"It Ruff" lyrics
Frass
Cyaan wait 'til slavery abolish away
Yeah
A 'Marco
Even though di times ruff, yeah, wi still a hold on (Hold on)
'Cause every day inna di ghetto starve on
If yuh neva know, well, mi aguh tell yuh what a gwaan
Yeah, dis a di side to 'Marco version
Jah know seh it ruff, it ruff, it ruff
'Cause a either board box or handcuff
But wi nah give up, give up, nuh give up
Yuh have your life, ghetto yutes, live it up
Yeah
Poverty fi done, wi tired a di gun
Bare shot a fire and di ghetto yutes blood a run
Mi talkin' a di day when wi aguh get di sun
Ghetto yutes hold di faith, betta days shall come
Nuh more remand, unspay days done
Tek it back to when Mandela deh yah stadium
Di yutes dem nuh happy, dem nuh have nuh playground
But how dem fi play wid dead man a lay down?
And di bigga heads nuh walk through di ghetto dem
Poorer get poorer 'cause di taxes a pressure dem
Tell wi fi vote and seh dem aguh mek it betta when
It come in life, poor people deh inna more debt again
Even though di times ruff, yeah, wi still a hold on (Hold on)
'Cause every day inna di ghetto starve on
If yuh neva know, well, mi aguh tell yuh what a gwaan
Yeah, dis a di side to 'Marco version
Jah know seh it ruff, it ruff, it ruff
'Cause a either board box or handcuff
But wi nah give up, give up, nuh give up
Yuh have your life, ghetto yutes, live it up
Yeah, arite den
Dem seh Jamaica bruk like dark people
Dem have the most X5, X6 vehicle
A dat a mek di ghetto yutes dem get evil
But do nuh watch dem vanity, dawg, yuh nuh need to
Nuh, mi a beg yuh please stop di violence
Mi know yuh have yuh strap, but do nuh rise dem
Pon nuttin' strong, poor people a hold on
Ghetto yutes waan di pot pon fire fi put on
But where there's a will, den it must be a way
Why turn to violence when yuh can pray?
"Let dem through time", dat mi granny would say
And to di bigga heads
Jah know seh it ruff, it ruff, it ruff
'Cause a either board box or handcuff
But wi nah give up, give up, nuh give up
Yuh have your life, ghetto yutes, live it up
Jah know seh it ruff, it ruff, it ruff
'Cause a either board box or handcuff
But wi nah give up, give up, nuh give up
Yuh have your life, ghetto yutes, live it up
Yeah
Frass
Cyaan wait 'til slavery abolish away
Yeah
Yeah
Frass
Cyaan wait 'til slavery abolish away
Yeah
A 'Marco
Ruff, it ruff, it ruff
'Cause a either board box or handcuff
But wi nah give up, give up, nuh give up
Yuh have your life, ghetto yutes, live it up
Jah know seh it ruff, it ruff, it ruff
'Cause a either board box or handcuff
But wi nah give up, give up, nuh give up
Yuh have your life, ghetto yutes, live it up
Yeah
Ruff, it ruff, it ruff
Board box or handcuff
Up, give up, nuh give up
Ghetto yutes live it up
Ruff, it ruff, it ruff
Board box or handcuff
Up, give up, nuh give up
Ghetto yutes live it up
Cyaan wait 'til slavery abolish away
Yeah
A 'Marco
Even though di times ruff, yeah, wi still a hold on (Hold on)
'Cause every day inna di ghetto starve on
If yuh neva know, well, mi aguh tell yuh what a gwaan
Yeah, dis a di side to 'Marco version
Jah know seh it ruff, it ruff, it ruff
'Cause a either board box or handcuff
But wi nah give up, give up, nuh give up
Yuh have your life, ghetto yutes, live it up
Yeah
Poverty fi done, wi tired a di gun
Bare shot a fire and di ghetto yutes blood a run
Mi talkin' a di day when wi aguh get di sun
Ghetto yutes hold di faith, betta days shall come
Nuh more remand, unspay days done
Tek it back to when Mandela deh yah stadium
Di yutes dem nuh happy, dem nuh have nuh playground
But how dem fi play wid dead man a lay down?
And di bigga heads nuh walk through di ghetto dem
Poorer get poorer 'cause di taxes a pressure dem
Tell wi fi vote and seh dem aguh mek it betta when
It come in life, poor people deh inna more debt again
Even though di times ruff, yeah, wi still a hold on (Hold on)
'Cause every day inna di ghetto starve on
If yuh neva know, well, mi aguh tell yuh what a gwaan
Yeah, dis a di side to 'Marco version
Jah know seh it ruff, it ruff, it ruff
'Cause a either board box or handcuff
But wi nah give up, give up, nuh give up
Yuh have your life, ghetto yutes, live it up
Yeah, arite den
Dem seh Jamaica bruk like dark people
Dem have the most X5, X6 vehicle
A dat a mek di ghetto yutes dem get evil
But do nuh watch dem vanity, dawg, yuh nuh need to
Nuh, mi a beg yuh please stop di violence
Mi know yuh have yuh strap, but do nuh rise dem
Pon nuttin' strong, poor people a hold on
Ghetto yutes waan di pot pon fire fi put on
But where there's a will, den it must be a way
Why turn to violence when yuh can pray?
"Let dem through time", dat mi granny would say
And to di bigga heads
Jah know seh it ruff, it ruff, it ruff
'Cause a either board box or handcuff
But wi nah give up, give up, nuh give up
Yuh have your life, ghetto yutes, live it up
Jah know seh it ruff, it ruff, it ruff
'Cause a either board box or handcuff
But wi nah give up, give up, nuh give up
Yuh have your life, ghetto yutes, live it up
Yeah
Frass
Cyaan wait 'til slavery abolish away
Yeah
Yeah
Frass
Cyaan wait 'til slavery abolish away
Yeah
A 'Marco
Ruff, it ruff, it ruff
'Cause a either board box or handcuff
But wi nah give up, give up, nuh give up
Yuh have your life, ghetto yutes, live it up
Jah know seh it ruff, it ruff, it ruff
'Cause a either board box or handcuff
But wi nah give up, give up, nuh give up
Yuh have your life, ghetto yutes, live it up
Yeah
Ruff, it ruff, it ruff
Board box or handcuff
Up, give up, nuh give up
Ghetto yutes live it up
Ruff, it ruff, it ruff
Board box or handcuff
Up, give up, nuh give up
Ghetto yutes live it up
