Messenger by Luciano Messenjah Lyrics
[Chorus]
Jah send I as a messenger
To teach the youths about roots and culture
An tell di masses fi remember Jah
Dats all I a deal wid, iy, yiy, well
Jah send I as a messenger
To teach the youths about roots and culture
An tell di masses fi remember Jah
Dats all I a deal wid, iy, yiy
See yah
[Verse 1]
Some man a sing bout how dem bus love boat
Dem forget Jah and put dem woman up front
There's a time and a place for everything, woh
See dem a talk bout, how dem fire dem gun
An a talk bout how dem buss gatlin
But I don't have no time to mingle in sin
'Cause I
[Chorus]
Jah send I as a messenger
To teach the youths about roots and culture
An tell di masses fi remember Jah
Dats all I a deal wid, iy, yiy, yeah
Jah send I as a messenger
To teach the youths about roots and culture
An tell di masses fi remember Jah
Dats all I a deal wid, iy, yiy
[Verse 2]
Do you remember how Jah send Jonah?
And Elijah, Moses, and Noah
Martin Luther King and Marcus too, woy
Dem never falter, di man dem deh do dem works and dem move on
So, I nuh dey yah fi lurk, I and I must carry on Jah works, woah
[Chorus]
Jah send I as a messenger
To teach the youths about roots and culture
An tell di masses fi remember Jah
Dats all I a deal wid, iy, yiy, woy
Jah send I as a messenger
To teach the youths about roots and culture
An tell di masses fi remember Jah
Dats all I a deal wid, iy, yiy
[Verse 3]
See I an I nuh come yah fi turn nuh wood an stone, well
I an I come yah fi teach, so you better learn, well
You better love Jah and live
Give all the love you can give
Prepare to move on
'Cause this place is not your home, well, woh, woh
[Chorus]
Jah send I as a messenger
To teach the youths about roots and culture
An tell di masses fi remember Jah
Dats all I a deal wid, iy, yiy, woy
Jah send I as a messenger
To teach the youths about roots and culture
An tell di masses fi remember Jah
Dats all I a deal wid, iy, yiy
Jah send I as a messenger
To teach the youths about roots and culture
An tell di masses fi remember Jah
Dats all I a deal wid, iy, yiy
Jah send I as a messenger
To teach the youths about roots and culture
An tell di masses fi remember Jah
Dats all I a deal wid, iy, yiy
Jah send I as a messenger
To teach the youths about roots and culture
An tell di masses fi remember Jah
Dats all I a deal wid, iy, yiy, well
Jah send I as a messenger
To teach the youths about roots and culture
An tell di masses fi remember Jah
Dats all I a deal wid, iy, yiy
See yah
[Verse 1]
Some man a sing bout how dem bus love boat
Dem forget Jah and put dem woman up front
There's a time and a place for everything, woh
See dem a talk bout, how dem fire dem gun
An a talk bout how dem buss gatlin
But I don't have no time to mingle in sin
'Cause I
[Chorus]
Jah send I as a messenger
To teach the youths about roots and culture
An tell di masses fi remember Jah
Dats all I a deal wid, iy, yiy, yeah
Jah send I as a messenger
To teach the youths about roots and culture
An tell di masses fi remember Jah
Dats all I a deal wid, iy, yiy
[Verse 2]
Do you remember how Jah send Jonah?
And Elijah, Moses, and Noah
Martin Luther King and Marcus too, woy
Dem never falter, di man dem deh do dem works and dem move on
So, I nuh dey yah fi lurk, I and I must carry on Jah works, woah
[Chorus]
Jah send I as a messenger
To teach the youths about roots and culture
An tell di masses fi remember Jah
Dats all I a deal wid, iy, yiy, woy
Jah send I as a messenger
To teach the youths about roots and culture
An tell di masses fi remember Jah
Dats all I a deal wid, iy, yiy
[Verse 3]
See I an I nuh come yah fi turn nuh wood an stone, well
I an I come yah fi teach, so you better learn, well
You better love Jah and live
Give all the love you can give
Prepare to move on
'Cause this place is not your home, well, woh, woh
[Chorus]
Jah send I as a messenger
To teach the youths about roots and culture
An tell di masses fi remember Jah
Dats all I a deal wid, iy, yiy, woy
Jah send I as a messenger
To teach the youths about roots and culture
An tell di masses fi remember Jah
Dats all I a deal wid, iy, yiy
Jah send I as a messenger
To teach the youths about roots and culture
An tell di masses fi remember Jah
Dats all I a deal wid, iy, yiy
Jah send I as a messenger
To teach the youths about roots and culture
An tell di masses fi remember Jah
Dats all I a deal wid, iy, yiy