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(feat. Chip Fu & Rene (Zhane))
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[The intro is a clip interviewing reggae artist Peter Tosh]
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[Reporter:]
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Peter? What's a bumba claat how you say it?
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[Peter Tosh:]
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Bumboclaat, bumba claat is one of Jamaica's password
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One of the most highest potential of culture that relieves the spells of evil
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[Reporter:]
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Why? How?
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[Peter Tosh:]
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Well it's so scientifical
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I've been investigatin this word so long to find out what these words mean
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And what they are for, cause in the beginnin was the word and the word was with Jah
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And the word was Jah the same was in this time
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Cause so it was in the beginnin so it shall be in these days
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[Reporter:]
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Okay
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[Peter Tosh:]
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Well, I was born and raised and grown up
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In colonialism and exploitation, and hear dat I heard dat and ummm...
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Bumba claat, ras claat, blood claat, and every kind of claat
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Yuh can tink of is bad words, and indecent language
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[Reporter:]
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Yeah
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[Peter Tosh:]
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And I born come here it in Jamaica, so why is it indecent?
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So I went on an investigation and once upon a time I found myself in some circumstances
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Held down by some spiritual vampires dat my mouth couldn't move
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My tongue couldn't shake, my head couldn't move
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And di only ting datcould mek mi move fi seh, MOVE YUH BUMBA CLAAT!
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And I'm free, yes I! And from datday on I never stop seh bumba claat, yes I!
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[Intro: Chip Fu]
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Ta na na ta na ning ning wuy! Hey! Hey!
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Ta na na ning ning ning wuy, Hey!
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Ta, na na na, na na na (I'm ready fi di war)
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Na na na (I'm ready fi di war)
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[Chorus: Chip Fu]
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I'm ready fi di waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
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I'm ready fi di waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
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I'm ready fi di waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
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I'm ready fi di, oh yes I'm ready fi di war
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I'm ready fi di waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
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I'm ready fi di waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
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Ready fi di waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
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I'm ready fi di, oh yes I'm ready fi di war
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[Verse 1: Chip Fu]
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I'm ready fi di war, against di acts dat nuh clean and spirits dat nuh pure
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And I'm sure dem a vampire though seh diseases dem caan be cured
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My sons haved scored but when di lion roar I am sure
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Dat all badmind individual livin in full get judged by Jah Jah's law
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Siddung pon di riddim and di riddim is given and I kill it wid force
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Di force weh it come from it live inna place dat build clean shores
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I have my armor and my shield so I don't fear no more
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Cause love Jah is guidin me for sure
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I'm ready so on come, trust mi mi nah go run
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And all badminded people a get bun, get bun
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My armor and weapon, dat breath inna mi lungs
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Cause I nah stop until di work is done, is done
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I'm ready so on come, trust mi mi nah go run
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And all badminded people a get bun, get bun
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My armor and weapon, dat breath inna mi lungs
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Cause I nah stop until di work is done, is done
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[Chorus: Chip Fu (Pete Rock)]
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I'm ready fi di waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
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I'm ready fi di waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
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I'm ready fi di waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
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I'm ready fi di, oh yes I'm ready fi di war
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I'm ready fi di waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
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I'm ready fi di waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
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Ready fi di waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
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I'm ready fi di, oh yes I'm ready fi di war (Ready fi war now man)
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[Verse 2: Pete Rock (Renee Neufville)]
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Well it's di Pete Rock dat mek di tune inna yuh speakerbox
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Man fi cook up big tune inna drum pan and a likkle teapot
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EEDIAT! Dem a tek a likkle cheap shot trust mi, mi peep dat
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Oonu know seh mi come from yard so mi nah walk 'round wid nuh likkle weak heart
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BO! Ready fi war so each part of my inner spirit reach on
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So we march fi all ghetto yute trust mi, mi see it hard
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See it's Jah dat guide us through even though, wait hard
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So come in songbird Renee and sing out yuh likkle sweetheart (I'm ready di war, fi di war)
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[Verse 3: Renee Neufville]
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It was a cool and lovely breezy afternoon
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(How does it feel when we have no food)
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And my stomach was growling cause I had no food
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(This is how it feels when we got no food)
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As I write this daily now we got to say
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(How does it feel when we have no food)
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Take off your shield and weapon and armor yes you do
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(This is how it feels when we got no food)
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[Bridge: Chip Fu]
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I'm ready so on come, trust mi mi nah go run
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And all badminded people a get bun, get bun
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My armor and weapon, dat breath inna mi lungs
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Cause I nah stop until di work is done, is done
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I'm ready so on come, trust mi mi nah go run
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And all badminded people a get bun, get bun
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My armor and weapon, dat breath inna mi lungs
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Cause I nah stop until di work is done, is done
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[Chorus: Chip Fu]
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I'm ready fi di waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
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I'm ready fi di waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
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I'm ready fi di waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
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I'm ready fi di, oh yes I'm ready fi di war
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I'm ready fi di waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
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I'm ready fi di waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
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Ready fi di waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
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I'm ready fi di, oh yes I'm ready fi di war
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