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Mi Chalwa
Jah Mason Lyrics

Yeah man food fi di brain enuh
Even if yuh don't smoke it, just promote it
Herbs healing, yow iyah mason, fiyah mason
Yow den again seh
Mi smoke mi chalwa, meditate like King Solomon and King David
Whole heap a princess whole heap a queen
Alright dem mi guh stay wid
Mi chalwa meditate, like King Solomon and King David
Give Selassie I di praises, alright
Fresh herbs mek mi cough gimmi di one dem weh cure up

Do nuh bun beedi do nuh bun cigarette no do nuh bun roll up
Gimmi mi grabba bun back stabba and anodda cup load up
Bwoie blue have fifty pound eena one drum and a cure up
Got to get di high grade up eena Europe
Police try pull mi ova leave like fast and di furious
Leave all a dem astonish and curious
Neva know iyah mason suh serious
Why mi guh smoke
Mi smoke mi chalwa, meditate like King Solomon and King David
Whole heap a princess whole heap a queen
Alright dem mi guh stay wid
Mi chalwa meditate, like King Solomon and King David
Give Selassie I di praises, alright
Mi smoke mi chalwa, meditate like King Solomon and King David
Whole heap a princess whole heap a queen
Alright dem mi guh stay wid
Mi chalwa meditate, like King Solomon and King David
Give Selassie I di praises, alright
Hear dis
Load up mi chalice one more time
Mi nuh know weh dem a wait pon
Done know Mason him already ready fi blaze up Satan
Alright it neva ending saga burn down pagan
Mi light it a pipehouse dem smell dat up a natan
People deh pon di hill weh live up inna elliston
Yow jah mason burn dem caah dem know mi nuh response
Yow from yuh wicked do nuh put no resistance
High grade straight yow den den mi guh
Mi smoke mi chalwa, meditate like King Solomon and King David
Whole heap a princess whole heap a queen
Alright dem mi guh stay wid
Mi chalwa meditate, like King Solomon and King David
Give Selassie I di praises, alright
Mi smoke mi chalwa, meditate like King Solomon and King David
Whole heap a princess whole heap a queen
Alright dem mi guh stay wid
Mi chalwa meditate, like King Solomon and King David
Give Selassie I di praises, alright
Hear dis
Load up mi chalice one more time
Mi nuh know weh dem a wait pon
Done know Mason him already ready fi blaze up Satan
Alright it neva ending saga burn down pagan
Mi light it a pipehouse dem smell dat up a natan
People deh pon di hill weh live up inna elliston
Yow jah mason burn dem caah dem know mi nuh response
Yow from yuh wicked do nuh put no resistance
High grade straight yow den den mi guh
Mi smoke mi chalwa, meditate like King Solomon and King David
Whole heap a princess whole heap a queen
Alright dem mi guh stay wid
Mi chalwa meditate, like King Solomon and King David
Give Selassie I di praises, alright

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Born in Manchester, Jamaica, reggae singer Jah Mason made his debut in 1991 with the single "Selassie I Call We." Recorded for Junior Reid's record label, the single appeared under the name Perry Mason, a nickname Mason had picked up during his childhood due to his ability to settle arguments. He always preferred the country to the city since it was easier to meditate there and as Mason claims, "I can communicate with the birds and the trees." After hooking up with David House Read Full BioBorn in Manchester, Jamaica, reggae singer Jah Mason made his debut in 1991 with the single "Selassie I Call We." Recorded for Junior Reid's record label, the single appeared under the name Perry Mason, a nickname Mason had picked up during his childhood due to his ability to settle arguments. He always preferred the country to the city since it was easier to meditate there and as Mason claims, "I can communicate with the birds and the trees." After hooking up with David House, who had successfully guided singer Capleton to international fame, this spiritual side of Mason began to flourish. In 1995 he became a member of the Rastafarian branch Bobo Ashanti, changed his performing name from Perry Mason to Jah Mason, and began recording conscious reggae where the message was as important as the music. Jamaican hits like "My Princess Gone" and "Lion Look" and guest shots on a few Jah Cure singles appeared before the full-lengths Keep Your Joy (Ghetto Technology) and Unlimited (Reggae Vibes) both landed in 2002. Never Give Up (On The Corner) from 2004 found him working with international producers including Dan "Piloni" Kark from Israel. The 2006 album Princess Gone: The Saga Bed appeared on the VP label, which was distributed by the worldwide giant Universal.