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letra de jail house affair - welton irie

[intro]
welton irie
yes, officer?
kindly approach the bench
place your left one on the bible
raise your right hand
do you swear to tell the truth and nothing like the truth?
yes, your honor, i won’t tell nothing like the truth, sir (bummo!)

[refrain]
he-hey, he-hey
he-he-he-he-hey-a
drop it-a, flash it (well, hear mi now!)

[chorus]
lord, them lock mi down a jail cell
run-go tell mi baby mother
tell her fi try to find mi lawyer
’cause mi no know a weh mi charged for (but a)
bеg you a chance, mister officer (hеy-a!)
beg you fi put up di revolver (why-a?)
’cause all dem ting deh it no call for
cah, mi no charge fi marijuana

[verse 1]
mi left jamaica rich as a visitor (bummo!)
well, on my way passin’ an officer (tell it-a!)
him say, “youth man, where is di ganja?”
say, “no, officer, i am a entertainer” (rabbit-a!)
say, “i am not a ganja exporter”
mi come a fi come nice up dis a area
do it-a, flash it-a, drop it (hey-a!)
[chorus]
well, lord, them lock mi down a jail cell
run-go tell mi baby mother (hey-a!)
tell her fi try to find mi lawyer (hey-a!)
’cause mi no know a weh mi charged for (but a)
beg you a chance, mister officer (hey-a!)
beg you fi put up di revolver (why-a?)
’cause all dem ting, dem it no call for (rabbit-a!)
cah, mi no charge fi marijuana

[verse 2]
i do not model with a chillum pipe
say, what i model with, it’s call a mic
a when mi hold dat, i make you feel alright
forget about fuss an’ you fi ‘get about fight
say, all you want to do is all a little [?] (hey-a!)

[refrain]
he-he-hey-a
he-he-he-he-hey-hey (bummo!)
hey-he-hey-a
he-he-he-hey

[verse 3]
well, young man
you are charged with having marijuana in your posession
no!
otherwise call “sensi”
beg you a chance
now you are going to hear your verdict from the jury
beg you a chance, sir
will he found you innocent or guilty?
beg you a chance, sir
[chorus]
lord, them lock mi down a jail cell
run-go call mi baby mother (hey-a!)
tell her fi try to find mi lawyer (hey-a!)
’cause mi no know a weh mi charged for (but a)
beg you a chance, mister officer (hey-a!)
beg you fi put up di revolver (why-a?)
’cause mi no know a weh mi charged for (hey-a!)
cah, mi no charge fi marijuana

[refrain]
ribbit-a, flash it-a, ribbit (hey!)
flash it-a, drop it-a, do it

[verse 4]
i say, mi left jamaica, said a, as a visitor
reach in a england area (hey-a!)
say, while passin’ an officer
him say, “youth, where is di ganja?”
no, officer, i am a entertainer
an’ right now i am here in your area
to flash it on the little roots an’ culture
him come an’ hold mi askin’ for sensi
i didn’t have none but him still arrest mi (hey!)
carry mi go to court to face that jury
to face a verdict, say, of “guilty”
jah jah know, dat a never have no i-shens

- welton irie

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