Expendables' distinctive live performances and unique brand of music. Described as an electric mix of genre-bending rock, reggae and surf. It has begun to charm audiences far and wide. Rapidly approaching status as a full-time touring act, the band is a rising star on the West Coast. To date, The Expendables have performed with in-demand musical acts such as Slightly Stoopid and reggae legend Eek-A-Mouse; they have appeared live on the Vans’ Warped Tour; and hosted their own radio show on The Santa Cruz X 103.9 FM. The Expendables landed number one in the Metro Santa Cruz Top 10 list of favorite bands in local music. In addition, Lion Entertainment and Your Music Magazine awarded the group first place in their Battle of the Bands contest in 2002.
The Expendables have five original full-length albums to their credit:
"No Time to Worry" (2001); "Open Container" (2002); "Gettin' Filthy,” (2006) the polished result of a two-month recording stint at Herbie Herbert’s Sy Klopps Studios in San Francisco; "The Expendables" (2007); and their most recent, "Prove It" (2010).
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Ganja Smuggling
The Expendables Lyrics
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Ina de mud me a pick Cali bud an me a load dem down in off the top (?)
One by one, gunna load up de van, all of-a ganja it ram
Put it on a plane, the weed gaan a Spain
Money jus' a pour like rain
Me jus' a mogul up the lane in a rolled gold chain
Me an me girl name Jane
Gidi Bong Gong
Gidi memdem dem dem
Bena Bena mohoi
Bena mendem
Gena iohoi
Dong Dong
Didi dong dong
Gidi mendem
Gidi mendem
Geda mendem
Gena mendem
Gena men-den
Dung dere in the ghetto I go, where tribulations I once know, ey
Mummy an daddy, all a' we so poor, we all had to sleep on the floor
Storm it come and it blow dung me door, me ha fi nail up me window
Me shoes tear up, me toe just a show, me nuh know a where fi really wan' go
Mummy jus' a bawl 'poor, poor, poor', me cry, she seh 'son cry no more'
Dong Dong
Didi Dong Dong
Gidi mendem den den
Bena bena mohoi
Stena mendem
Genamoi
Dong Dong
Didi dong dong
Gena mendem den den
Bena bene mohoi
Gena mendem
Gena iohoi
Gena men
Early, early sunday morning it was a big ganja smuggling
Ina de mud me a pick kali bud an me a load dem down in off the top (?)
One by one, load up de van, all of-a ganja it ram
Put it on a plane, the weed gaan a Spain
Money jus' a pour like rain
Me jus' a mogel up the lane in a rolled gold chain
Me an me girl name Jane
Dang dang
Didi bong gong
Gidi bong gong
Gidi men
Bena bena bohoi
Spen dem dem
Gena men
Bong gong
Gidi bong gong
Gidi bong gong
Gidi ben
Bena bena bohoi
Gen gen
Gena men-den
Dung dere in the ghetto I go, where tribulation I once know, ey
Mummy an daddy, all a' we so poor, we all had to sleep on the floor
Storm it come and it blow dung me door, me ha fi nail up me window
Me shoes tear up, me toe just a show, me nuh know a where fi really wan' go
Mama tell me 'nah rob drug store, police beat yuh, mek yu back sore ,ey '
Dang dang
Didi dang dang
Gidi bang gang
Gidi men
Bena bohoi
Bene bi deberen ehya
The lyrics to The Expendables' song Ganja Smuggling speak about the journey of a smuggler who is illegally transporting marijuana. The song starts with the singer recalling a big ganja smuggling operation that took place early on a Sunday morning. He mentions how he went into the mud to pick up Cali buds and loaded them onto the top of a van. He describes how he loaded one by one until the van was rammed full of ganja. The smuggler then put the van on a plane, which flew to Spain where he sold the weed for a lot of money. The singer even mentions that he was so rich that he strolled down the lane in a rolled gold chain with his girlfriend Jane.
The second half of the song talks about the singer's difficult and trying past. He had to live in the ghetto with his family, sleeping on the floor, and had a life of poverty. When a storm came, he had to board his windows up, and was left with only torn shoes. He didn't know how to get ahead in life. It's apparent that the singer turns to smuggling marijuana to make some money and improve his and his family's standard of living. He recounts advice from his mother to avoid robbing drug stores and to not get caught by the police.
Overall, the song's lyrics talk about the struggles of life and how moral lines can get blurry when people are in difficult situations. The singer chooses to make money in illegal ways, but also struggles with the guilt of being involved in illegal activities.
Line by Line Meaning
Early, early sunday morning it was a big ganja smuggling
I started my day really early on a Sunday morning with a big operation to smuggle ganja.
Ina de mud me a pick Cali bud an me a load dem down in off the top (?)
I went down into the muddy field to pick up some quality ganja from California and loaded them into my van.
One by one, gunna load up de van, all of-a ganja it ram
I loaded up the van one by one, with all the ganja overflowing inside.
Put it on a plane, the weed gaan a Spain
I put the ganja on a plane and sent it to Spain.
Money jus' a pour like rain
Money was flowing in like rain, as the ganja sales were extremely profitable.
Me jus' a mogul up the lane in a rolled gold chain
I was acting like a rich and powerful mogul, wearing a gold chain while managing the operation.
Me an me girl name Jane
My girlfriend's name is Jane and we were both involved in the operation.
Bong Gong
Sound of the bong being hit
Gidi Bong Gong
Repetition of the bong sound
Dong Dong
Sound of a drum beat
Didi dong dong
Repetition of the drum beat
Dung dere in the ghetto I go, where tribulations I once know, ey
I traveled down to the ghetto where I experienced hardships and difficulties in the past.
Mummy an daddy, all a' we so poor, we all had to sleep on the floor
My parents and I were extremely poor, even to the extent of sleeping on the floor.
Storm it come and it blow dung me door, me ha fi nail up me window
During a storm, my door was blown down and I had to nail up the window to protect myself.
Me shoes tear up, me toe just a show, me nuh know a where fi really wan' go
My shoes were torn and my toe was peeking out, and I had no idea where to go.
Mummy jus' a bawl 'poor, poor, poor', me cry, she seh 'son cry no more'
My mom kept crying 'poor, poor, poor', and I cried too until she asked me to stop.
Stena mendem
Repetition of the sound
Bena bena mohoi
Repetition of the sound
Geda mendem
Repetition of the sound
Dang dang
Repetition of the sound
Gidi mendem
Repetition of the sound
Gena mendem
Repetition of the sound
Mama tell me 'nah rob drug store, police beat yuh, mek yu back sore ,ey '
My mom warned me not to rob a drug store as the police would beat me up, leaving my back sore.
Bena bene mohoi
Repetition of the sound
Genamoi
Repetition of the sound
Bene bi deberen ehya
Repetition of the sound
Contributed by Ryan F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Ryan b
Just saw them a few days ago, and they played this song, one of my all time favorites
iChaos
One of the best covers ever!! So well done musically and vocally!!
frankiethetankie
damn give props to this guitar player. you dont hear sick lines like that in a reggae band but he tears it up
iloveken222
i love that whenever i come to stoner related videos on youtube, everyone is so peaced out :) makes me proud.
HeightsLiveTv
THIS IS A FANTASTIC COVER OF EEK A MOUSE"S GANJA SMUGGLING!!!!! i just heard about this band today. loving life right now.
Chad Heydt
Love the heaviness of these guys.... I am a psychedelic metal reggae acoustic country guy so this is awesome
Kathryn Griffith
Everytime I listen to one of the Expendables songs.... They never fail to amaze me.... SOO GREAT!! <3333
Joel Perez, Jr
Its like 2 in the morning , I'm rocking around the house with headphones on high AF trying not to wake my fiancee lmao
Mr swishaDank
Jk hope life doin you well homie!
Mr swishaDank
He don’t have a fiancé no more