War Inna Babylon			Max Romeo/Lee "Scratch" Perry



It sipple out deh!

War inna babylon, tribal war inna Babylon

Let me tell, it sipple out deh

A wha' you seh, it sipple out deh, oh yeah

War inna babylon, tribal war inna Babylon

It sipple out deh, wha' you seh, it sipple out deh, oh yeah



De baba men nuh like de dreadlocks man

De dreadlocks man nuh like de baba man, no

De po-lice men nuh like de dreadlocks man

De dreadlocks man nuh like de po-lice man, no



So war inna babylon, tribal war inna Babylon

Let me tell, it sipple out deh

A wha' you seh, it sipple out deh, oh yeah

War inna babylon, tribal war inna Babylon

Let me tell, it sipple out deh

A wha' you seh, it sipple out deh, oh yeah



When come pride then cometh shame

A man pride shall bring him low, yeah, oh yeah

Honour shall uphold the humble in spirit

And you know it's true, yeah , oh yeah



War inna babylon, tribal war inna Babylon

A wha' you seh, it sipple out deh

So wha' fe do ?  we slide out deh, oh yeah

War inna babylon, tribal war inna Babylon

A wha' you seh, it sipple out deh

So wha' fe do ? mek we slide out deh, oh yeah



True, true, true, it sipple out deh

So wha' fe do ? mek we slide out deh, oh yeah

true, true, true, it sipple out deh

let me tell, we slide out deh



Marcus garvey prophecise, say:

"One mus' live 10 miles away, yeah, in this time"

I-man satta at the mountain top

Watching Babylon burning red hot, red hot



War inna babylon, tribal war inna Babylon

A wha' you seh, it sipple out deh

So wha' fe do ?  we slide out deh, oh yeah

War inna babylon, tribal war inna Babylon

A wha' you seh, it sipple out deh

So wha' fe do ? mek we slide out deh, oh yeah



True, true, true, it sipple out deh

So wha' fe do ? mek we slide out deh, oh yeah

true, true, true, it sipple out deh

let me tell, we slide out deh