancehall

Unu must educate the youth, tell dem di truth

Stop fight di truth it a' cause too much dispute

A what dem man a' say father Rebel?

So much things to say, let’s celebrate today

I tell you this, watch this, have mercy

A' election or not, we nuh haffi fire shot

'cause remember that the most of us colour is black

Like sardine 'pon the slave ship the whole of we did pack, and

'Till the whole of we end up a' Jamrock, you better

Promote life and demote death

You can’t big up the killing and yuh can’t blow breath

Honour these words and nuh disrespect

'cause anything you work for man a' that you goin' get

Tribal war (man say put it on pause until you ready fi fight for a cause)

We don’t want no more of that (that's not needed my friend, put that to an end!)

Tribal war

A' nuh that we a' defend (let love abide)

Tell them like it is

Say from the day that me born me never see the need for strife

If them need to do that man a' with dem voice

So dash weh the gun and dash weh the bomb and dash weh di knife

A' full time now we start to unite

'cause this is something that we must practice

Fight fi equal rights and justice

Right now we haffi try set some new trend

'cause the tribalism it must come to an end

Tribal war (listen keenly)

We don’t want no more of that (take heed my brother take heed don’t follow that

greed)

Tribal war (fight for your wants and fight for your need and remember to sow

good seed)

A' nuh that we a' defend ('cause what you sow is that you reap)

Tell them like it is (an' nuh bother set up no whole leap a' fire heap 'pon ya

head yuh hear sah?)

Tell them like it is

Tell them like it is