Old and the Young
Capleton Lyrics


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Intro: (Capleton)
Revv it
Yow, Kalonji, da one yah gallantly
put it pon di board
Yow, Yow!
Jook vampire with di sword
yow, a who dem?
(Kalonji)
Yow, ah mi mon
Sizzla Kalonji alongside Capleton, haa
hey keep it burning, bombaat
(come fi tell yuh di truth, mon)

Yow!


Chorus:(Capleton)
Well a bare war, war, war badness
War, war, war badness
War, war, war sadness
War war war war war!
Yow, Sizzla!

(Sizzla)
Yow a bare war
Nutten bout love dem a think
Check it out
Poor people blood dem a drink
Bare war
Nutten bout love dem a think
Check it out
Black people blood dem a drink (x2)


Verse 1: (Sizzla)

Bun vampire lightning come fi chase
Through dem lean dem bout fi get straighten
Dem no got no love mi seh dem full of bare hate
Praise King Selassie Almighty Creator
Dem vex!
Through mi seh di prime minister a free mason
Vex!
Through mi seh di president a free mason
Vex!
Through mi seh di babylon a free mason, free mason
Yeah, dem same one did slave us

(Capleton)
Too much brains ah fly out
Waan mek di youth dem die out
War boat well gwine dry out
Too much brains ah fly out
Waan mek di youth dem die out
Too much innocent ah die out
Too much brains ah fly out
Waan mek di youth dem die out
War boat well gwine dry out
Too much brains ah fly out
Innocent youth ah die out
Then mi bun a different guy out


Chorus x2 (Sizzla)

Verse 2: (Capleton)
Too much innocent life ah go down
Too much innocent youth ah go underground
Most a di money from missile and gun
Serious mi serious and nuh tek this fi fun
When these wars and di folly it will done?
Righteousness di ghetto youth bring come
Mek mi hear da tune yah from mi nyahbinghi drum
Blaze up di fiyah mek it bun
Right yah now


(Sizzla)
Dem violence, negative dem
Yuh see di war is dem biggest business, then?
This and that come down in a shipment
Dem build di prison and a dig more pit dem
No school no hospital fi uplift dem
Babylon go astray, I gon' whip dem
Di sheep go astray, I gwine switch dem
Mek dem know dem nuh fi diss then

Chorus x2 (Sizzla)


Verse 3:
Babylonians yuh nah go love da tune yah
Nah go love Selassie sun nor Him moon yah
Dem nuh love fi see when di fruit trees all bloom
Dem don't want no black man inna dem white class room
Hey Babylon come mek I buh yuh with di fiyah
Dutty Vatican come mek I bun yuh with di fiyah
Hey Pentagon come mek I bun yuh with di fiyah
Hey Washington come I bun yuh with di fiyah


(Capleton)
Burn man a burn man a burn dem hot
Blaze man a blaze man a blaze dem hot
Burn man a burn man a burn dem hot
Bun dem war and fool fool combat
Come again! (x2)





Chorus

Overall Meaning

The song "Old and the Young" by Capleton and Sizzla is a powerful call for peace and love amidst the violence and war that ravage the world. The opening lines set the tone for the song, as Capleton urges Sizzla to "revv it" and "put it on the board." Sizzla responds that "it's all about war," and the chorus repeats the word "war" several times, highlighting the prevalence of violent conflict around the world. Sizzla suggests that "they think nothing about love" and only want to drink the blood of the poor and black people, while Capleton laments the loss of innocent life in war and the fact that so much money is being made from the military-industrial complex.


Line by Line Meaning

Revv it
Rev it up


Yow, Kalonji, da one yah gallantly put it pon di board
Hey, Kalonji, this song is worth putting on the musical charts


Yow, Yow!
Hey, hey!


Jook vampire with di sword
Fight against bad things with full force


Yow, a who dem?
Hey, who are they?


Yow, ah mi mon Sizzla Kalonji alongside Capleton, haa hey keep it burning, bombaat
Hey, it's me, Sizzla Kalonji alongside Capleton. Keep the song and message alive


Yow! Well a bare war, war, war badness
Hey! There is just too much war and bad things happening


War, war, war badness War, war, war sadness War war war war war!
So much war and sadness happening all over


Yow, Sizzla!
Hey, Sizzla!


Yow a bare war Nutten bout love dem a think Check it out Poor people blood dem a drink Bare war Nutten bout love dem a think Check it out Black people blood dem a drink (x2)
There is just too much war and not enough love. Innocent people are being hurt and killed


Bun vampire lightning come fi chase Through dem lean dem bout fi get straighten Dem no got no love mi seh dem full of bare hate Praise King Selassie Almighty Creator Dem vex! Through mi seh di prime minister a free mason Vex! Through mi seh di president a free mason Vex! Through mi seh di babylon a free mason, free mason Yeah, dem same one did slave us
Fight against evil and bad people. They have no love and just hate. Praise King Selassie and speak against the leaders who have caused harm to us


Too much brains ah fly out Waan mek di youth dem die out War boat well gwine dry out Too much brains ah fly out Waan mek di youth dem die out Too much innocent ah die out Too much brains ah fly out Waan mek di youth dem die out War boat well gwine dry out Too much brains ah fly out Innocent youth ah die out Then mi bun a different guy out
Too many young and innocent people are being killed. It's time to end the wars and violence


Too much innocent life ah go down Too much innocent youth ah go underground Most a di money from missile and gun Serious mi serious and nuh tek this fi fun When these wars and di folly it will done? Righteousness di ghetto youth bring come Mek mi hear da tune yah from mi nyahbinghi drum Blaze up di fiyah mek it bun Right yah now
Too many innocent lives are being lost due to the money being made from weapons. It's time to end these wars and bring righteousness to the youth. Let's ignite the fire and put an end to this now


Dem violence, negative dem Yuh see di war is dem biggest business, then? This and that come down in a shipment Dem build di prison and a dig more pit dem No school no hospital fi uplift dem Babylon go astray, I gon' whip dem Di sheep go astray, I gwine switch dem Mek dem know dem nuh fi diss then
Violence and negativity are being promoted as it benefits the business of war. Prisons are being built to lock up innocent people. The people in charge have gone astray and it's time to whip them back in line


Babylonians yuh nah go love da tune yah Nah go love Selassie sun nor Him moon yah Dem nuh love fi see when di fruit trees all bloom Dem don't want no black man inna dem white class room Hey Babylon come mek I buh yuh with di fiyah Dutty Vatican come mek I bun yuh with di fiyah Hey Pentagon come mek I bun yuh with di fiyah Hey Washington come I bun yuh with di fiyah
The people in power don't like this song or anything related to Selassie. They don't like seeing black people succeed and don't want them in their spaces. Babylon, Vatican, Pentagon and Washington are all called out and are going to feel the heat of the fire


Burn man a burn man a burn dem hot Blaze man a blaze man a blaze dem hot Burn man a burn man a burn dem hot Bun dem war and fool fool combat Come again! (x2)
It's time to burn down the bad and fight against the wars and foolishness. Let's do it again and again




Writer(s): S. Brown, Clifton George Bailey

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Truth teller


on Who Dem


Say me nah keep no funny man friend
Tell me say me nah keep no
(Edit)
Friend

Tell them say me nah keep no funny man friend
Tell them say me nah keep no sodomite friend

Truth teller


on Who Dem

Ruben ah wah we a go do to dem
What actions are we going to take against them?

Slew dem, who dem
We must defeat them, who are they?

Who demwell done, yo
Whoever they are, we've done a great job against them

So me seh again
Let me say it again

Slew dem ah pure feeling dem a carry
We must defeat them because they only carry negative energy

Dem done bow already and dem can't say dem sorry ya
They have already lost and they can't even apologize

Unno wan do dem something for me again well yo yo it name
Let's do something against them again, it's what we do

Who dem ah couldah, wha dat dem a try
Who do they think they are, what are they trying to do?

Dem go dis King Selassie watch all a dem die yo
By opposing King Selassie, they will face repercussions

Who dem me go see dem wit dem spell
Who are they that use witchcraft?

Dem dis Emmanuel and dem soul gone a hell
By opposing Emmanuel, they will lead themselves to hell

Who dem a coulda, who dem waan cuss, dem dis Marcus
Who do they think they are, disrespecting Marcus?

And now dem all bite de dust ya
Now they are facing the consequences of their actions

Who dem and me go tell dem fi splurt
We will tell them to flee and never come back

Tell dem dem can't dis mama earth
They cannot harm mother nature

Say me nah keep no funny man friend
I won't be friends with those who are not honest and sincere

Tell me say me nah keep no
I am told to not keep a

Friend
dishonest friend

Nah go stoop low me trod di rocky road dem
I won't lower myself to their level and will keep to my difficult path

Da fire ya, it redder dan red, da one yah name
The fire that burns within me is intense and unstoppable

So me bun out dem dutty heart
I will remove those with evil intentions

Dem evil heart and dem corrupted thought nyam too much
They have too much greed and corrupt thoughts

Snake under grass, bow to de boss
Snakes hide under the grass and serve their boss

Move too fast, me tell dem bout dem
They move too fast, I will let them know

Who go tell dem to provoke de youths dem to wrath
Who told them to provoke the youth to anger?

Now de youth dem seh dem nah trust no shadow after dark
Now the youth don't trust anyone in the dark

Nah tek no check nor no fool fool talk
They won't take any payments or foolish talk

Dem know who and who ah come straight from dem heart
They know who is sincere and genuine

Know who a hypocrite from de way how dem talk
They know who is dishonest based on their speech

Dis de emperor and watch de whole a dem loss
Opposing the emperor will lead to their downfall

Can't even find food to put inna dem troft
They are so impoverished they can't even afford food

Not even bicycle much less donkey cart
They can't even afford basic transportation

Can't even creep, much less fi walk
They can't even crawl, let alone walk

Dem can't even smile nor laugh da one yah name
They can't even enjoy life's simple pleasures

Who dem ah dem ah want ah treasure
They are after treasure

Tell dem dem caan dis mama 'mega
They cannot disrespect mother nature

Sense did a gi weh like dem never get a pence
They are senseless, they can't even think logically

Seems like dem gone school and go warm bench
It seems like they went to school to waste time

Dem nah have no faith no confidence
They don't have any faith or confidence in themselves

Nah hold no faith nah block no reverence
They don't hold any faith or respect

Find out say nuff a dem disobedient
Many of them are disobedient

So me find out dem no have no conscience
I found out they have no conscience

Dem no have a clean heart nor a clear conscience
They don't have a pure heart or a clear conscience

Dis king Selassie I it never mek sense
Opposing King Selassie I is nonsensical

Dis Emmanuel and dem get kick of a de bench
By opposing Emmanuel, they will be defeated

Dis Marcus Garvey ah weh the case dem get drenched
Opposing Marcus Garvey was an unfavorable decision

Who dem, who dem yo
Whoever they are, who are they?

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